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5781. IOR/L/PS/12/3968B

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3968B
Title:
Coll 30/224 'Currency Arrangements in the Arab Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns currency arrangements in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf that were under British influence. The papers cover: allegations by the Government of Pakistan and in the Pakistani press of discrimination against Pakistan currency in Bahrain; exchange control policy; 'Report on Pe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Sep 1948-14 Sep 1949
Extent:
1 file (74 folios)

5782. IOR/L/PS/12/3969

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3969
Title:
Coll 30/225 'Economic development of Gulf States: (Agriculture and Fisheries) Water Scheme for Muscat.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns proposals for the economic development of the Persian Gulf states that were under British supervision, particularly in terms of fisheries, agriculture, and water supply. The proposals are discussed in the light of expected increases in oil revenue in all the states, and the com...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Apr 1947-10 Jun 1949
Extent:
1 file (140 folios)

5783. IOR/L/PS/12/3970

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3970
Title:
Coll 30/226 'ACTIVITIES of ASSOCIATED ETHYL CO.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns enquiries by representatives of the Associated Ethyl Company Limited, London, into the possibilities in the Persian Gulf for the manufacture of tetra-ethyl-lead and the recovery of bromine from seawater. Ethyl-lead was required as a booster for petrol, and an India Office minut...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jul 1947-21 Aug 1947
Extent:
1 file (11 folios)

5784. IOR/L/PS/12/3971

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3971
Title:
Coll 30/227 'Water Supply for Koweit (Distilling Plant)'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns proposals for the supply of drinking water to Kuwait (also referred to as Koweit). It was said in 1947 that the need for fresh water was one of Kuwait's most pressing requirements, and now that the state was in receipt of considerable royalties, Kuwaitis would not be satisfied ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jul 1947-1 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (47 folios)

5785. IOR/L/PS/12/3972

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3972
Title:
Coll 30/228 'COMMUNAL SITUATION IN PERSIAN GULF.'
Scope & Content:
The file consists of a single item of correspondence from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Rupert Hay) to the Commonwealth Relations Office, London, concerning communal relations between Muslims, Jews, Sikhs, and Hindus in the Persian Gulf. The enclosur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1948-25 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (4 folios)

5786. IOR/L/PS/12/3973

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3973
Title:
Coll 30/231 'Annual Political Review of Events in the Persian Gulf'
Scope & Content:
The file contains copies of the Annual Report (political review of events in the Persian Gulf) of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Rupert Hay, for the years 1948 and 1949. The report for 1948 was the first to be submitted to the Foreign Office. The report...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jan 1949-28 May 1950
Extent:
1 file (14 folios)

5787. IOR/L/PS/12/3974

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3974
Title:
Coll 30/232 'Arab Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains three political and economic reports on the Persian Gulf states, prepared by the British Government. The reports are as follows: Foreign Office print entitled 'Arab Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf', dated 8 June 1949, surveying each of the shaikhdoms and some of their problems,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 May 1949-6 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (57 folios)

5788. IOR/L/PS/12/3975

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3975
Title:
Coll 30/233(S) 'PERSIAN CLAIMS TO TAMB AND ABU MUSA'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the ownership of the islands of Tamb and Abu Musa, following a revival of the Persian Government's claim to both islands in 1948. The British Government's position was that Tamb belonged to the Shaikh of Ras el Khaimah [Ra's al-Khaymah], and Abu Musa to the Shaikh of Sharjah, a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Dec 1948-23 Jan 1950
Extent:
1 file (13 folios)

5789. IOR/L/PS/12/4088

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4088
Title:
Coll 34/1 'Slavery and Slave Trade: Slave traffic in the Red Sea: Use of Air Patrols'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, memoranda, and minutes relating to anti-slavery measures in the Red Sea. The correspondence is interdepartmental in nature, principally between officials at the India Office, Foreign Office, Colonial Office, Air Ministry, Admiralty, and the Foreign and Political Department of the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Nov 1930-21 Aug 1934
Extent:
1 file (182 folios)

5790. IOR/L/PS/12/4089

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4089
Title:
Coll 34/2 'Slavery: Persian Gulf: Manumission of slaves from Persian Gulf; Persian protests; Incidence of cost'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, minutes, and memoranda relating to cases of refugee slaves in the Persian Gulf and particularly along the Persian coast. The correspondence is principally interdepartmental in nature and is between officials at the India Office, Foreign Office, and Admiralty. Further corresponden...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1927-11 Nov 1934
Extent:
1 file (128 folios)

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