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1. IOR/L/PS/12/15

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/15
Title:
PZ 1654/31 'Mr Philby's conversion to Islam'
Scope & Content:
Thefile contains correspondence regarding the conversion to Islam of Harry St JohnBridger Philby, former Colonial Office intelligence officer and advisor to IbnSaud, King of Nejd and Hejaz. The primary correspondents are: British Legation,Jeddah; Foreign Office; India Office; Government of India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Aug 1930-18 Mar 1931
Extent:
1 file (14 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/34

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/34
Title:
PZ 4971/31 'Sahib Mankari Abdul Rahman Khan: medical diploma; q[uestio]n of practising of Indian doctors in Arabia'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the validity in Saudi Arabia of certain medical qualifications obtained in India. The primary correspondents are: Sir Andrew Ryan, British Legation to Saudi Arabia; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia; Francis Verner Wylie, Government of India, Fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jun 1931-9 Aug 1934
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/36

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/36
Title:
PZ 5377/31 'Hejaz-Nejd: alleged desecration of tombs at Jannatul Baki [Jannat al-Baqi]; treatment of Shiahs in the Hejaz'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the disadvantageous treatment of Shia pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, particularly excess charges for transportation, and the destruction of shrines at Jannatul Baki [Jannat al-Baqi] cemetery in Medina by Ibn Saud in 1926. The primary correspondents are: Cecil...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1931-4 Oct 1932
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/72

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/72
Title:
PZ 2791/33 'Arabia: Wakf properties in Saudi-Arabia for the use of Indian pilgrims'
Scope & Content:
The discussion in the file relates to the use of wakf properties [waqf] (property donated by Islamic rulers for pious uses) in Jeddah and Mecca intended for Indian pilgrims. The British had information which led them to believe such properties were being used as private property but that they co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1933-26 Jul 1934
Extent:
1 file (40 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/752

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/752
Title:
Ext 4986/42 Destitute Yemenis and Hadhramis entering Saudi Arabia
Scope & Content:
The file contains a letter from the British Ministry at Jedda to the Foreign Office, informing them that Ibn Saud had asked for assistance in preventing destitute Yemenis and Hadramis from entering Saudi Arabia, requesting that only subjects with means of subsistence be admitted.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Aug 1942-16 Sep 1942
Extent:
1 file (3 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/895

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/895
Title:
Ext 338/44 'Ill treatment of Persian pilgrims at Mecca'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the execution without trial of a Persian pilgrim, accused of defiling the Great Mosque of Mecca, and ensuing agitation amongst Persian and other Shiah Muslims. The primary correspondents are: British Legation, Tehran; British Legation, Baghdad; British L...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jan 1944-6 Oct 1944
Extent:
1 file (5 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/901

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/901
Title:
Ext 691/44 'Destitute Chinese Nationals in Mecca'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers regarding destitute Chinese citizens in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and potential British assistance in repatriating them via India. The primary correspondents are: British Legation, Jeddah; Foreign Office; Government of India; British Embassy, Chungking [Chongqing].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Feb 1944-Jul 1944
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/2074

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2074
Title:
Coll 6/10 'Hejaz-Nejd Affairs: Financial Situation and Internal Situation'
Scope & Content:
This volume largely consists of copies of Foreign Office correspondence, which have been forwarded by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the Under-Secretary of State for India. The correspondence, most of which is between Foreign Office officials and either the British Minister ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jun 1928-26 Aug 1938
Extent:
1 volume (649 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/2119

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2119
Title:
Coll 6/52 'Saudi Arabia: Anti-Saudi activities of Sayed Mohamed Tahir al Dabbagh'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence discussing the reported activities of Sayed Mohamed Tahir al Dabbagh [Sayyid Muḥammad Ṭāhir al-Dabbagh, former Hashimite finance minister in the Hejaz] and other persons referred to as 'anti-Saudi consipirators'. It documents their movements in political exil...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jun 1932-6 Jul 1936
Extent:
1 file (159 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/2129

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2129
Title:
Coll 6/62 'Saudi-Arabia: National and provincial boundaries of –'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns a request, made by the Army Headquarters, India, to the British Embassy at Baghdad, for a map of Arabia showing the national and provincial boundaries of Saudi Arabia. The correspondence discusses the difficulties associated with marking out the various boundaries, owing to th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1916-14 Dec 1934
Extent:
1 file (59 folios)