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1. IOR/L/PS/12/2171-2221

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2171-2221
Title:
Political (External) Collection 7: Arms, Ammunition and Arms Traffic
Scope & Content:
This collection consists of files relating to the administration and control of arms, ammunition and arms traffic in India and the Gulf region. The materials were created and accumulated by the India Office Political Department, and largely consist of correspondence with the Foreign Office, the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Portuguese
Date Range:
1912-1949
Extent:

48 files, 2 volumes (7468 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/2220

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2220
Title:
Coll 7/49 'Supplies of arms and ammunition to Pakistan'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding approaches by the Government of Pakistan to obtain loans and military equipment from France and the United States. The correspondence also discusses the policy of HMG towards supplying Pakistan and Hyderabad with arms. The primary correspondents are the India Office War...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1947-9 Jan 1948
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/2183

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2183
Title:
Coll 7/15 'North West Frontier, Baluchistan: fighting strength and armaments of tribes'
Scope & Content:
The file consists of statements showing the fighting strengths and armaments of tribes of the North-West Frontier Province [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa] and Baluchistan [Balochistān], which were forwarded to the India Office by the Governor General in Baluchistan. The coverage is as follows: 1921-1925...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Aug 1924-31 Jul 1946
Extent:
1 file (134 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/2216

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2216
Title:
Coll 7/46 'Activities of C S Collier'
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the activities of Charles St John Collier (1880-1944) in Afghanistan. The file primarily comprises correspondence between the India Office, the Foreign Office, and HM Minister Kabul, on the following topics: Collier's arrival in Jedda en route to Afghanistan, where he intended...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jan 1940-13 Jan 1941
Extent:
1 file (56 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/2221

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2221
Title:
Coll 7/50 'Supply of war material to Burma'
Scope & Content:
Copy telegram sent by HM Legation Rangoon [Yangon] to HM High Commissioner, New Delhi, regarding a meeting with the Burmese Minister for Foreign Affairs, and requests for military equipment to deal with possible communist insurrections.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1948-10 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (5 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/2219

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2219
Title:
Coll 7/48A 'Afghanistan: sale of surplus American military equipment to'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between the Government of India External Affairs Department, the India Office Political Department, and HM Legation Kabul, regarding approaches made by the Afghan Government to purchase military and civil equipment from American surplus stock. The correspondence includes discussio...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1945-12 Nov 1945
Extent:
1 file (21 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/2208

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2208
Title:
Coll 7/39 'Persian Gulf: carrying of arms by Europeans and Americans in the Persian Gulf Shaikhdoms'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding an enquiry as to whether Americans and Europeans employed in or travelling through the Gulf Shaikhdoms should be allowed to carry firearms. The matter was raised by Petroleum Concessions Limited, on behalf of one of their employees. The matter is discussed in corresponde...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jan 1935-30 Nov 1936
Extent:
1 file (13 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/2207

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2207
Title:
Coll 7/38(S) 'Muscat: export of arms and ammunition to the Persian Gulf'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding a formal visit made by the Royal Pakistan Naval vessel HMPS Jhelum to Muscat, during which a consignment of gunpowder was transported to the Sultan of Muscat. The Government of India had arranged for the transport of gunpowder three years earlier, but had been unable to e...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Sep 1949-27 Oct 1949
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/2211

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2211
Title:
Coll 7/41 'Disposal of arms and ammunition stored in HM Consulates abroad'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding the disposal of small arms and ammunition from the Consulate-General at Addis Ababa [Ādīs Ābeba]. The correspondents are the Foreign Office, the War Office, and the Acting Consul-General (Alexander Knox Helm). A list of the arms and ammunition can be found at folios 16-...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Oct 1937-28 Oct 1937
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/2186

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2186
Title:
Coll 7/18 'Persian Gulf: Saluting gun for Shaikh of Koweit [Kuwait]'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding the supply of a three-pounder saluting gun for the Shaikh of Kuwait's motor dhow, to be supplied from Admiralty stores. Details of costs and transport arrangements are provided. The correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Admiralty, and the Gov...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Mar 1932-23 Sep 1937
Extent:
1 file (35 folios)