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Language English Name Foreign Office, 1782-1968 Level [38] SubSubSeries

1. Add MS 43209-43211

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 43209-43211
Title:
ABERDEEN PAPERS. Vols. CLXXI-CLXXIII (ff. 266, 284, 574 [in two parts, ff. 1-289, 290-574]). Correspondence of the Hon. Sir Robert Gordon, G.C.B., with his brother, Lord Aberdeen; 1811-1847. The second and third volumes consist chiefly of Sir Robert's semi-official correspondence (1828-1846) as Ambassador successively to Turkey and Austria (D and E above).
Scope & Content:
Hon Sir Robert Gordon, GCB; diplomatist: Correspondence with his brother, Lord Aberdeen: 1811-1847. Foreign Office: Correspondence of Lord Aberdeen as Foreign Sec.: 1828-1830, 1841-1846.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1811-1847
Extent:
3 items

2. Add MS 43220-43222

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 43220-43222
Title:
ABERDEEN PAPERS. Vols. CLXXXII-CLXXXIV (ff. 124, 144, 66). Letter-books containing copies of despatches from Sir Robert Gordon, as Ambassador to Austria, to Lord Aberdeen and Lord Palmerston as successive Foreign Secretaries. These three volumes were presented by George Arthur Maurice Hamilton- Gordon, 2nd Baron Stanmore, P. C., K. C. V. 0. (cf. p. 89 above). G, Section 11
Scope & Content:
Foreign Office: Correspondence of Lord Aberdeen as Foreign Sec.: 1828-1830, 1841-1846. Ferdinand of Austria: Letter-books of despatches from Sir R. Gordon, as British Ambassador to: 1841-1846.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1841-1846]
Extent:
3 items

3. IOR/R/15/1/556-609

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/556-609
Title:
File 61: Najd
Scope & Content:
These files and volumes contain correspondence, reports, and other documents relating to the Najd region, in present-day Saudi Arabia, and its ruler, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd, commonly known as Ibn Sa‘ūd. The papers cover the period from Ibn Sa‘ūd's rise to prominence after taking Riyadh in 1902, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
1905-1944
Extent:
54 files and volumes (12,432 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/610-615

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/610-615
Title:
File 73: Routes and Railways in Persia and Arabia
Scope & Content:
These files and volumes contain correspondence, maps, newspaper cuttings, and other documents relating to the planning and building of the Baghdad Railway and its extension to Basra. Questions addressed within the files are those of ownership and control (contested between Germany, Britain, the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1911-1919
Extent:

6 files and volumes (1107 folios)