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1. IOR/R/15/1/196

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/196
Title:
'Sirri Island Occupation by the Persian Govt. 1887-1902'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence concerning the Persian claim to the island of Sirrī, as well as their claim to and occupation of that place. In addition there is information concerning rival claims by Trucial Coast rulers, details concerning Dubai pearl divers on the island and details concern...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
18 Sep 1887-27 Jun 1902
Extent:
1 volume (235 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/197

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/197
Title:
'B.11 668-II Sirri Island'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence mostly concerning the island of Sirri [Sirrī], as well as other Persian Gulf islands, including Tanb [Ṭanb] and Lesser Tanb, Farur [Farūr] and Lesser Farur, Dalmah [Dalmā], Halul island [Ḥālūl], Sir Abu Nu'ayr [Ṣīr Abū Nu‘ayr], and Sir Bani Yas [Ṣīr Banī Yās]. T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
31 May 1904-25 Oct 1910
Extent:
1 file (146 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/230

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/230
Title:
File 5/196 II Slave traffic in the Gulf
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence related to slave trading activity in the Persian Gulf, including intelligence reports on suspected slave traders, and the movement of suspected slaves across the Gulf by traders. The volume also includes a number of reports on the extent and nature of the slave...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1929-7 Dec 1938
Extent:

1 volume (216 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/323

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/323
Title:
File 8/22 Eastern Aden Protectorate Intelligence Summaries
Scope & Content:
The file contains periodic intelligence summaries for the East Aden Protectorate. From the beginning of January 1941 to the end of May 1941 the reports are weekly. From June 1941 they become monthly. The reports are composed by the Resident Adviser, based in Mukalla. Each report consists of an ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
Jan 1941-Sep 1945
Extent:
1 file (284 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/601

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/601
Title:
‘File 20/1 I Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf’
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises correspondence sent to and from the Political Agency in Bahrain, in response to Sir George Maxwell’s (British adviser to the League of Nations Advisory Committee on Slavery) requests for information on the extent and nature of the slave trade in the Persian Gulf. Copies of c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Mar 1931-30 Jul 1937
Extent:

1 volume (332 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/602

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/602
Title:
File 20/1 II Slavery in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence related to a number of issues concerning the slave trade and slavery in the Gulf region: Correspondence related to the League of Nations Advisory Committee of Experts, and its request for information about slavery in the Persian Gulf region. The papers include ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1937-21 Jul 1938
Extent:

1 volume (283 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/4/15

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/4/15
Title:
File 0190 Trucial Coast News Diary
Scope & Content:
The file contains confidential news reports from the Trucial Coast. The reports were prepared by the Political Officer (in winter) or Residency Agent (in summer) and sent to the Political Agency at Bahrain. Each report covers a range of matters and is organised in short sections under a sub-head...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1946-8 Feb 1950
Extent:
1 file (202 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/6/183

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/183
Title:
File 8/1 GWADUR-KALAT BOUNDARY 1912-1942
Scope & Content:
This volume is mainly comprised of correspondence relating to the boundary between Muscat-controlled Gwadur [Gwadar] and the state of Kalat. Much of the correspondence discusses longstanding British concerns that the boundary should be officially defined and demarcated before any valuable minera...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:
8 Feb 1912-2 Jun 1942
Extent:
1 volume (213 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/6/184

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/184
Title:
File 8/1 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: GWADUR/KALAT BOUNDARY
Scope & Content:
Following on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/183), this file mainly concerns issues arising in relation to the boundary between Muscat-controlled Gwadur [Gwadar] and the state of Kalat. It features the following principal correspondents: the British Agent, Gwadur; the Political Agent and Cons...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
14 May 1942-7 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)