Ext 3859/44 'Arrangements for visits to war factories etc. (for officials home on leave)'
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The file contains papers arranging for diplomats who are home on leave to have tours of factories involved in the war effort from the Ministry of Information.
Ext 3866/44 'Appointment of British consuls in liberated countries: lists of consular posts'
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This file contains papers relating to the appointment of British representatives and consuls at various locations in several countries newly liberated from Germany towards the end of the Second World War. The papers include extensive lists of newly open positions for consular representation acros...
The file contains a telegram from the British Embassy, Cairo, to the Bahrain Political Agency, requesting that facilities be granted to Abdel Hamid Munir, Egyptian Chargé d’Affairs in Jeddah, who is returning urgently to his post via Bahrain and has been unable to wait for a transit visa.
The file contains papers regarding potential employment opportunities for Lieutenant-Colonel Hamber, and detailing his particular expertise on the subject of Russia. The primary correspondents are: Government of India; India Office; Foreign Office.
Ext 4360/44 'Secondment of Lieutenant P C Pedersen, IE, to investigate government-owned factories'
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The file contains papers regarding the secondment of Lieutenant Pedersen of the Indian Engineers to investigate the administration of government owned factories in Persia, and discussing the potential division of responsibility for Pedersen’s pay and expenses between the Government of India and t...
Ext 4741/44 'Shipment of supplies to Muscat: Mozambique sugar'
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The file contains correspondence regarding imports of sugar, tea and other commodities from Mozambique to Muscat, and their onward export to Persia. The file covers considerations of increased restrictions on such imports and potential withholding of tea from India in order to uphold rationing. T...
Ext 4825/44 'Capt J N Gordon, Commander of Nearchus: application for passages for wife & family'
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The file contains correspondence regarding a request by Captain Gordon to have his wife and two children transported to Basra to join him. The primary correspondents are: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Geoffrey Prior, Political Resident, Persian Gulf; India Office; Foreign Office; Agnes S Gordon,...
This file contains a pair of telegrams between HM Ambassador, Cairo, and the Government of India regarding travel information for Sir Ronald Cross's (United Kingdom High Commissioner for Australia) travel throughout India and Pakistan.
Ext 5034/44 'Discontent among Indian Personnel of Arabian American Oil Co. at Al Khobar and Dhahran'
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This file consists of correspondence mainly from the Political Agency, Bahrain, which details the Agent's arbitration of labour disputes between the Arabian American Oil Company and Indian 'artisan' labourers. The correspondence lists the workers' grievances and actions as well as the response by...