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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS/12/3709-3976 Language English Name Foreign Office, 1782-1968

1. IOR/L/PS/12/3726

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3726
Title:
Coll 30/16 'Persian Gulf: Surveys: Survey by HMS Ormonde, etc'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a number of naval surveys of the coastline and islands of the Persian Gulf that were completed by Royal Navy vessels including HMS Challenger and HMS Ormonde. In addition to the logistical and technical aspects of these surv...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
7 Nov 1929-4 Feb 1948
Extent:
1 file (227 folios)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/3732

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3732
Title:
Coll 30/21 'Persian Gulf: Koweit. Blockade by Ibn Saud. Koweit-Nejd Relations'
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence between British officials regarding a trade blockade that was imposed on Kuwait by the King of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. In addition to this specific topic, the correspondence also contains lengthy discussi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Mar 1932-13 May 1935
Extent:
1 file (562 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/3733

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3733
Title:
Coll 30/21(2) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit - Blockade by Ibn Saud'
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence related to a trade blockade that was imposed on Kuwait by the Ruler of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and more generally concerning relations between Britain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The correspondence in the v...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 May 1935-27 Sep 1937
Extent:
1 volume (501 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/3734

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3734
Title:
Coll 30/21(3) 'Persian Gulf: Kuwait-Saudi Relations: Blockade by Ibn Saud. Smuggling: Bon Voisinage and Extradition Agreements'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning a number of proposed agreements between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait that were intended to formalise relations between the two countries and to end a trade blockade that had been imposed on Kuwait by Saudi Arabia. Much of the corr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Oct 1937-3 Apr 1940
Extent:
1 file (512 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/3735

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3735
Title:
Coll 30/21(4) 'Persian Gulf: Koweit-Saudi relations. Trade, Bon Voisinage and Extradition Agreements. Desire of Ibn Saud to Establish Customs Post at Wafra'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning a number of agreements agreed between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in 1942 (and ratified in 1943). The agreements were intended to formalise relations between the two countries and to end a trade blockade that had been imposed o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1940-14 Apr 1947
Extent:
1 file (83 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/3737

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3737
Title:
Coll 30/23 'Persian Gulf. Koweit: Status. Position vis a vis Iraq and Ibn Saud. Boundaries of Koweit'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the delineation of the Iraq-Kuwait frontier. This correspondence is between officials of the India Office, Foreign Office, Political Residency in Bushire, British Embassy in Baghdad, Geographical Section of the War Office and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1921-30 Jan 1948
Extent:
1 file (346 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/3740

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3740
Title:
Coll 30/26 'Persian Gulf. Gifts to Arab Rulers. Delegation to A. O's. Abroad of Authority to Make Small Gifts to Local Notables'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the protocol around granting members of the Royal Air Force on service in the Persian Gulf the authority to give small presents to local notables (usually referred to as notabilities in the file) as gestures of respect or in ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1932-1 Jun 1934
Extent:
1 file (58 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/3747

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3747
Title:
Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding British Government policy on the Trucial Coast. Specifically, this includes discussions concerning the possibility of appointing an Assistant Political Agent to the region, incorporating it into civil air routes and whether or...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 May 1929-8 Aug 1939
Extent:
1 file (407 folios)