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41. IOR/L/PS/12/3894B

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3894B
Title:
Coll 30/158A 'Koweit: Administration and Finances. Financial Adviser for Koweit'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the administration and finances of the state of Koweit [Kuwait], and in particular the proposed appointment of a British Financial Adviser to the Shaikh of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], a role similar to that of Charles Dalrymple Belgrave in Bahrain. This was against...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jul 1946-5 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (72 folios)

42. IOR/L/PS/12/3918

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3918
Title:
Coll 30/180 'Kuwait:- Establishment of a light on Kubber Island.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the establishment of a light for shipping (and rejected proposals for an aero-maritime beacon) on Kubber Island (also referred to as Kubbar Island), in the approaches to Kuwait. The file contains correspondence from the Flag Officer Commanding, Royal Indian Navy, Bombay; and fr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jun 1937-26 May 1941
Extent:
1 file (18 folios)

43. IOR/L/PS/12/3738

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3738
Title:
Coll 30/24 'Persia and Persian Gulf, Persian Navy. Visits to Arab Ports'
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence regarding practicalities, relevant legislation and political considerations related to the movement of Persian shipping vessels around the Persian Gulf, notably regarding potential visits to Arab ports and British naval bases in Persian territory, at Henjam an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
20 Sep 1930-8 Oct 1933
Extent:
1 volume (449 folios)

44. IOR/L/PS/12/3775

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3775
Title:
Coll 30/58 'Persian Gulf. Anglo-Persian Relations. Persian insult to British flag at Basidu'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British diplomatic and naval officials concerning an incident on 31 July 1933 when four Persian naval officers landed at Basidu (a naval station on Qishm island used by Britain) and took down the British flag in the presence of witnesses including an Ita...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Aug 1933-31 Jan 1934
Extent:
1 file (589 folios)

45. IOR/L/PS/12/3777

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3777
Title:
Coll 30/60 'Persian Gulf. Interference with Koweiti dhow by Persian gunboat off Bushire'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning an incident in which a Kuwaiti vessel named Fath-ul-Khair was stopped and searched by a Government of Iran war vessel off of the coastline of Bushire. The majority of the correspondence in the file is between officials at t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jul 1933-26 Jul 1934
Extent:
1 file (42 folios)

46. IOR/L/PS/12/3832

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3832
Title:
Coll 30/108(1) 'QUARANTINE ARRANGEMENTS IN PERSIAN GULF: OUTBREAKS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns reports of suspected cases of cholera and other infectious diseases in the Persian Gulf (especially Dubai), and quarantine arrangements in such cases for persons entering (e.g. from Ethiopia, folio 26) and leaving the Gulf (e.g. for Greece, folio 9). Most of the correspondence...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Nov 1947-27 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (57 folios)

47. IOR/L/PS/12/3915

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3915
Title:
Coll 30/177 'Bahrein: Appointment of Political Agent; appointment. Political Agent's movements.'
Scope & Content:
The file consists of papers concerning the appointment of officers to the post of Political Agent, Bahrain, and papers concerning the Political Agent's movements (leave, official tours, travel arrangements, and allowances). The file includes comments on individuals by the Political Resident in ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1939-15 Dec 1947
Extent:
1 file (106 folios)

48. IOR/L/PS/12/3721

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3721
Title:
Coll 30/10 'Persian Gulf - Reduction in Number of Subsidised Vessels in as a Measure of Economy'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a proposal to reduce the number of British naval vessels stationed permanently in the Persian Gulf. The correspondence is between officials in Iraq, India and the Political Residency in Bushire. It discusses the political im...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Sep 1931-14 Mar 1932
Extent:
1 file (24 folios)

49. IOR/L/PS/12/3880

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3880
Title:
Coll 30/145 'Entry of Persian subjects into the Arab Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the emigration of thousands of people from Iran to the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf after they had become dissatisfied with administrative measures imposed by the Iranian Government, particularly the forced unveiling of women. The papers include: the despatch of two agents b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1936-28 Apr 1937
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

50. IOR/L/PS/12/3710

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3710
Title:
Coll 30/3 'Trucial Coast: Sharjah Affairs'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding political developments in Sharjah and the surrounding area. The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between British officials including the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, several Royal Navy officers and India Office officials....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1931-24 Feb 1948
Extent:
1 file (65 folios)