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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS/12/3709-3976 Language English Name Political Resident, Persian Gulf, 1822-1971

1. IOR/L/PS/12/3731

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3731
Title:
Coll 30/20 'Persian Gulf. Diaries: Arab States News Summaries'
Scope & Content:
This volume contains copies of a monthly news summary concerning the Arab states of the Persian Gulf that was prepared by the office of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. The contents of the summaries vary slightly month by month but generally contain the following sub-headings: movem...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1931-17 Feb 1933
Extent:
1 volume (202 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/3784

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3784
Title:
Coll 30/67 'Koweit & H.M.G.: Policy of H.M.G. in regard to relations with the Shaikh of Koweit.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns British Government (HMG) policy on relations with the Shaikh of Koweit [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, Ruler of Kuwait]. The file contains correspondence, minutes and memoranda produced by senior officials at the Foreign Office and the India Office; the Political Resident in the Per...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1933-26 Nov 1937
Extent:
1 file (351 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/3785

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3785
Title:
Coll 30/68 'Trade: Japanese trading activities in the Persian Gulf.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains reports on Japanese trade with the Persian Gulf, in the light of a marked increase in Japanese trading activities in the region. The file contains information relating to Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Oman, and the Trucial Coast. The file consists of correspondence from the Pol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1933-2 Apr 1938
Extent:
1 file (117 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/3787

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3787
Title:
Coll 30/70 'Bahrain: Amendment of contracts of Capt Parke, Commandant of Police, & Mr Belgrave, Adviser to the Sheikh of Bahrain: leave of Mr Belgrave, etc.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the terms of service of British officials working for the Government of Bahrain, principally Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The principal correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Political Agent, Bahrain; Belgrav...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Mar 1930-24 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (188 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/3792

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3792
Title:
Coll 30/75 'Anglo-Persian Relations: Persian claims to Arab Littoral. Persian Govt. question right of H.M. Govt. to make official representations on behalf of Arab Rulers.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns relations between the governments of the United Kingdom and Persia (also referred to as Iran), specifically in terms of relations between Persia and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf that were under British protection. The file mainly contains correspondence from British Gov...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18 Jun 1918-26 Oct 1938
Extent:
1 file (394 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/3794

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3794
Title:
Coll 30/77 'Koweit: Persian interference with Koweiti dhows.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns reports of interference with Kuwaiti dhows by Iranian (also referred to as Persian) customs and naval authorities. The papers contain witness statements, letters of protest by the Shaikh of Koweit [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, Ruler of Kuwait], reports, discussion of the incidents ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1934-28 Feb 1948
Extent:
1 file (179 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/3795

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3795
Title:
Coll 30/78 'Bahrein Nationality Law. Bahrein Property Law: Registration of certain foreigners in Bahrein by the Agency. Ownership of property by foreigners in Bahrein (King's Reg. No. 1 of 1937).'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the drafting and publication of nationality and property laws for Bahrein [Bahrain]. The relevant Order in Council and King's Regulations (copies of which are included) are as follows: The Bahrein (Amendment) Order in Council, 1937 The Bahrein Law regarding Ownership of Immova...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
7 Jun 1933-10 Oct 1947
Extent:
1 file (446 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/3797

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3797
Title:
Coll 30/80 'Trade: Reports on Persian Gulf Market and trading possibilities'
Scope & Content:
The file contains information on economic and trade conditions in the states located on the Arab side of the Persian Gulf, and discussion of the potential market there for British goods. The main correspondents are the Department of Overseas Trade, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1930-12 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (354 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/3799

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3799
Title:
Coll 30/82 'Import duties charged by Sheikh of Koweit on goods arriving by sea.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns various increases in import duty (from 4½% to 6½%) by the Shaikh of Kuwait on goods imported into Koweit [Kuwait] by sea, and the question of whether the increases should apply to British subjects. The increases are discussed against the background of the Bunder Shweikh lease o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1934-2 Jun 1943
Extent:
1 file (60 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/3800

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3800
Title:
Coll 30/83 'QATAR OIL CONCESSION, POLICY AND PROTECTION.'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns British Government policy towards Qatar in the light of the bid by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) to obtain a concession from the Shaikh of Qatar (Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani [‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī]) to produce oil in the country. The British Government were keen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Dec 1933-12 Jul 1935
Extent:
1 volume (505 folios)