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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Subject Aerial reconnaissance Name Indian Political Service, External Affairs Department, 1937-1947

1. IOR/L/PS/12/1993

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1993
Title:
Coll 5/39 ‘Flights of RAF aeroplanes to Gilgit; flights of foreign aircraft over Gilgit and Chitral’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with aviation in Gilgit, Hunza, Mir, and the surrounding area. It primarily covers three topics. The first topic is the matter of annual Royal Air Force (RAF) flights to Gilgit over the Himalayas in 1932, 1934, 1935, and 1936. It includes a report on the 1934 flight (see f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1932-9 Jun 1938
Extent:
1 file (204 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/2037

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2037
Title:
Coll 5/75 ‘Persia: RAF flights over Persian Territory’
Scope & Content:
The file contains a small amount of correspondence between ministries of the British Government as a result of a request for confirmation – from the Government of India – that Royal Air Force (RAF) planes may fly over Iran for photographic reconnaissance without prior reference to the Iranian Go...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1941-11 Oct 1943
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)