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101. IOR/L/PS/12/2161

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2161
Title:
Coll 6/89 'Saudi Arabia: Approaches to Jedda Harbour. Interest of Standard Oil Co.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the California Arabian Standard Oil Company's interest in erecting storage tanks at Jedda, which would involve making improvements to the harbour's navigational facilities in the process. The file features the following correspondents: the California Arabian Standard Oil Compa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1938-21 Nov 1938
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

102. IOR/L/PS/12/2162

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2162
Title:
Coll 6/90 'Syria: Anglo-French relations in the Near East. French policy in Syria.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns Anglo-French relations in the near East, particularly relating to French policy in Syria. Much of the correspondence relates to British efforts to obtain information from the French Government regarding the latter's future policy in Syria. The correspondence includes discuss...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1939-29 May 1947
Extent:
1 file (83 folios)

103. IOR/L/PS/12/2163

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2163
Title:
Coll 6/91 'Saudi Arabia. Policy of H.M.G. Qn. of credits and guarantee of assistance to Ibn Saud.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns British policy towards Saudi Arabia during the Second World War (the abbreviation 'Qn' in the title stands for 'Question'). The correspondence discusses the question of providing financial or material assistance to Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Oct 1939-1 Jan 1945
Extent:
1 file (338 folios)

104. IOR/L/PS/12/2164

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2164
Title:
Coll 6/91(2) 'Saudi Arabia: Policy of H.M.G. Assistance to King Ibn Saud (British Military Mission to Saudi Arabia)'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns arrangements for a military mission to Saudi Arabia, financed by the British Government. The file consists of correspondence between War Office, Foreign Office, India Office, and Government of India officials regarding the War Office's proposal for a proportion of Sunni Moslem...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1946-14 Mar 1947
Extent:
1 file (63 folios)

105. IOR/L/PS/12/2165

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2165
Title:
Coll 6/92 'SAUDI ARABIA: Activities of H.St.J. Philby (Haji Abdullah) Qn of with-holding pension.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the British Government's response to what are described as 'disloyal and defeatist' comments made by Harry St John Bridger Philby to Allied and neutral officials in Saudi Arabia on the subjects of British policy in the Gulf and the Allied forces' war efforts. (The abbreviation...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Sep 1939-1 Dec 1941
Extent:
1 file (122 folios)

106. IOR/L/PS/12/2166

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2166
Title:
Coll 6/93 'Syria – Situation in after the capitulation of France 1940: Allied operations against :–'
Scope & Content:
This file documents British policy and Allied operations regarding Syria and Lebanon, following the defeat of France in June 1940. It documents preparations for a British-Free French military campaign in Syria [Operation Exporter] and concludes with correspondence regarding armistice terms, foll...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
23 Jun 1940-28 Jul 1941
Extent:
1 file (500 folios)

107. IOR/L/PS/12/2167

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2167
Title:
Coll 6/93(1) 'SYRIA: Mixed Courts in Syria (Notes to and from the Syrian Government)'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the abolition of the mixed courts system that existed under the French Mandate in Syria and Lebanon (a system whereby cases concerning the rights and properties of foreigners were processed by courts usually consisting of two French judges and one local judge, with the proce...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Sep 1946-29 May 1947
Extent:
1 file (53 folios)

108. IOR/L/PS/12/2168

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2168
Title:
Coll 6/93(2) 'SYRIA: Situation in – after capitulation of France, 1940. Incl. Proclamation of Independence.'
Scope & Content:
Following on from an earlier file (IOR/L/PS/12/2166), this file concerns British policy relating to Syria, following the success of the British-Free French military campaign in Syria [Operation Exporter]. (The abbreviation 'Incl.' in the title stands for 'Including'). The date range of this fil...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
3 Jul 1941-12 Dec 1944
Extent:
1 file (311 folios)

109. IOR/L/PS/12/2169

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2169
Title:
Coll 6/94 'INDIAN REPRESENTATION AT JEDDA'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to British Indian (and later, Indian and Pakistani) representation in Jedda, Saudi Arabia. The earlier correspondence (1937-1946) concerns successive appointments for the position of Indian Vice-Consul at Jedda, whose main responsibilities relate to the interests of Indian pil...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Apr 1937-15 Nov 1948
Extent:
1 file (91 folios)

110. IOR/L/PS/12/2170

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2170
Title:
Coll 6/96 'World Islamic Conference 1949'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of one letter, dated 19 July 1949 and addressed by the British Legation in Amman to the Foreign Office's Eastern Department. The letter relays reports of 'unknown reliability' that King Ibn Saoud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] proposes to hold a World I...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jul 1949-11 Aug 1949
Extent:
1 file (3 folios)