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Collection Area India Office Records and Private Papers Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Subject Titles

1. IOR/L/PS/10/637

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/637
Title:
File 5235/1916 Pt 1 'Arab revolt: Shereef's title.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the assumption by the Grand Shereef of Mecca [Grand Sharif of Mecca, Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] of the title 'King of the Arab Nation' in 1916, and subsequent discussion by British officials of the implications of the move, and suggestions of alternative titles. The British we...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
31 Oct 1916-18 Dec 1918
Extent:
1 volume (223 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/638

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/638
Title:
File 5235/1916 Pt 2 'Arabia: Shereef''s title.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns various titles proposed for the Grand Shereef of Mecca [Grand Sharif of Mecca, Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī], following his recognition by the British and allied governments as King of the Hedjaz [Hejaz]. The papers include: the declaration by certain other rulers in the region ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan - 25 Oct 1917
Extent:
1 volume (149 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/1510

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1510
Title:
Coll 1/75 'Aden. Mukalla: Sultan's wish to confer title of Prince on the son of the late Sultan'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Aden Governor (Bernard Reilly), the Aden Chief Secretary (Reginald Stuart Champion), the Colonial Office, and the India Office Political Department, regarding the request from Sultan Salih bin Ghalib Al Qu'ayti [Ṣāliḥ bin Ghālib Al Qu'ayṭī] that the t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Sep 1942-24 Oct 1942
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/3862

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3862
Title:
Coll 30/128 'Persian Gulf. Style of address of the Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a decision to raise the official status and personal address of the rulers of Kuwait and Bahrain from 'His Excellency' to 'His Highness'. Much of the correspondence is between officials at the Political Residency, the Politica...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Mar 1936-14 Jul 1937
Extent:
1 file (84 folios)