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1. IOR/L/PS/12/1947-2060

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1947-2060
Title:
Political (External) Collection 5: Aircraft and Aviation
Scope & Content:
This collection contains departmental correspondence and papers regarding aircraft and aviation policy in the Persian Gulf, the Middle East, Arabia and Central Asia. This includes the development of civil aviation routes, the provision of military facilities, and assistance with the development ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
1921-1950
Extent:
112 files and 2 volumes (18,919 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/2032

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2032
Title:
Coll 5/70 Proposed Italian air service from Rome to Tehran extending later to Kabul
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1939-13 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 file

3. IOR/L/PS/12/1957

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1957
Title:
Coll 5/12 ‘Air Control in Undeveloped Countries’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with the issue of a memorandum by the Air Ministry. The memorandum is titled Notes by the Air Staff on the Regulation of Air Control in Undeveloped Countries, dated 21 November 1928 and concerns guidance on the deployment of British air power; an initial draft can be found ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Nov 1928-23 Jan 1930
Extent:
1 file (23 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/1962

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1962
Title:
Coll 5/16(1) ‘Landing Fees at Koweit’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the collection of landing fees from Kuwait (also spelled Koweit) Aerodrome, and the subsequent credit of these fees to the Ministry of Civil Aviation. It includes a protest from Iraqi Airways requesting a review of these landing fees, due to the lack of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1947-24 Nov 1948
Extent:
1 file (26 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/2060

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2060
Title:
Coll 5/91 ‘Civil Aviation in Afghanistan’
Scope & Content:
The file contains a small number of telegrams – two addressed to the UK High Commission in Pakistan and two from the UK High Commission in India. They are concerned with tentative proposals for civil aviation services to Afghanistan, and in particular the necessity of avoiding flights over the No...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jan 1949-4 Jul 1949
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/2059

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2059
Title:
Coll 5/90(4) ‘Ethiopian Air Lines: Route Addis-Ababa-Aden-Bombay’
Scope & Content:
The file consists of two telegrams (from the Government of Pakistan) respecting a proposed charter flight from Bombay to Aden by Ethiopian Air Lines, and a single telegram (from the Government of India) regarding the cancellation of a proposed charter flight by Indian Overseas Airlines.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1948-26 Nov 1948
Extent:
1 file (4 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/2023

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2023
Title:
Coll 5/61(1) ‘Survey Flight to Europe by Phillipine Aircraft’
Scope & Content:
The file consists of requests from the Government of the Philippines, relayed by HM Minister at Manilla (Linton Harry Foulds), requesting temporary landing rights in Burma and India for a number of charter flights to Europe. The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence refer...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Mar 1947-21 Jul 1947
Extent:
1 file (14 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/2002

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2002
Title:
Coll 5/49 ‘Tibet: Possibilities of air travel in’
Scope & Content:
The file contains a limited amount of correspondence between the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India, HM Minister at Nepal (Frederick Marshman Bailey), and HM Minister at Peking. It concerns the possibilities of flights to Lhasa in Tibet, and the absence of aircraft capab...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jan 1935-19 Nov 1936
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/2050

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2050
Title:
Coll 5/84(4A) ‘Eastern Summaries from Ministry of Civil Aviation’
Scope & Content:
The file contains copies of Ministry of Civil Aviation Eastern Intelligence Summaries – Numbers 1 to 2 – which have been supplied to the India Office. The summaries cover independent countries (China including Manchuria, Thailand, and the Philippine Commonwealth), countries under the influence o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1947-16 Jul 1947
Extent:
1 file (21 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/2037

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2037
Title:
Coll 5/75 ‘Persia: RAF flights over Persian Territory’
Scope & Content:
The file contains a small amount of correspondence between ministries of the British Government as a result of a request for confirmation – from the Government of India – that Royal Air Force (RAF) planes may fly over Iran for photographic reconnaissance without prior reference to the Iranian Go...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1941-11 Oct 1943
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)