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1. IOR/L/PS/10/794

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/794
Title:
File 357/1919 Pt 2 ‘RAILWAYS IN PERSIA’
Scope & Content:
This volume contains papers relating to the construction of the Trans-Persian Railway. It contains material relating to: The Persian Railway Syndicate’s attempt to enlist the aid of Rabbi Joseph Saul Kornfeld, the United States Envoy to Persia [Iran], and the British Foreign Office’s subsequent...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Dec 1921-28 Jan 1931
Extent:
1 volume (573 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/2006

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2006
Title:
Coll 5/53 ‘Afghanistan: Employment of British nationals in various branches of the Afghan air services; Air instructors’ contracts’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and notes regarding the employment of British nationals by the Government of Afghanistan. It predominantly documents the employment of civil aviation instructors from Hawker Aircraft Limited and Rolls Royce Limited to provide training to the Afghan Air Force. Thi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
30 Aug 1934-7 Sep 1943
Extent:
1 file (596 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/2007

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2007
Title:
Coll 5/53(2) ‘Afghanistan: Employment of British nationals in various branches of Afghan air services; Air instructors’ contracts’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, contracts (with both English and Persian translation), and notes related to the employment of British nationals from Hawker Aircraft Limited and Rolls Royce Limited with the Afghan Air Force. The file primarily documents the process of recruiting Harry Pearson t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
23 Oct 1942-15 Dec 1947
Extent:
1 file (342 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/2009

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2009
Title:
Coll 5/55 ‘Afghanistan: Supply of Aircraft to Afghan Govt: Contract between Air Ministry & Hawker Aircraft Ltd’
Scope & Content:
The file documents the drafting of a contract between the Air Ministry and Hawker Aircraft Limited for the purchase of eight Hawker Hind aircraft, associated aviation equipment, and weaponry, for resale to the Afghan Air Force. This includes a deal for a supply of munitions from Air Ministry sto...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Apr 1937-25 Feb 1944
Extent:
1 file (617 folios)