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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Language Arabic Name Secretary of State for the Colonies, United Kingdom, 1854-1966

1. IOR/R/15/1/623

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/623
Title:
D 93 KUWAIT OIL A.P.O.C. (82/1 VI) and E. & G.S. (86/1 IV)
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India and the Secretary of State for the Colonies in London, the Political Resident at Bushire, the Political Agent at Kuwait and and Eastern and General Syndicate Limited (E.&G.S.) representa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Feb 1933-30 Jun 1933
Extent:
1 volume (259 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/626

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/626
Title:
F-82 82/27 I: QATAR OIL
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Political Resident at Bushire, the Shaikh of Qatar and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives, including Haji 'Abdullah Williamson, the Colonial Office and the Secretary of State for Colonies in Londo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1925-23 Feb 1934
Extent:
1 volume (361 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/638

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/638
Title:
File 86/1 I (D 73) Eastern and General Syndicate - Proposed Oil Concession in Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The volume covers the proposal by the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited for oil concessions in Kuwait (also spelled Koweit) which were to be negotiated on the Syndicate's behalf by Major Frank Holmes. Included within the volume are copies of the draft agreements and correspondence between t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1925-1 Jun 1931
Extent:
1 volume (244 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/639

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/639
Title:
File 86/1 II (D 78) Kuwait Oil. Eastern and General Syndicate
Scope & Content:
The volume continues on from IOR/R/15/1/638 in discussing a proposed Oil Concession for Kuwait which is negotiated by Major Frank Holmes on behalf of the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited. The correspondence focuses on a proposed clause in the draft concession agreement, known as the 'Nati...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 May 1931-30 Jun 1932
Extent:
1 volume (239 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/5/29

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/29
Title:
File [10/4] British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: Ikhwan raids on Iraq and Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. Specifically, the correspondence relates to Ikhwan raids into Iraqi and Kuwaiti territory, Ibn Sa'ud's inability to stop them and what measu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1928-25 Nov 1928
Extent:
1 file (299 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/5/30

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/30
Title:
File 10/4 British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: Royal Navy support for Kuwait; proposal to send Sir Gilbert Clayton on mission to Ibn Sa`ud
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. Specifically, the correspondence relates to Ikhwan raids into Iraqi and Kuwaiti territory, Ibn Sa'ud's relations with Kuwait and Iraqi tribe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 May 1928-23 Jun 1928
Extent:
1 file (256 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/5/35

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/35
Title:
File 10/4 British relations with Ibn Sa`ud: `Awazim raids and negotiations; southern boundary of Kuwait; British Agency in Jidda changed to Legation
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the British Government's relationship with Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. Specifically, the correspondence concerns the movements of the Awazim tribe, patrols of the neutral area between Kuwait and Ibn Sa'ud's terr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Dec 1929-2 Jan 1930
Extent:
1 file (201 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/5/98

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/98
Title:
1/C Vol: V Miscellaneous.
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, printed reports, memoranda, and notes, relating to miscellaneous topics concerning the Kuwait Agency from August to December 1924. The discussion in the volume relates to the following topics: Ikhwan raids, 1924 Proposed land mail serv...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1924-27 Dec 1924
Extent:
1 volume (208 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/5/106

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/106
Title:
'Najd-Transjordan Boundary'
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes for the period of February 1925 to December 1927 relating to the Najd-Transjordan boundary. Topics discussed include: The Najd-Transjordanian boundary and raiding between Iraq and Najd. The mission of Sir Gilbert C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1925-29 Dec 1927
Extent:

1 volume (175 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/6/438

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/438
Title:
File No. 14/5 MINERAL DEPOSITS IN DHOFAR
Scope & Content:
The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to prospecting for coal and other minerals in Dhofar. Issues discussed include terms of a concession, technical mining issues and assessments of commercial viability of mining the coal seams and ore. The f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Jun 1911-30 Mar 1933
Extent:
1 file (55 folios)