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5841. IOR/L/PS/12/801

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/801
Title:
Ext 1186/43 'Transmission of mail from Bahrain Petroleum Company, Bahrain Island, to its Head Office in New York'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers regarding the transmission of internal correspondence between Bahrain and New York by the Bahrain Petroleum Company. The file covers concerns that sensitive information is being sent openly and is therefore vulnerable to enemy interception, and suggestions that future tra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1942-17 Apr 1943
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)

5842. IOR/L/PS/12/1471

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1471
Title:
Coll 1/35 'Aden. Changes in civil administration in the event of separation from India: audit of accounts'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers regarding the arrangements for auditing the Aden accounts once it becomes a Crown Colony, consisting of correspondence between the Aden Chief Commissioner, the India Office Political Department, and the Colonial Office. This includes discussion of the possibility of plac...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Aug 1933-11 Feb 1937
Extent:
1 file (40 folios)

5843. IOR/L/PS/12/1483

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1483
Title:
Coll 1/47 'Aden. Col Reilly's deputation to Sana'a: incidence of cost of emoluments of officers affected'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the mission to Sana'a made by the Aden Resident (later Chief Commissioner) to conduct treaty negotiations with the Imam of Yemen. The correspondence primarily concerns the pay and benefits for staff assuming temporary positions during the mission: Lieu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1933-22 Oct 1934
Extent:
1 file (78 folios)

5844. IOR/L/PS/12/1950

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1950
Title:
Coll 5/5 ‘Arabia: Hejaz Air Force; Recruitment of personnel by HMG; Instruction of Hejazi pilots’
Scope & Content:
The file covers the subject of the development of aviation in Hejaz (Saudi Arabia from 1932), and requests made to the British Government for assistance in the development of an air force. The earliest papers (1931) deal with a crisis in the Hejaz Air Force, in which the Hejaz Government desire...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Mar 1931-14 Apr 1939
Extent:
1 file (350 folios)

5845. IOR/L/PS/12/1979

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1979
Title:
Coll 5/29 ‘Air Route to India (Arab Coast): Additional facilities at Koweit for RAF purposes’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and notes regarding the reservation of land in Kuwait (also frequently spelt Koweit) for the potential future use of the Royal Air Force (RAF); the correspondence is prompted by fears that the Kuwait Oil Company may develop sites in connection with its oil conces...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1934-15 Sep 1939
Extent:
1 file (152 folios)

5846. IOR/L/PS/12/1989

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1989
Title:
Coll 5/35(1) ‘APPOINTMENT OF CIVIL AIR ATTACHÉ BAGDAD (WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSIAN GULF)’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the appointment of Beverley Gayer Barnard (1916-1973) as Civil Air Attaché at Baghdad, and the extension of his remit to cover the Persian Gulf. The main correspondents are as follows: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Sir William Rupert Ha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Nov 1947-8 Jan 1948
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

5847. IOR/L/PS/12/2898

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2898
Title:
Coll 17/36 ‘Iraq. On of Estabt. of Diplomatic relations between Iraq + U.S.S.R.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers relating to the proposed establishment of diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union (USSR) and Iraq. The papers mainly consist of copies of telegrams between the Foreign Office and the following: Sir Basil Newton and Sir Kinahan Cornwallis, HM Ambassador to Iraq (s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jan 1941-19 Dec 1941
Extent:
1 file (25 folios)

5848. IOR/L/PS/12/3519

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3519
Title:
Coll 28/108 ‘Persia. General situation in Meshed following the Russian occupation (incl. proposed consular escort. Withdrawal of Indian Long Range Squadron.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, reports and other papers relating to conditions in Meshed [Mashhad] during the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Persia [Iran] during the Second World War. The file includes: telegraphic reports sent by HM Consul at Meshed (also referred to as HM Consul-General for Khorasan), Clarmont P...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1941-18 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (360 folios)

5849. IOR/L/PS/12/3625

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3625
Title:
Coll 29/50 'Kuwait Agency: clerical staff'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns posts and conditions of employment of clerical staff at the Political Agency at Kuwait. The file contains correspondence related to: misconduct of Head Clerk, following up to allegations of corruption and complaints for unsatisfactory work when he was Dragoman at the Muscat Po...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1924-30 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (107 folios)

5850. IOR/L/PS/12/3635

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3635
Title:
Coll 29/59 'Bushire Residency: travelling allowances'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns travelling costs for the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf and its offices The file contains correspondence related to: hire of despatch vessel for the Political Resident, 1932 increase in travelling allowance grants, 1935 accommodation for the staff of the Political Res...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Nov 1929-8 Nov 1946
Extent:
1 file (32 folios)

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