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2051. IOR/L/PS/12/3692

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3692
Title:
Coll 29/114 'Facilities for export of cars for use of consular officers in the Persian Gulf'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the supply of cars for use of consular officers in the Persian Gulf. The file contains correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agency at Bahrain, the Foreign Office, the India Office, the British Embassy at Tehran, the Government of Ind...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1944-24 Oct 1947
Extent:
1 file (90 folios)

2052. IOR/L/PS/12/2134

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2134
Title:
Coll 6/67(1) 'Boundaries of South-Eastern Arabia and Qatar.'
Scope & Content:
This volume primarily concerns British policy regarding the south-eastern boundaries of Saudi Arabia. It includes interdepartmental discussion regarding the approach that the British Government should take in reaching a settlement with King Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Jun 1934-13 Dec 1934
Extent:
1 volume (392 folios)

2053. IOR/L/PS/12/722

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/722
Title:
Ext 3265/42 Egypt: position of Allied armed forces, question of removal or repatriation after the war
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence from the Government of India, External Department, the Foreign Office, the Comite National Francais in London, the Ministère des Affaires étrangères de Belgique, the British Embassy in Belgium, the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherland Forei...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
08 Jun 1942-30 Apr 1943
Extent:
1 file (28 folios)

2054. IOR/L/PS/12/1984

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1984
Title:
Coll 5/33 ‘Air-route to India: Landing ground at Gwadur; Muscat Civil Air Agreement’
Scope & Content:
The file contains notes and correspondence related to the use of the Gwadur Aerodrome by Imperial Airways and the Royal Air Force. It also therefore covers the negotiations surrounding the Muscat Civil Air Agreement (1934), and subsequent amendments to modify the level of rent paid to the Sultan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Apr 1933-5 Nov 1938
Extent:
1 file (360 folios)

2055. IOR/L/PS/12/260

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/260
Title:
PZ 6253/1938 'Shipwreck of a party of Muscat Arabs - Qn. of recovery of expenses incurred by Govt. of Italian Somaliland'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence concerning: the shipwreck on the coast of Italian Somaliland, on 20 March 1938, of a group of Muscat Arabs on board the dhow [sailing vessel] ‘Galib’, bound for Zanzibar and the Tanganyika Territory; and the reimbursement of the expenses incurred by the Governmen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1938-17 May 1941
Extent:
1 file (54 folios)

2056. IOR/L/PS/12/2012

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2012
Title:
Coll 5/55(3)(S) ‘Afghanistan: Supply of General Purpose & Trainer Aircraft by H.M.G. (Replacement of Hinds)’
Scope & Content:
The file documents the replacement of the Hawker Hind aircraft – used by the Afghan Air Force since 1937 – with Avro Ansons in 1948. The selection process being the result of a long search from 1943 to 1946 for a suitable replacement. The file contains correspondence documenting the search for s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Mar 1943-8 Jun 1948
Extent:
1 file (403 folios)

2057. IOR/L/PS/12/2176

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2176
Title:
Coll 7/7 'North West Frontier: fighting strengths and armament returns; prices of European rifles in tribal territory'
Scope & Content:
The file consists of regular statistical reports on the price of European-manufactured weapons within the North-West Frontier Province [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa], as well as statistics and assessments on the fighting strength of the tribes within the province. These were produced by the Government of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1912-15 Feb 1947
Extent:
1 file (341 folios)

2058. IOR/L/PS/12/561

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/561
Title:
Ext 5000/41(11) 'Persian Situation. Miscellaneous Reports'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of miscellaneous reports regarding internal affairs in Persia (later referred to more frequently as Iran). Most of the correspondence is between His Majesty's Ambassador in Tehran (Sir Reader William Bullard) and officials of the Foreign Office. Other prominent correspondents...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:
26 Sep 1943-4 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (571 folios)

2059. IOR/L/PS/12/2093

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2093
Title:
Coll 6/26 'Hejaz: Jedda Lighthouse and Harbour'
Scope & Content:
This file discusses plans for the construction of a lighthouse near Jeddah harbour. It includes the following principal correspondents: The British Agent and Consul at Jeddah (Reader William Bullard, succeeded by Hugh Stonehewer Bird). The British Vice-Consul at Jeddah (Stanley R Jordan). His Ma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1923-15 Nov 1933
Extent:
1 file (159 folios)

2060. IOR/L/PS/12/2042

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2042
Title:
Coll 5/80 ‘Air Route to India – Arab Coast Route: Sharjah Air Agreement & additional accommodation for the B.A.O.C.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers related to the renewal of the Sharjah Commercial Air Agreement in 1943, and subsequent increases to the subsidy paid to the Shaikh of Sharjah under the agreement and changes to accommodation requirements for both the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and the Ro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1943-15 Jun 1949
Extent:
1 file (126 folios)