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Subject Geological surveying

1. IOR/L/PS/12/1422

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1422
Title:
Pol Ext 8303/49 'Geology and mineral resources of Dhofar: request for reports of A L von Krafft and R P Oldham 1900-01'
Scope & Content:
This file contains papers relating to the mineral resources and geological formations of Dhofar province in Oman. The file's contents revolve around the publication of a report compiled by Sir Cyril Sankey Fox in 1947 called 'The Geology and Mineral Resources of Dhufar Province, Muscat and Oman',...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1949-15 Oct 1949
Extent:
1 file (54 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/693

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/693
Title:
'VOL. B. 60. CONFIDENTIAL 86/14 - vi. BAHRAIN UNALLOTTED AREA.'
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Charles Geoffrey Prior), the Political Agent at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman, Reginald George Evelin Alban), the India Office (Roland Tennyson Peel, John Percival Gibson), the Admiralty (Clifford George Jarrett), ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Jul 1939-1 Nov 1941
Extent:
1 volume (229 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/694

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/694
Title:
'86/21 - II P.C.L. Exploration of Trucial Hinterland. B 51'
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Trenchard Craven Fowle), the Political Agent at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman), the Political Agent at Muscat (Ralph Ponsonby Watts) and Petroleum Concessions Limited (Stephen Hemsley Longrigg) regarding arrangements...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 May 1938-23 Dec 1938
Extent:
1 file (142 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/695

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/695
Title:
'86/21 - III B.65. Trucial Hinterland Exploration'
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Trenchard Craven Fowle, Charles Geoffrey Prior), the Political Agent at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman), the Political Agent at Muscat (Ralph Ponsonby Watts, Tom Hickinbotham), the India Office (John Percival Gibson, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jan 1939-24 Jul 1945
Extent:
1 file (126 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/13
Title:
File B/2 Oils and Minerals, Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The letters, office notes and other items contained in the volume relate to the discovery and survey of bitumen (or asphalt) deposits in Bahrain, and subsequent discussions between British officials and the ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, on securing exclusive concessions to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Jan 1907-12 Nov 1917
Extent:
1 volume (120 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/861

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/861
Title:
File 38/1 Vol I, P. C. L. Exploration
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to survey expeditions carried out in the Trucial Coast (today's United Arab Emirates) region by Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited, a subsidiary of Petroleum Concessions Limited. The correspondence is principally between the Residency Agent at...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1945-10 Dec 1947
Extent:
1 file (231 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/862

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/862
Title:
File 38/1 II P. C. L. Exploration
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to survey expeditions carried out in the Trucial Coast (today's United Arab Emirates) region by Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited, a subsidiary of Petroleum Concessions Limited. The correspondence is principally between the Residency Agent at...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1947-18 Apr 1949
Extent:
1 file (72 folios)