Ext 4180/43 'Inquiry re name and address of oil co at Bahrein (B.P.Co).'
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This file consists primarily of letters between the Colonial Office and Edward Sinclair regarding Sinclair’s request for the address of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited in the Persian Gulf.
Ext 4226/43 ‘Compensation to Arabic Shaikhdoms for Losses by Enemy Action (Sinking of S.S. Dhafu); Sinking of dhows belonging to KOWEIT, QATAR, MUSCAT (Grounding of "Star of Mex")’
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The file contains policy papers discussing whether the British Government should pay out compensation for dhows lost by the Persian Gulf States as a result of enemy action. The file also discusses whether compensation should be paid to coolies killed as a result of the sinking of the Norwegian v...
Ext 5050/43 Formation of an Arab centre in the Middle East for providing selected British officers with knowledge of Arabic, Arab countries and Middle East problems
Ext 5076/43 'Polish Minister of State: Middle East'
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The file contains a letter from the Foreign Office to the Minister of State, Cairo, regarding Henryk Leon Strasburger, the newly appointed Minister in the Middle East for the Polish Government-in-Exile.
Ext 5263/43 'Despatch of goods to Persian Gulf: Parcel Post'
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The file contains correspondence regarding licences andformalities required to export goods to the Persian Gulf. The primarycorrespondents are: India Office; Board of Trade; Ministry of War Transport. Folios 4-13 cover enquiries from the companies Johnson &Johnson, J A Afriat, and Gordon &a...
Ext 5393/43 'Vesey Fitzgerald, Locust officer in Arabia'
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Thefile contains correspondence regarding arrangements for sending post to VeseyFitzgerald, an officer for the Anti-Locust Research Centre based in Arabia. Thecorrespondents are the India Office and the Colonial Office.
Ext 5586/43 Lord Wavell: request for pearls from Bahrain
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Thefile contains correspondence regarding an upcoming visit to Bahrain by thenewly appointed Governor-General of India Archibald Wavell, 1st EarlWavell, and his request to view a selection of pearls. The correspondents arethe India Office and the Political Resident, Persian Gulf.
Ext 5821/43 'General Hurley's mission to Persia and China'
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This file contains papers that discuss the visit by American President Roosevelt, and General Patrick Jay Hurley to Afghanistan, Persia, as part of a broader trip to China and the 'Eastern Theatre' of the Second World War. The papers primarily consist of British intelligence reports on the exchan...
Ext 6195/43 'Cotton piece goods for Arab Sheikdoms'
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The file contains correspondence regarding a potential decrease in the quota of cotton piece goods from India allocated for purchase by the Arab Sheikhdoms, based on a reduction in orders. The correspondents are: India Office; Political Resident, Persian Gulf; Government of India.