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IOR/L/PS/12/425
- Record Id:
- 040-000555424
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000554997
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x00039d
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100045291823.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/425
- Title:
- PZ 5716/40 'Bahrain. bombing of by Italians; evacuation of oil companies personnel'
- Scope & Content:
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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the bombing of Bahrein [Bahrain] by the Italians and the subsequent evacuation of oil company personnel.
The discussion in the file relates to the details of the bombs dropped, the origin and flight path of the Italian planes and the arrangements for the evacuation of oil company personnel; issues relating to the bombing of the facilities of the California Standard Oil Company territory and the issue of the neutrality of Saudi Arabia are also discussed.
The principal correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Secretary of State for India.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000554997
040-000555424 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
IOR/L/PS/12/1-1442 : Political (External) Department, Annual Files
IOR/L/PS/12/425 : PZ 5716/40 'Bahrain. bombing of by Italians; evacuation of oil companies personnel' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0001]/037-000554997[0427]/040-000555424
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (71 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x00039d
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1940
- End Date:
- 1942
- Date Range:
- 21 Oct 1940-26 Jun 1942
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 73; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- PZ 5716/1940
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)