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121. IOR/L/PS/12/3949

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3949
Title:
Coll 30/209 'Oil: Protection & destruction of oil installations in the Middle East. Oil Denial Scheme.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns British Government measures to implement an oil denial scheme in the Persian Gulf, by asking oil companies operating in the region to temporarily plug, or permanently destroy existing oil wells, thus denying oil resources to the enemy [during the Second World War]. The oil well...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1942-15 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (182 folios)

122. IOR/L/PS/12/3954

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3954
Title:
Coll 30/211 'DEFENCE OF: Land, Sea & Air Facilities placed at the disposal of H.M.G. by the Rulers concerned.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains information collected by Miss M Odgers of the India Office, detailing land, sea, and air facilities available for the defence of the Persian Gulf, which had been placed at the disposal of the British Government (HMG) by the rulers concerned. The information covers Kuwait, Bahr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jul 1942-17 Oct 1942
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

123. IOR/L/PS/12/3727

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3727
Title:
Coll 30/17(S) 'Persian Gulf: Policy of H.M.G. Strategical Position & Imperial Considerations; Defence of Persian Gulf in time of War'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials that discusses the measures put in place to defend the Persian Gulf in the event of a major war. The correspondence discusses both the strategic importance of the region to the British Empire and the military steps that were required in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Oct 1928-12 Jul 1941
Extent:
1 file (324 folios)

124. IOR/L/PS/12/3785

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3785
Title:
Coll 30/68 'Trade: Japanese trading activities in the Persian Gulf.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains reports on Japanese trade with the Persian Gulf, in the light of a marked increase in Japanese trading activities in the region. The file contains information relating to Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Oman, and the Trucial Coast. The file consists of correspondence from the Pol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1933-2 Apr 1938
Extent:
1 file (117 folios)

125. IOR/L/PS/12/3826

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3826
Title:
Coll 30/104(4) 'INDIAN & PAKISTAN EMPLOYEES OF KUWAIT OIL COMPANY'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns Indians and Pakistanis working in the Gulf states as employees of the Kuwait Oil Company, the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO), Petroleum Concessions Limited, Qatar, and the Arabian American Oil Company Limited, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, particularly in terms of labour un...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Aug 1948-13 Feb 1950
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)

126. IOR/L/PS/12/3849

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3849
Title:
Coll 30/120 'Development of the Port of Bander Shahpur & Khorramshahr.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns development, facilities, and customs at the Iranian ports of Bandar Shahpur (also referred to as Bander Shahpur) and Khorramshahr. The papers include reports from the British Consul, Khuzistan, and the British Vice-Consul, Khorramshahr, statistics of shipping, and a letter of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Apr 1933-3 Jun 1940
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)

127. IOR/L/PS/12/3867

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3867
Title:
Coll 30/133 'Persian Gulf. Trucial Coast: Appointment of a Medical Officer'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the provision of medical facilities on the Trucial Coast including the political reasons for doing so. Specifically, the correspondence discusses the opening of a medical dispensary in Dubai in June 1939. The file also contai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1936-11 Nov 1947
Extent:
1 file (127 folios)

128. 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)

129. IOR/L/PS/12/3717

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3717
Title:
Coll 30/7 'Persian Gulf, Russia: Russian Trade Activities'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the trading activities of the U.S.S.R. in the Persian Gulf, primarily in Iraq, Persia, Kuwait and Bahrain. These officials are from the Department of Overseas Trade; the Political Residency in Bushire; the British Consulates...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
7 Oct 1927-7 May 1936
Extent:
1 file (280 folios)

130. IOR/L/PS/12/3885

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3885
Title:
Coll 30/150 'Bahrain: Persian interference with Bahraini dhow.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the detention of a Bahrain dhow at Khoramshahr [Khorramshahr] under standing instructions issued by the Iranian Government (generally referred to as Persia). The nakhuda of the dhow was forced to hand over his vessel's registration documents to the Iranian naval authorities in ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Oct 1937-5 Nov 1941
Extent:
1 file (57 folios)