Printed Map of Border Region of the British Protectorate of Aden
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A printed map of border region of the British protectorate of Aden. An accompaniment to letter No. 19 from the Aden Boundary Commission sent 15 March 1904.
Illustration of the Russian bombardment of the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, 1912
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A print of an illustration that depicts the bombardment of the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad by Russian artillery forces, an incident that occurred in April 1912. A poem in Farsi is displayed around the edge of the illustration and a translation of this poem is contained on folio 343.
Copies of correspondence, memoranda, maps and other papers, relating to diplomatic negotiations taking place between the Turkish and Persian Governments, marshalled by the British and Russian Governments, over the fixing of the boundary line between Persia and Turkish Mesopotamia at Mohammerah [...
The first part of the volume (folios 202-336) contains correspondence relating to the appointment and visit of the Admiralty Oil Commission under the chairmanship of Admiral Sir Edmond J W Slade, to the Persian oil fields and then to the Oil Conference held at Delhi, to examine and discuss oil pr...
P. 5085/1914 Pt 2 German War: Turkey: Jedda; British interests
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, printed reports and notes, relating to the Consulate Affairs in Jeddah. The discussion in the volume relates to the withdrawal of the British consul from Jeddah with the declaration of war with the Ottoman Empire and arrangem...
A map indicating the location of one buoy in the vicinity of Kishm in the Persian Gulf. The buoy is marked in manuscript on an inset map entitled 'Kishm and Parts Adjacent', with corresponding arrows drawn in the upper and left margins. The base map on which the buoy is indicated is Admiralty c...
File 6/1912 Part 1 'Persia: Shiraz affairs; attack on Mr Smart; Swedish gendarmerie'
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Part 1 consists of correspondence relating to insecurity in southern Persia, particularly around Shiraz and along the Shiraz-Bushire roads. The papers tell of the British response to the situation, covering the following matters: the decision of whether to arm Shiraz or to evacuate the city; con...
File 4030/1913 Pt 1 'Baghdad Railway: Negotiations; Navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates'
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This part contains correspondence that relates to a concession that was granted to the shipping magnate, Lord Inchcape (James Lyle Mackay), by the Ottoman Empire for the formation of a company to facilitate the transportation of goods on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for the construction of th...
File 4030/1913 Pt 2 'Baghdad Railway: Negotiations; Navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates'
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This part contains correspondence that relates to a concession that was granted to the shipping magnate, Lord Inchcape (James Lyle Mackay), by the Ottoman Empire for the formation of a company to facilitate the transportation of goods on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for the construction of th...