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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Name Air Ministry, 1918-1964

71. IOR/L/PS/12/2071

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2071
Title:
Coll 6/8(1) 'Printed Series: 1929 to 1938.'
Scope & Content:
This volume compiles printed copies of letters, telegrams, memoranda and newspaper extracts relating to Britain's involvement across the Arabian Peninsula during the period 1929-1938. Whilst the correspondence encompasses all matters concerning British interests in the region, much of it relates...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
6 Jan 1929-15 Jan 1938
Extent:
1 volume (527 folios)

72. IOR/L/PS/12/2115

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2115
Title:
Coll 6/48 'Oil: Concessions in Saudi Arabia. (Hasa)'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to oil concessions in Saudi Arabia, particularly the Hasa [Al Hasa] concession between the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Standard Oil Company of California (SoCal). It includes discussion of the following: Oil negotiations in Saudi Arabia during March and April 1933, and t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1923-11 Jul 1945
Extent:
1 file (574 folios)

73. IOR/L/PS/12/2133

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2133
Title:
Coll 6/66 'Saudi-Arabia: Saudi-Transjordan Frontier'
Scope & Content:
This file primarily concerns British policy on the question of the Saudi-Transjordan frontier, specifically the frontier between Transjordan and Nejd, as initially outlined in the Hadda Agreement of 1925. The correspondence includes discussion of the following: The reported disaffection of cer...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Apr 1934-6 Mar 1940
Extent:
1 file (212 folios)

74. IOR/L/PS/12/2135

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2135
Title:
Coll 6/67(2) 'Boundaries of South-Eastern Arabia and Qatar.'
Scope & Content:
This volume concerns British policy regarding the south-eastern boundaries of Saudi Arabia. It documents preparations for negotiations with the Saudi Government, and includes interdepartmental discussion regarding the approach that the British Government should take in reaching a settlement wi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jan 1934-1 May 1935
Extent:
1 volume (363 folios)

75. IOR/L/PS/12/2137

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2137
Title:
Coll 6/67(4) 'Boundaries of South Eastern Arabia and Qatar.'
Scope & Content:
This file primarily concerns British policy regarding the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of Saudi Arabia, specifically those bordering Qatar, Abu Dhabi, and Muscat (i.e. the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman). Much of the correspondence relates to British concerns that the boundaries should be...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1935-27 Sep 1937
Extent:
1 file (420 folios)

76. IOR/L/PS/12/2884

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2884
Title:
Coll 17/22(2) 'Iraq. Iraq - Koweit Relations. Iraqi incursions into Koweiti territory.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers, mainly correspondence, relating to relations between Iraq and Kuwait (Koweit), mostly concerning alleged instances of incursions into Kuwaiti territory by Iraqi police in pursuit of smugglers, and proposals for the demarcation of the frontier between Iraq and Kuwait. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1937-23 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (365 folios)

77. IOR/L/PS/12/2957

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2957
Title:
Coll 20/5 'Muscat: Sur: Misbehaviour of Beni Bu Ali tribe; Aiqa customs post; Question of Air Action'
Scope & Content:
The file contains letters, telegrams, minutes, notes, and draft correspondence relating to two incidents in Oman. The first, which the majority of the papers deal with, was the rebellious attitude of members of the Beni Bu Ali tribe, led by Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah al Hamudah. The papers, which c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Nov 1931-12 Apr 1938
Extent:
1 file (262 folios)

78. IOR/L/PS/12/2962

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2962
Title:
Coll 20/10 'Muscat: S. W. Boundary of (Muscat-Aden): Spheres of Responsibility of the Air Authorities in Iraq and Aden'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, minutes, and notes concerning the south-western boundary of the Sultan of Muscat's sovereignty. The question of the exact demarcation of the boundary was raised because of a need to set the administrative boundary between the Political Agent in Muscat and the Po...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1930-27 Jul 1947
Extent:
1 file (98 folios)

79. IOR/L/PS/12/2966

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2966
Title:
Coll 20/14(1) 'Muscat: Tours of the Sultan to foreign countries (including India and USA)'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to visits by the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], to regions of Oman and foreign countries. The correspondence covers travel arrangements, reports of the visits by British officials, and the question of the Sultan's condu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1933-9 Apr 1947
Extent:
1 file (285 folios)

80. IOR/L/PS/12/2974

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2974
Title:
Coll 20/17 'Muscat: Coal Depot: Question of transfer to RAF authorities'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the transfer of administrative and financial control of the site of a coal depot at Mokalla, Muscat, from the Royal Indian Navy to the Royal Air Force (RAF). The papers deal with questions of cost, the building of a new petrol store, securing concessions for the site fr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jul 1933-17 Jan 1935
Extent:
1 file (55 folios)