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1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/3728

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3728
Title:
Coll 30/18(1) 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein, Customs dues on goods in transit; attitude of Ibn Saud'
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence between British officials regarding complications around the payment of transit fees to Bahrain (sometimes written as Bahrein in the file) by Saudi Arabia and its precursor states, the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz (1926-1932) and the Sultanate of Nejd (1921-27). ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1920-31 Oct 1934
Extent:
1 volume (576 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/3729

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3729
Title:
Coll 30/18(2) 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain, Transit Dues: Attitude of Ibn Saud'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding complications around the payment of transit fees to Bahrain (sometimes written as Bahrein in the file) by Saudi Arabia. The correspondence also discusses relations between the two countries generally and the role of Britain. A...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1934-24 Jun 1937
Extent:
1 file (388 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/3736A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3736A
Title:
Coll 30/22 'Persian Gulf, Bahrein. Bahrein State Budget; Economy Proposals; Grant of Tariff Autonomy; Increase in Customs Duties; Developments in Bahrein'
Scope & Content:
This file contains annual budgets and financial accounts of the Government of Bahrain as well as related correspondence between British Government officials and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Ruler of Bahrain. Much of this correspondence is between officials at the Political Agency in Bahrain ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Mar 1932-24 Oct 1945
Extent:
1 file (440 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/4114A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4114A
Title:
Coll 35/12 'Kuwait: post and telegraph office; participation of Iraq in Empire Air Mail Scheme'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the Post and Telegraph Office in Kuwait and its development, to sustain the growing oil industry in Kuwait. The file contains: Proposed transfer of the control of the Post Office from Iraq to the Government of India, 1925-29 Proposed abolition of the Iraq Post and Telegraph Of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
7 Feb 1925-26 Mar 1941
Extent:
1 file (543 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/4115A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4115A
Title:
Coll 35/12(2) 'Kuwait: post and telegraph office and telephones; participation of Iraq in Empire Air Mail Scheme; Cable and Wireless Agreement with Shaikh of Kuwait'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the Post and Telegraph Office and mail delivery in Kuwait. The file contains: Commercial agreement between ruler of Kuwait and Cable and Wireless Limited, 1941 Construction of wireless station at Kuwait, administered by Cable and Wireless Limited, 1941 Interruption of postal s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1941-15 Dec 1947
Extent:
1 file (360 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/4126

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4126
Title:
Coll 35/20 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain; installation of a telephone communication between the wireless station of Imperial and International Communications Ltd at Manamah and the landing ground at Muharraq'
Scope & Content:
The initial part of the file concerns the negotiations for the installation of a telephone service between the wireless station of Imperial and International Communications Ltd at Manamah and the landing ground at Muharraq, in 1934-35. The second part contains correspondence from 1944, focusing ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1934-21 Aug 1947
Extent:
1 file (214 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1
Title:
Political Residency, Bushire
Scope & Content:
There are considerable gaps within the series owing to periodic weeding processes. The files and volumes may be divided as follows: (1) 1763-1849 (IOR/R/15/1/1-118) Separate series of letters received and letters sent contain correspondence mainly with Basra and later with Government of Bomb...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
1763-1948
Extent:
c 758 files