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1. PZ 3503/40 'HH Shaikh Muhammed bin Isa Al Khalifa'
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- Abstract: File contains correspondence regarding assistance provided by the British Government to transport Mohamed bin Isa al Khalifa, the brother of Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa [King of Bahrain], his son, and three companions from Malta to Alexandria, following the recall of Italian ship the Calitea to Italy at the start of the Second World War. The main correspondents are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Officer Administering the Government of Malta; the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Under Secretary of State; India Office (Roland Tennyson Peel and John Percival Gibson) and the Political Agent, Bahrain. In general there is a willingness from government officials to assist; however some concern over the loyalty of Mohamed bin Isa al Khalifa to the Crown is expressed.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 27; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
2. Coll 1/63 'Aden. Precautionary measures in view of Italo-Ethiopian dispute: scheme for evacuation of civilians from Aden in certain eventualities'
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- Abstract: 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 Colonial Office, the Air Ministry, Government of India Foreign and Political Department, the War Office, and the Mercantile Marine Department of the Board of Trade. There are also excerpts of minutes from the Committee of Imperial Defence Sub-Committee on Defence Policy and Requirements.The following topics are discussed: the categorisation of the dependents of European and Indian officials and non-officials, plus other inhabitants; the capacity for commercial maritime traffic to transport evacuees; the proposed destinations for evacuees, including India and the UK; possible routes for the marine transport of evacuees; accommodation arrangements; the division of costs between Imperial and Indian revenues; the appointment of a Civil Embarkation Officer; the international situation, and the likelihood of an Italian attack against Aden; and plans for possible Admiralty control over merchant shipping in the Mediterranean, in the event of the outbreak of war. The file also contains information about the evacuation plans for Malta.Folios 60-70 comprise a copy of the 'Draft scheme for the evacuation of Women and Children from Aden in the event of Aden being within the War Zone', with Appendices: I, Public Notice of Evacuation; II, Counter Foil Emergency Evacuation Tickets; III sample Passenger List table.Folios 71-76 comprise minutes of a meeting held at P&O House to discuss the evacuation scheme, attended by the Civil Embarkation Officer (Captain A Messenger of the P&O Steam Navigation Company), plus representatives of the main shipping firms operating in Aden: Messrs Luke Thomas & Co.; Cory Bros & Co.; the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.; and Cowasjee Dinshaw & Bros.The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 234; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top centre of the recto side of each folio.
3. File 287/1917 'Arabia: Deportation of undesirable Indians'
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- Abstract: The file contains papers, mostly India Office minute papers and correspondence, relating to the deportation from the Hejaz of certain Indians for anti-British and pro-Turkish activities (as part of the silk letters movement), and their internment in Malta.The file includes correspondence between the India Office and the following: the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; the High Commissioner for Egypt, Sir (Arthur) Henry McMahon; the Foreign Office; the Colonial Office; and the War Office. The file also includes correspondence between the High Commissioner for Egypt, Sir (Arthur) Henry McMahon, and the Foreign Office, and between the High Commissioner for Egypt and the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department.The file includes photographic copies of the silk letters, which are written in Urdu (folios 63 to 66).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 157; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.