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Collection Area India Office Records and Private Papers Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Subject Colonial policy

1. IOR/R/15/1/638

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/638
Title:
File 86/1 I (D 73) Eastern and General Syndicate - Proposed Oil Concession in Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The volume covers the proposal by the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited for oil concessions in Kuwait (also spelled Koweit) which were to be negotiated on the Syndicate's behalf by Major Frank Holmes. Included within the volume are copies of the draft agreements and correspondence between t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1925-1 Jun 1931
Extent:
1 volume (244 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/639

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/639
Title:
File 86/1 II (D 78) Kuwait Oil. Eastern and General Syndicate
Scope & Content:
The volume continues on from IOR/R/15/1/638 in discussing a proposed Oil Concession for Kuwait which is negotiated by Major Frank Holmes on behalf of the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited. The correspondence focuses on a proposed clause in the draft concession agreement, known as the 'Nati...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 May 1931-30 Jun 1932
Extent:
1 volume (239 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/640

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/640
Title:
File 86/1 III (D 81) Kuwait Oil. Eastern and General Syndicate
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence relating to the draft oil concession agreements presented to the Shaikh of Kuwait (Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ) by the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited, and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (A.P.O.C.). The correspondence focuses particularly on the individual c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1932-31 Jan 1933
Extent:
1 volume (190 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/6/143-144

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/143-144
Title:
File 6: Zanzibar
Scope & Content:
The Zanzibar files of the Political Agency, Muscat concern political affairs linking the Sultanate of Zanzibar with the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The main themes are political intrigues and unrest designed to bring about the deposition of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, and his replacement w...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1880-1905
Extent:
2 files (162 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/6/379

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/379
Title:
File 11/32 Royal Commission on Palestine
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the response to events in Palestine in Oman and the broader Gulf region including Bahrain and Kuwait. Both public opinion and the reaction of the region's rulers are discussed. In addition to correspondence, the file contains ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Jul 1937-25 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (152 folios)