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1. IOR/L/PS/10/843

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/843
Title:
File 4006/1919 Pt 1 ‘Arabia:- Visit of the sons of the Sheikh of Koweit + Amir of Nejd to England.’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains papers mostly relating to the visit, as state guests, of a deputation (Mission) from Koweit [Kuwait], including Sheikh Ahmad bin Jabar [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], the heir to the Emir of Koweit [Kuwait], and a deputation (Mission) from Najd (Nejd), including Faisal ibn ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1919-28 Mar 1924
Extent:

1 volume (428 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/881

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/881
Title:
File 488/1920 Pt 3 ‘Hedjaz:- Relations between H.M. Govt & King Hussein. Question of subsidy. Negotiations for conclusion of a treaty.’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains papers concerning relations between the British Government and the King of Hedjaz [Hejaz or Al-Hijaz]. Most of the papers relate to negotiations between the British Government and King Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi over the terms of an Anglo-Hashimite treaty, and revisions to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
25 May 1921-25 Aug 1925
Extent:

1 volume (466 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/10/1042

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1042
Title:
File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, minutes, memoranda, and draft papers relating to the internal affairs of Bahrain. The papers are mostly copies exchanged between the India Office, Foreign Office, and Colonial Office, and forms part of the interdepartmental discussion of matters such as: petitions to the British ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Mar 1924-16 Sep 1931
Extent:
1 volume (304 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/10/1222

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1222
Title:
File 4537/1927 Pt 1-2 'Iraq: Kuwait and Mohammerah Date Gardens'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to the matter of tax exemption on the date gardens in Iraq belonging to the Shaikh of Kuwait and the Shaikh of Mohammerah. The exemption was promised to the shaikhs by the British for assistance given during the First World War. The volume covers the inte...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1927-1933
Extent:
1 volume (1152 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/2082

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2082
Title:
Coll 6/16 'Future of: Royal Family. Probable happenings on the death of Ibn Saud.'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and the future of Arabia in the event of his death. The file largely consists of copies of Foreign Office correspondence, which have been forwarded by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the Und...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1931-7 Oct 1949
Extent:
1 file (218 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/2088

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2088
Title:
Coll 6/21(2) 'Saudi Arabia: Relations with H.M.G.: Saudi Legation in London and British Minister in Jeddah. Prolongation of Treaty of Jedda.'
Scope & Content:
This file, like the previous volume (IOR/L/PS/12/2087), concerns relations between the British Government and the Government of Saudi Arabia. The file largely consists of copies of Foreign Office correspondence, mainly between His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, Sir Reader William...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 Jan 1935-12 Apr 1947
Extent:
1 file (379 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/2134

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2134
Title:
Coll 6/67(1) 'Boundaries of South-Eastern Arabia and Qatar.'
Scope & Content:
This volume primarily concerns British policy regarding the south-eastern boundaries of Saudi Arabia. It includes interdepartmental discussion regarding the approach that the British Government should take in reaching a settlement with King Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Jun 1934-13 Dec 1934
Extent:
1 volume (392 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/2954

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2954
Title:
Coll 20/3(2) 'Muscat: Relations with H. M. G.; Commercial Treaty: Revision of'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams, minutes, and draft correspondence relating to the revision of the Anglo-Muscat Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation of 1891. The revision is based upon the proposals (folios 601-56) of Sultan Said bin Taimur of Muscat [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Nov 1937-8 Oct 1938
Extent:
1 volume (657 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/2955

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2955
Title:
Coll 20/3(3) 'Muscat: Relations with HMG: Commercial Treaty, Revision of'
Scope & Content:
The file contains letters, telegrams, minutes, and draft correspondence relating to the revision of the Anglo-Muscat Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation of 1891. The papers cover the finalisation and signing of the new treaty on 5 February 1939. The majority of the file covers the fina...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Oct 1938-19 Nov 1947
Extent:
1 file (344 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/3369

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3369
Title:
Coll 27/9 ‘Passports. British Protected Persons. Travel documents for persons proceeding to, and for natives of, certain British Protectorates and Arab states.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to passports and visas for persons travelling to, and for natives of, certain British Protectorates and Arab states. It includes papers concerning the following: the procedure in connection with the issue of these travel documents; fees...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1924-27 Sep 1939
Extent:

1 volume (618 folios)