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51. IOR/L/PS/20/66

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/66
Title:
'Diary of a Tour in the Persian Gulf and in Turkish Arabia December 1906, by Lieutenant-Colonel Malleson Assistant Quarter Master General, Intelligence Branch, Division of the Chief of the Staff.'
Scope & Content:
The diary, written by Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfrid Malleson, comprises daily entries and accounts of his travels from 3 to 29 December 1906. The diary commences on his arrival at sea off Maskat [Muscat] before recounting the journey to Basra via Bushire and Koweit [Kuwait] and on to Baghdad, Bab...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1907
Extent:

1 volume (23 folios)

52. IOR/L/PS/20/C149

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C149
Title:
Reports on (1) the Conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab river from the Port of Basra to the Persian Gulf and on (2) the Development of the Port of Basra. By Sir George Buchanan Kt., C.I.E
Scope & Content:
This file contains two printed reports written by Sir George Buchanan, Director of Port Administration and Conservancy, Indian Expeditionary Force "D". The details of the reports are as follows: 1) 'Report on the Conservancy of the Shatt-El-Arab River from the Port of Basra to the Persian Gu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1917
Extent:

1 volume (29 folios)

53. IOR/L/PS/20/C190

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C190
Title:
Mesopotamia
Scope & Content:
This volume is a confidential handbook on Mesopotamia prepared under the direction of the Historical Section of the Foreign Office, dated February 1919. There is a table of contents which includes the following chapters: I: 'Geography Physical and Political', including 'Position and Frontiers', ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1919
Extent:

1 volume (76 folios)

54. IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 159

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 159
Title:
Basra Showing Ma‘qil, Ashar and Basra City
Scope & Content:
This map depicts the city of Basra, showing the settlements of ‘Basra City’, Ma‘qil [Al Ma‘qil] and Ashar [Al Ashar]; other smaller settlements are also demarcated. The map shows the Shatt-al-‘Arab [Shatt al-Arab] and its tributary creeks, and depicts the main railways, bridges, canals, and road...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1935
Extent:
1 map sheet

55. IOR/P/1203 Feb 1878 nos 24-27

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/P/1203 Feb 1878 nos 24-27
Title:
Imposition of quarantine at Bussorah [Basra] on all ships coming from the Red Sea
Scope & Content:
p 235. Copy telegrams regarding measures in response to the outbreak of cholera at Jeddah.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1878
Extent:
1 page

56. IOR/R/15/1/133

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/133
Title:
'Book 181 - 1852'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence for the Persian Gulf Residency. At the start of 1852 Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell is Resident, before being superseded in March by Captain Arnold Kemball. The volume includes: Correspondence with the British Envoy at the C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Dec 1851-14 Dec 1852
Extent:
1 volume (146 folios)

57. IOR/R/15/1/134

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134
Title:
‘Vol 182 1852/53 Persia; Slave Trade; Muscat; Commerce; miscellaneous’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence for the Persian Gulf Residency. At the start of 1852 Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell is Resident, before being superseded by Captain Arnold Kemball. Correspondence in the volume falls under the following headings: Persia, Basra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jan 1852-23 Nov 1852
Extent:
1 volume, 38 items (57 folios)

58. IOR/R/15/1/542, f 136

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/542, f 136
Title:
Tracing for Degree Sheet No. 3N – Turkey in Asia. Basra (4th Edition, 1916)
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Relief shown by form lines at 20 feet intervals. Blueprint of a map issued by War Office in 1916 ‘Turkey in Asia: Basrah Sheet No 3N, Reg. No 1519’, enclosed with a letter no. 188-S dated 21th December 1941. Shows area south of Basrah from Zubair [Az Zubayr] to Umm Qas...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1941
Extent:
1 map

59. IOR/R/15/1/610-615

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/610-615
Title:
File 73: Routes and Railways in Persia and Arabia
Scope & Content:
These files and volumes contain correspondence, maps, newspaper cuttings, and other documents relating to the planning and building of the Baghdad Railway and its extension to Basra. Questions addressed within the files are those of ownership and control (contested between Germany, Britain, the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1911-1919
Extent:

6 files and volumes (1107 folios)

60. IOR/R/15/1/613, f 6

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/613, f 6
Title:
‘ROUGH PLAN SHOWING RELATIVE POSITION OF BAGDAD RAILWAY MATERIAL DEPÔT AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Properties labelled for reference with some measurements reported. Site of Bagdad Railway Material Depot indicated as ‘German property’ and shown by red pecked line with land hired from the Turkish Government separated by black line. Turkish Marine Ground and Turkish Dock ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1912
Extent:
1 map