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1. Mss Eur F111/69A

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Mss Eur F111/69A
Title:
Foreign Office Papers: Persia
Scope & Content:
This item comprises printed Foreign Office correspondence relating to Persia [Iran], covering geopolitical, political, economic, social and cultural matters. The despatches are dated 18 December 1891-30 June 1897. The first page of each despatch includes the heading ‘ASIA. CONFIDENTIAL.’ on the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18 Dec 1891-30 Jun 1897
Extent:
1 volume (207 folios)

2. Mss Eur F111/350

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/350
Title:
‘Seistan Persia & Seistan’
Scope & Content:
The volumes contain papers relating to Persia [Iran], including Seistan, and the tract of land south of the Baluch-Afghan boundary between Nushki and Persia, which had become British territory following the demarcation of the Afghan-Baluch border. The papers largely consist of printed copies o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jun 1896-3 Mar 1900
Extent:

2 volumes (301 folios)

3. Mss Eur F111/351

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/351
Title:
Papers and Newspaper Cuttings about British Policy in Persia and the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers relating to British policy in Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf. It includes the following papers: A copy of a printed ‘Report on a Tour in Western Persia’ by Henry Mortimer Durand, HM Minister, Tehran (folios 13 to 17) Two printed copies of a letter from the Governme...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
29 Mar 1900-29 Oct 1903
Extent:

1 volume (196 folios)

4. Mss Eur F111/353

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/353
Title:
Miscellaneous Correspondence, Notes, and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to Persia
Scope & Content:
The file contains miscellaneous papers, mostly correspondence, notes, and newspaper cuttings, mainly relating to Persia [Iran]. The papers largely relate to Russian influence in Persia, and include papers concerning railway construction in Persia. The correspondence consists of letters address...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
3 Feb 1899-31 Mar 1905
Extent:

1 file (122 folios)

5. Mss Eur F111/358

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/358
Title:
Notes Prepared for Reference during Curzon’s Tour of the Persian Gulf, and Other Papers on Persia and the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers relating to Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf, including a document entitled ‘Notes on current topics prepared for reference during his Excellency the Viceroy’s tour in the Persian Gulf, November 1903.’ It also includes printed extracts of letters relating to the tour f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
4 Aug 1895-21 Nov 1903
Extent:

1 file (337 folios)

6. Mss Eur F111/359/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/359/2
Title:
‘Confidential. Persia’
Scope & Content:
This part consists of a printed summary of British policy regarding Persia, from 1834 to 1904, featuring extracts from Foreign Office correspondence. Also included are extracts from speeches given in the House of Commons by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the Parliamentary Under-S...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1904
Extent:
1 file (56 folios)

7. Mss Eur F111/535

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/535
Title:
PRINCIPAL DESPATCHES AND CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO PERSIA CONNECTED WITH THE SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND MEASURES OF VICEROYALTY OF HIS EXCELLENCY LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON IN THE FOREIGN DEPARTMENT. JANUARY 1899 TO NOVEMBER 1905. VOLUME IV-PART IV. PERSIA.
Scope & Content:
Published by Superintendent Government Printing, India, Calcutta. The volume consists of a draft Part IV to the Summary of the Principal Events and Measures of the Viceroyalty of His Excellency Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India in the Foreign Department. I. January...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1908
Extent:

1 volume (64 folios)

8. Mss Eur F112/250

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/250
Title:
Letters and Papers from Various People on a Number of Matters Mostly Relating to Persia
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence from a number of diplomats, army officers, political officers, explorers, orientalists, journalists, businessmen, and Persian notables, many of which are personal friends of Lord Curzon. Correspondents include: Lieutenant Herbert John Coningham, army officer and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
21 Feb 1906-20 Dec 1911
Extent:

1 file (125 folios)

9. Mss Eur F126/29

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/29
Title:
East Persia, Herat and Afghanistan mission order
Scope & Content:
Order issued by the British Minister at Tehran, Charles Alison, instructing Pelly to return to India overland from Persia through Afghanistan. The letter instructs Pelly on the British Government's preferred route for him through Meshed [Mashhad], Herat and Cabul [Kabul], weather permitting, an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
10 Sep 1860
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

10. Mss Eur F126/33

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33
Title:
Drafts and copies of letters from Lewis Pelly to the Viceroy, Lord Canning, and the British Minister at Tehran, Charles Alison, about his journey through Persia and Afghanistan
Scope & Content:
Drafts and copies of the reports, despatches and letters that Lewis Pelly submitted to His Excellency Earl Canning, Viceroy of India and Charles Alison, British Minister at Tehran during his special duty in Afghanistan. These drafts include Pelly's daily despatches from his stay at Herat, whic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1860-10 Sep 1864
Extent:

1 file, 28 items (141 folios)