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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Subject Defence

1. IOR/R/15/2/703

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/703
Title:
‘File 28/16 I Defence measures in the Gulf – Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence and other papers relating to plans for the defence of Bahrain and the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf in general, in the event of a global war. Much of the correspondence deals specifically with the defence of the Bahrain Petroleum Company’s (BAPCO) refinery and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1937-24 Oct 1939
Extent:
1 file (154 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/728

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/728
Title:
‘File 28/35 Defence of Qatar’
Scope & Content:
The file, while entitled ‘Defence of Qatar’, chiefly concerns the issue of six rifles and 1,200 rounds of small arms ammunition (SAA) to British personnel employed by Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) in Qatar during the war. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Agent at...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1939-20 Aug 1941
Extent:
1 file (73 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/739

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/739
Title:
‘File 28/44 Miscellaneous correspondence – Town Major’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises miscellaneous correspondence relating to the work of the Town Major (also referred to as the Defence Officer in the Persian Gulf) Major (later Lieutenant-Colonel) H T Hewitt. The file includes: various advance warnings from Hewitt of field gun exercises, artillery practice, t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1942-10 Oct 1944
Extent:
1 file (75 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/746

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/746
Title:
‘File 28/55 Provision of machine guns for Bahrain police’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence relating to the purchase of machine guns by the Government of Bahrain, through the Political Agency, for use in Bahrain. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1938-20 Aug 1942
Extent:
1 file (128 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/753

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/753
Title:
‘File 28/61 War. BAPCO and A.I.O.C. – Attitude of employees regarding enlistment in armed forces at outbreak of war’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence relating to the appointment of employees of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) as special police officers, to be engaged as part of BAPCO’s oil refinery defence scheme in time of war. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Agent at B...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1939-2 Oct 1939
Extent:
1 file (62 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/762

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/762
Title:
‘File 28/75 Defence policy for the Gulf’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence, extracts of Government reports and other papers relating to the drawing up of defence policies for the various states in the Persian Gulf, in anticipation of the start of a global war. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Resident in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1938-13 Sep 1939
Extent:
1 file (124 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/6/384

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/384
Title:
File 11/34 I Defence and War Subsidy
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence between British officials concerning plans for the defence of the Persian Gulf in the event of a major war with an emphasis on plans for the defence of Muscat. The correspondence in the volume is mainly between officials at the India Office, the Political Resi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1937-30 May 1939
Extent:
1 volume (160 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/6/385

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/385
Title:
File 11/34 II 'Defence and War Subsidy'
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence between British officials concering military arrangements for the defence of Muscat. Specifically, the correspondence in the volume contains discussions regarding the following: Britain's provision of arms, ammunition and other military supplies to the Musca...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Jun 1939-22 Oct 1939
Extent:
1 volume (162 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/6/386

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/386
Title:
File 11/34 III Muscat War Subsidy and Defence of Arab Side of Gulf
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence concerning arrangements for the defence of Muscat (with occasional references to other locations in the Gulf more broadly, including Kuwait). Much of this correspondence relates to the details of a financial 'war subsidy' paid to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1939-10 Mar 1941
Extent:
1 volume (188 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/6/387

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/387
Title:
File 11/34 Defence: Muscat War Subsidy
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials - primarily from the Political Agency in Muscat and the Political Residency in Bushire - regarding defence arrangements in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. Specifically, the correspondence discusses the following: plans for the poten...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Feb 1941-10 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (220 folios)