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4971. IOR/L/PS/12/804

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/804
Title:
Ext 1237/43 'Representation of Middle East Supply Centre in Persia: appointment of Mustapha, agricultural expert'
Scope & Content:
The file comprises papers relating to requests made by the Ministry of Shipping to find a suitable agricultural adviser to represent the Middle East Supply in Centre in Persia. The principal correspondents in the file are the Ministry of Shipping and the Ministry of War Transport. The ministries...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jan 1943-22 Mar 1943
Extent:
1 file (10 folios)

4972. IOR/L/PS/12/1453

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1453
Title:
Coll 1/17 'Aden Defence Scheme: authority by whom regulations governing food control, censorship, etc, should be issued'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and notes regarding the development of the draft Aden Defence Scheme, and the authority under which the Resident (later Chief Commissioner) of Aden was able to exercise emergency powers, for example relating to censorship, arrest, and control of economic security...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1932-18 Jan 1936
Extent:
1 file (120 folios)

4973. IOR/L/PS/12/1493

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1493
Title:
Coll 1/55 'Aden. Water and drainage schemes: loan by the Aden Port Trust to the Aden Settlement'
Scope & Content:
The file contains two sets of papers. The first set, dated 1934, concerns arrangements for the Aden Settlement to receive a loan of 3 lakhs of rupees from the Aden Port Trust. The loan was intended to repay a previous Government loan, obtained to fund water and drainage schemes in Aden. This mat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1934-7 Jul 1936
Extent:
1 file (30 folios)

4974. IOR/L/PS/12/1498

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1498
Title:
Coll 1/60 'Defence of Aden: supply of anti-gas equipment (precautionary measures in view of Italo-Ethiopian situation)'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the supply of gas masks and other anti-gas equipment to the military and civilian populations at Aden, in view of the Italo-Ethiopian conflict and the possibility of war with Italy. The principal correspondents are the Aden Chief Commissioner, the India...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1935-12 Oct 1937
Extent:
1 file (222 folios)

4975. IOR/L/PS/12/1501

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1501
Title:
Coll 1/63 'Aden. Precautionary measures in view of Italo-Ethiopian dispute: scheme for evacuation of civilians from Aden in certain eventualities'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers regarding the preparation of a scheme for the evacuation of civilians from Aden, in the event of the outbreak of hostilities between Italy and Britain. The file primarily consists of correspondence between the Aden Resident, the India Office Political Department, the Co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Sep 1935-25 Aug 1936
Extent:
1 file (234 folios)

4976. IOR/L/PS/12/2006

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2006
Title:
Coll 5/53 ‘Afghanistan: Employment of British nationals in various branches of the Afghan air services; Air instructors’ contracts’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and notes regarding the employment of British nationals by the Government of Afghanistan. It predominantly documents the employment of civil aviation instructors from Hawker Aircraft Limited and Rolls Royce Limited to provide training to the Afghan Air Force. Thi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
30 Aug 1934-7 Sep 1943
Extent:
1 file (596 folios)

4977. IOR/L/PS/12/2020

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2020
Title:
Coll 5/60(1) ‘Afghanistan: Purchase of aircraft from foreign sources (1) Italy (2) Germany’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and numerous extracts from intelligence reports (mostly from Kabul and Peshawar) related to the purchase of Italian aircraft (Romeo Type 37s, Breda Type 25s and 28s) by the Afghan Government, and the subsequent deputation of an Italian Air Mission to assemble and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jul 1937-8 Aug 1944
Extent:
1 file (339 folios)

4978. IOR/L/PS/12/2021

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2021
Title:
Coll 5/60(2) ‘Afghanistan: Further purchase of Hind aircraft from UK by Afghan Govt’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with the purchase of twenty second-hand Hawker Hind aircraft by the Afghan Government with associated accessories, weapons, and spares. The aircraft in question was purchased from the British Government by the Government of India for resale to Afghanistan. The file contains...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Nov 1938-30 Apr 1944
Extent:
1 file (537 folios)

4979. IOR/L/PS/12/2028

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2028
Title:
Coll 5/65 ‘ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AIR ATTACHE KABUL & LOAN OF AIR PERSONNEL TO AFGHAN GOVNT’
Scope & Content:
The file is predominantly concerned with plans for the supervision of Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel working for the Afghan Air Force at Kabul. This includes the drafting of a directive for Wing Commander P A McWhannel, the Air Adviser attached to the UK High Commission to Pakistan at Karachi, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1948-15 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (128 folios)

4980. IOR/L/PS/12/2180

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2180
Title:
Coll 7/11 'Aden Protectorate: treatment of applications to export arms to-'
Scope & Content:
The file opens with a communication received from the HM Consulate-General at Batavia [Jakarta], informing the Aden Political Resident (Bernard Reilly) of formal approaches made to the Consulate to export arms and ammunition from Java [Indonesia] to Mokalla [Mukalla]. The communication encloses ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Feb 1932-28 Apr 1932
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)