‘Gilgit Bridge and Fort looking North. 43/I B/1 2.7’
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An aerial photograph taken during a flight by the Royal Air Force from Gilgit to Risalpur on 8 November 1934 at 10:36 at approximately 6000 feet. This photograph shows a view of Gilgit Bridge and Fort looking north; Gilgit River is visible across the centre of the print, and the tip of one of th...
‘GILGIT BRIDGE AND FORT LOOKING NORTH. 43/I B/1 2.7’
Scope & Content:
An aerial photograph taken during a flight by the Royal Air Force from Gilgit to Risalpur on 8 November 1934 at 10:36 at approximately 6000 feet. This photograph shows a view of Gilgit Bridge and Fort looking north; Gilgit River is visible across the centre of the print, and the tip of one of th...
‘GILGIT LANDING GROUND LOOKING NORTH EAST. 43/I B/1 5574’
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An aerial photograph taken during a flight by the Royal Air Force from Gilgit to Risalpur on 8 November 1934 at 10:42 at approximately 6500 feet. This photograph shows a view of Gilgit Landing Ground looking north east; Gilgit River is visible across the top right corner of the print and the Hun...
‘Map of Iraq Showing the Oil Concessions of the Anglo Persian Oil Company (A.P.O.C.), the Iraq Petroleum Company (I.P.C.) and British Oil Development Company (B.O.D.) and Proposed Pipe Lines of the I.P.C.’
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The map shows oil concessions of the Anglo Persian Oil Company, the Iraq Petroleum Company, and the British Oil Development Company. It indicates proposed pipe lines of the Iraq Petroleum Company from Kirkuk to Haifa, and to Tripoli [in Lebanon] via Haditha. The map also indicates hydrology and r...
‘Sketch map showing the approximate locations of the BAHREIN OIL Co’s. establishments and other important points.’
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This sketch map shows the northern part of Bahrein Island [Bahrain Island], Muharrak Island, and Sitra Island. It indicates the approximate locations of establishments of the Bahrein Oil Company [the Bahrein Petroleum Company], including the oil fields, the refinery, the loading lines (pipes) ca...
Settlement and Demarcation of the Frontier between Persia and Baluchistan
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 31 October 1871, concerning the settlement and demarcation of the frontier between Persia and Khelat [Kalāt], in Beloochistan [Baluchistan]. The frontier settlement mission was led by Major-General Frederick John Goldsmid. The pape...
Renewal of the Lease of Bunder Abbass by Persia to Syud Toorkee
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This item comprises copies of a secret despatch and enclosures from the Government of India, Foreign Department, to the Secretary of State for India, No. 22 of 1872, dated 5 April 1872. The enclosures are dated 23 September to 15 December 1871 and concern negotiations between the Imam [Imām, also...
Turkish Government Proposal for Pearl Diving Operations on the Coast of Nejd
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This item comprises copies of a political despatch and enclosures from the Government of India, Foreign Department, to the Secretary of State for India, No. 131 of 1872, dated 17 June 1872. The enclosures date from 29 March to 23 May 1872 and concern reports of Turkish [Ottoman] efforts to establ...
Proceedings of the Government of Bombay connected with the ‘Slave Trade’
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This part of the volume consists of a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, No. 106 of 1842, dated 30 September 1842. The despatch is on the information supplied by the Assistant Resident, Arnold Burrowes Kemball, and Resident in the Persian Gulf, Colon...
Comparative Statistics of the Health of the Troops at Aden
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This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 64 of 1847, dated 16 July 1847. The enclosures are dated 11-15 June 1847 (although some internal documents date back to 1 April 1847). The primary docu...