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033-000227426 Subject Aerial reconnaissance

1. IOR/R/15/1/630

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/630
Title:
F-86 File 82/27 - V QATAR OIL
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Political Resident at Bushire, the Government of India, the India Office in London and Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives in regard to the air reconnaissance of Qatar and the negotiations with ‘Abdull...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Jun 1934-21 Jan 1935
Extent:
1 volume (228 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/735

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/735
Title:
‘File 28/40 Proposed military occupation of Gulf ports & coast watching system’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises three items of correspondence relating to plans for reconnaissance flights over parts of the coast in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, with a view to their occupation by British forces if necessary: a memorandum from Tenth Army headquarters, dated 25 June 1942 and marked mos...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jun 1942-6 Nov 1942
Extent:
1 file (4 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/444

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/444
Title:
File 35/134 IV (A 56) Sur. Ja'alan - Amirs of.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to actions against the Bani Bu Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] in Sur in 1932 who were claiming independence from the Muscat State. Correspondence discusses how the Bani Bu Ali led by Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah al-Hammuda [Muḥammed bin Nāṣir al-Ḥamūdah] were rebelling against the Su...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1931-18 Mar 1932
Extent:
1 volume (253 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/670

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/670
Title:
'Confidential 86/7-I c-66 AERIAL SURVEY OF BAHRAIN IN CONNECTION WITH B.P.C. OPERATIONS'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain (Percy Gordon Loch), the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Trenchard Craven Fowle), and the Air Officer Commanding at Baghdad (Ernest Leslie Gossage) regarding a request from the Bahrain Petroleum Company (B.P.C.) to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Dec 1934-18 Feb 1936
Extent:
1 volume (18 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/629

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/629
Title:
F.85 File 82/27-IV Qatar Oil
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Political Resident at Bushire, the India Office in London, the Shaikh of Qatar, ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, and the Foreign Office in regard to the southern borders of Qatar, the Qatar oil concession and the rela...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 May 1934-1 Jul 1934
Extent:
1 volume (207 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/160

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/160
Title:
File 1/A/38 IV Negotiations with Bin Saud re: Eastern Boundary of Saudi Arabia.
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns negotiations between the British and Saudi Arabian governments over the settlement of the eastern and south-eastern frontiers of Saudi Arabia, the importance of which was enhanced by the presence of oil in the areas concerned. The principal correspondents are: HM Minister, J...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Feb 1936-22 Jan 1938
Extent:
1 volume (260 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/158

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/158
Title:
File 1/A/38 II Negotiations with Bin Saud re: Eastern boundary of Saudi Arabia with Qatar & Trucial Oman.
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns the definition of the eastern boundary of Saudi Arabia with Qatar and Trucial Oman, and negotiations over the boundary between British officials and Ibn Saud (also referred to as Bin Saud) [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd, King of Saudi Arabia]. The pri...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Feb 1935-13 Oct 1935
Extent:
1 volume (232 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/6/87

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/87
Title:
'File 2/10 II. AVIATION. B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (1) Reconnaissance of Basrah, Aden, Muscat, Masirah, Murbat, Sauqrah Bay etc.'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to the Air Headquarters, Iraq, planning to carry out ground reconnaissance for landing grounds and refuelling stations mid-way between Masirah and Murbat. The volume also includes instructions for landing gr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1933-1 Mar 1935
Extent:
1 volume (302 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/159

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/159
Title:
File 1/A/38 III Negotiations with Bin Saud re: Eastern Boundary of Saudi Arabia.
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns negotiations between the British and Saudi Arabian governments over the definition of the eastern boundary of Saudi Arabia, particularly the border with Qatar and Abu Dhabi. The King of Saudi Arabia is commonly referred to in the papers as Bin Saud or Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1935-6 Feb 1936
Extent:
1 volume (246 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/6/205

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/205
Title:
File 8/21 II SUR
Scope & Content:
This volume relates to measures taken by the Government of Muscat and Oman (with the assistance of the British Government) to assert its authority over the town of Sur and the nearby village of Aiqa [Al ‘Ayjah]. The correspondence largely concerns customs control and the tense relations betwee...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 May 1931-20 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 volume (253 folios)