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1. IOR/L/PS/12/2061-2170

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2061-2170
Title:
Political (External) Collection 6: Arabia
Scope & Content:
The Political (External) Collection 6: Arabia sub-series concerns British policy across the Arabian Peninsula. It largely consists of copies of Foreign Office correspondence, specifically between the Foreign Office and British representatives based in various protectorates, mandated territories,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Italian, and Swedish
Date Range:
Jan 1906-28 Feb 1950
Extent:
108 files (20,934 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/1947-2060

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1947-2060
Title:
Political (External) Collection 5: Aircraft and Aviation
Scope & Content:
This collection contains departmental correspondence and papers regarding aircraft and aviation policy in the Persian Gulf, the Middle East, Arabia and Central Asia. This includes the development of civil aviation routes, the provision of military facilities, and assistance with the development ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
1921-1950
Extent:
112 files and 2 volumes (18,919 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/2845-2902

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2845-2902
Title:
Political (External) Collection 17: Iraq
Scope & Content:
This collection consists of files mainly relating to the administration of Iraq, relations between Iraq and the United Kingdom, and relations between Iraq and neighbouring states and other nations, during the period of the British Mandate (1921-1932), independence (1932-1941), and the subsequent...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1921-1948
Extent:

46 files and 12 volumes (15,176 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/20/C158A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C158A
Title:
Treaties and Undertakings
Scope & Content:
These are three volumes containing bilingual copies of ‘Treaties and Undertakings’ between the British Government and Persian Gulf rulers, as well as related correspondence. The first volume, catalogued as IOR/L/PS/20/C158A/1, covers treaties and agreements with the Shaikh of Mohammerah [Khorra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:
13 Nov 1899-21 Nov 1919
Extent:

3 volumes (122 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/6/107

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/6/107
Title:
‘FOREIGN LETTERS FROM INDIA Feb. & Mar. 1873’
Scope & Content:
This volume contains copies of Political, General, Finance, and Revenue Despatches from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, mostly dating from February and March 1873, with one Political Despatch dated 2 March 1874 (IOR/L/PS/6/107, ff 1-10a), and one G...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1873-2 Mar 1874
Extent:
1 volume (481 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/6/108

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/6/108
Title:
‘FOREIGN LETTERS FROM INDIA April & May 1873’
Scope & Content:
This volume contains copies of Political, General, Revenue, and Military Despatches from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, mostly dating from April and May 1873. The Despatches usually consist of a covering letter followed by enclosures (mostly cop...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Sep 1872-26 Jun 1873
Extent:

1 volume (626 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/20/C258

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C258
Title:
'A HANDBOOK OF DIPLOMATIC AND POLITICAL ARABIC'
Scope & Content:
An official publication entitled ‘A Handbook of Diplomatic and Political Arabic’, with a foreword dated March 1945. The publication consists of: A list of vocabulary in English and Arabic with a largely political focus, first presented alphabetically in English and repeated alphabetically in Ar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1945
Extent:

1 volume (40 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/2951-3003

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2951-3003
Title:
Political (External) Collection 20: Muscat
Scope & Content:
The Political (External) Collection 20: Muscat sub-series concerns British policy in Muscat, Oman, and the Muscat territory of Gwadar. It largely consists of copies, drafts, and originals of correspondence between the India Office, Government of India (External Affairs Department), Political Res...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1921-1950
Extent:
54 files (7768 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/10/850

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/850
Title:
File 4673/1919 Pt 1-3 ‘Bahrein Mission’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains papers relating to the visit of a Mission (deputation) from Bahrain consisting of ‘Abdullah bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, son of Shaikh Isa of Bahrein, and others, to the United Kingdom in 1919. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subj...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Feb 1903-9 Jul 1928
Extent:

1 volume (391 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/20/E84/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/E84/1
Title:
'Handbook of Arabia. Vol. I. 1917'
Scope & Content:
This volume is A Handbook of Arabia, Volume I, General (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: May, 1916) and contains geographical and political information of a general character concerning the Arabian Peninsula. The volume was prepared on behalf of the Admiralty and War Office, from so...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:

1 volume (371 folios)