Collection 269/140 'Minute by Sir E. G. Barrow on the Anglo-Persian Oil Agreement and the liability of India for the defence of the oil-fields'.
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the liability of the Government of India for the defence of oil fields in Persia [Iran], following a conference on oil held in India in January 1914 and the 1914 agreement between HM Government and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC). The file contains correspondence and mi...
Map marked as for official use only, produced by the General Staff, India, and showing major and minor routes across Persia [Iran], marked in red and green ink respectively. Routes are numbered, and refer to the route descriptions given in the accompanying volume. A key below the map classifies ...
Key Map to Boundaries of Military Report Areas in Mesopotamia
Scope & Content:
This map shows the overall designation of various military region across Iraq from 1923. It also shows the major hydrological features of Mesopotamia, namely the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in relation to the boundaries of Iraq's ten military areas.
Key Map to Boundaries of Military Report Areas in 'Iraq
Scope & Content:
This map shows the distribution of ten military areas in Iraq designated for British military purposes. The map shows Iraq's hydrology counterpoised to the boundaries of its ten military areas.
‘Sketch Showing Position of Ka’taba with Reference to Aden and British Territory’
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Imprint: S.D.O. No. 1174, February 1915. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Small sketch map produced to illustrate the position of Ka’taba [Qa’tabah] within the region with a camel track to Aden marked and distances between Dthala [Dhala] and Aden reported.
'Sketch map showing territorial dispositions of the Persian Army'
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This map depicts the territorial dispositions of the Persian Army and focuses mainly on Persia and its neighbouring countries. The monochrome map is marked with red to show the various divisions of Persia and the most prominent native groups in each area. Divisional Headquarters are marked by sm...
