'File 8/46 Staff Officer (Intelligence), Persian Gulf, Intelligence Reports'

IOR/R/15/2/338

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The record is made up of 1 file (33 folios). It was created in Oct 1947-Oct 1948. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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The file contains the periodic intelligence reports of the Staff Officer (Intelligence), based in Bahrain. The reports, marked secret, were issued roughly every quarter. The file contains the four reports released between October 1947 and October 1948.

Each report consists of summarised intelligence on regional economic and political developments, but the emphasis is on shipping and nautical matters, air traffic, and other communication issues.

On folio 12 is information on international radio channels and frequencies in use in the region.

Folios 33-34 are notes on the Iranian Southern Naval Forces, including an organisational chart.

Extent and format

1 file (33 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged chronologically.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 35; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

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Original held at: British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/R/15/2/338
Former external reference(s): File 8/46
Date(s): Oct 1947-Oct 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Colonial administrationMilitary intelligenceReports
Places: Persian Gulf
People & organisations: Staff Officer (Intelligence), Persian Gulf

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Reference: IOR/R/15/2/338
Title: 'File 8/46 Staff Officer (Intelligence), Persian Gulf, Intelligence Reports'
Pages: front, front-i, 2r:34v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence