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1. IOR/L/PS/10/620

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/620
Title:
File 3540/1916 'MESOPOTAMIA 1919 PORTION (2)'
Scope & Content:
This volume consists of printed reports, typed letters and other miscellaneous correspondence by British officials relating to the British occupation of Mesopotamia [Iraq, also used in this file] in the period from November 1918 to January 1920. It covers such topics as proclamations and notific...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Nov 1918-7 Jan 1920
Extent:
1 volume (663 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/621

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/621
Title:
File 3540/1916 'MESOPOTAMIA 1920 PORTION (1)'
Scope & Content:
This volume consists of printed reports, typed letters and other miscellaneous correspondence by British officials relating to the British occupation of Mesopotamia [Iraq, also used in this volume] in the period from September 1919 to July 1920. It covers such topics as political developments in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Sep 1919-9 Jul 1920
Extent:
1 volume (493 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/10/622

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/622
Title:
File 3540/1916 'MESOPOTAMIA 1920 PORTION (2)'
Scope & Content:
This volume consists of printed reports, typed letters and other miscellaneous correspondence by British officials relating to the British occupation of Mesopotamia [Iraq, also used in this volume] in the period of June-August 1920. Topics covered include political developments in specific regio...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 May 1920 - 22 Oct 1920
Extent:
1 volume (872 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/10/1094

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1094
Title:
File 4011/1923 Pt 1 'PERSIAN GULF NEGOTIATIONS 1928-33. BASIDU.'
Scope & Content:
This volume relates to the British occupation of Basidu, situated on Kishm [Qeshm] Island in the Gulf, close to the south coast of Persia [Iran], and occupied by the British since the early 1820s. It is stated in the correspondence that the site had been used mainly as a coal depot for British n...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
22 Oct 1923-29 Nov 1933
Extent:

1 volume (649 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/2856

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2856
Title:
Coll 17/8(4) 'Shaikh of Kuwait's date gardens: litigation in Iraq Courts regarding the Faddaghiyah estate'
Scope & Content:
This file is a continuation of IOR/L/PS/12/2855. It contains papers regarding legal cases brought against the heirs of Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ (the Shaikh of Kuwait) by Abdullah bin Issa Pasha Al Zuhair, concerning the ownership of the date garden properties known as the Faddaghiyeh, the Bashiye...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 Dec 1937-14 Sep 1943
Extent:
1 file (591 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/483

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/483
Title:
File 53/11 I (D 10) Koweit [Kuwait] Shaikh's Fao Properties 1903 and 1904
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to date gardens in Fao [the Al Faw Peninsula] owned by the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ. The correspondence primarily consists of copies of letters between Mubārak and Ottoman and British officials and concerns an arbitration case regarding ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1902-14 Sep 1904
Extent:
1 volume (309 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/484

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/484
Title:
File 53/11 II (D 11) Kuwait: Sheikh's Fao Properties, 1905-1910
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ's (the ruler of Kuwait) ownership of date gardens in Fao [the Al Faw Peninsula]. Much of the correspondence is between British officials but the file also contains copies - in both English and Arabic - of correspondence directly...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1904-10 Jul 1910
Extent:
1 volume (291 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/489

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/489
Title:
File 53/11 VII (D 94) Date Gardens of Shaikhs of Kuwait and Mohammerah
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding date gardens in southern Iraq owned by the rulers of Mohammerah and Kuwait. The correspondence discusses changes in legislation proposed by the Government of Iraq regarding the collection of land rent and land produce duties, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Turkish
Date Range:
26 Jun 1933-30 Sep 1933
Extent:
1 volume (273 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/1/490

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/490
Title:
File 53/11 VIII (D 98) Date Gardens of Shaikhs of Kuwait and Mohammerah
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding date gardens in southern Iraq owned by the rulers of Mohammerah and Kuwait. The correspondence discusses changes in legislation proposed by the Government of Iraq regarding the collection of land rent and land produce duties, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Turkish
Date Range:
30 Sep 1933-30 May 1934
Extent:
1 volume (286 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/1/494

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/494
Title:
File 53/11 XII (D 124) Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens in Iraq
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding date gardens in southern Iraq owned by the ruler of Kuwait. The correspondence discusses changes in legislation proposed by the Government of Iraq regarding the collection of land rent and land produce duties, and the impact o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
30 May 1936-31 Jul 1936
Extent:
1 volume (211 folios)