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5261. IOR/L/PS/12/4413

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4413
Title:
Coll 40/13 ‘Royal Family. Coronation of H.M. King George VI. Invitations to the Sultan of Muscat and the Sheikhs of Bahrain and Koweit, and King of the Yemen.’
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence on the coronation of King George VI. The correspondence is primarily between the following: the Secretary of State for India; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India; an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jul 1936-18 Mar 1938
Extent:
1 file (111 folios)

5262. IOR/L/PS/12/2101

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2101
Title:
Coll 6/35 'Hejaz-Nejd. Ownership of property by foreigners.'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the ownership of property in the Hejaz (later Saudi Arabia) by foreigners. The early correspondence in the file (1930-1931) relates to the estates of deceased British Indian citizens (and one Chinese national). The remainder of the file's correspondence is chiefly concerned ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 May 1930-17 Jun 1935
Extent:
1 file (128 folios)

5263. 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)

5264. IOR/L/PS/12/1012

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1012
Title:
Ext 3463/45 ‘American invitation to Turkish Military Officers & Prince Peter of Greece to visit India, China & Burma.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains notes, telegrams, and letters, regarding: the invitation by General Ritter and General Giles, of the United States of America, to five Turkish Army officers, including the Deputy Chief of Staff and the Director of Military Training, and Prince Peter of Greece, to pay a short vi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1945-6 Oct 1945
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)

5265. IOR/L/PS/12/3000

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3000
Title:
Coll 20/40 'Muscat: Sultan's request for appointment of a British Officer as Adviser to undertake improvements at Gwadur'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the effort to find a suitable officer to fill the role of adviser to the Sultan of Muscat, as requested by the Sultan himself. The papers cover the discussion over the requirements of the role, terms of service, and the long search for a suitable candidate, spanning ove...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1945-8 May 1948
Extent:
1 file (185 folios)

5266. IOR/L/PS/12/3837

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3837
Title:
Coll 30/110(3) 'Trucial Coast Oil Concessions: Hinterland Exploration and Survey. Trucial Coast Boundaries. Trucial Coast Surveys 1938-9.'
Scope & Content:
The file relates to geological survey work carried out by Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) (and its subsidiaries Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited and Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Limited) to identify productive sources of oil in the hinterland of the Trucial Coast and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Jun 1937-2 Dec 1943
Extent:
1 file (500 folios)

5267. IOR/L/PS/12/3643

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3643
Title:
Coll 29/67 'Bandar Abbas: question of registration of the Head Clerk of the Consulate with the Persian police as a foreigner'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the British Consulate at Bandar Abbas. The file contains discussion following the Persian request that the Head Clerk of the Consulate should register as ordinary resident foreigner with the Persian Police. The file is composed of correspondence between the Foreign Office, th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jul 1933-2 Jan 1934
Extent:
1 file (18 folios)

5268. IOR/L/PS/12/1156

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1156
Title:
Ext 5000/46(1) ‘Persian Situation: Miscellaneous Reports’
Scope & Content:
The file contains reports, predominantly in the form of telegrams, by British diplomatic and consular staff on political and social developments in Persia; the content of the reports reflect British Government interests during the Iran-Azerbaijan Crisis of 1946. The reports cover developments wi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18 May 1946-10 Dec 1946
Extent:
1 file (596 folios)

5269. IOR/L/PS/12/2107

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2107
Title:
Coll 6/40 'Hejaz-Nejd. Changes in Government Appointments.'
Scope & Content:
This file, which largely consists of copies of Foreign Office correspondence, discusses details of appointments in the Government of the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia). Also included are profiles of prominent figures in the Hejazi and Nejdi kingdom. Related matters of discussion include the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1928-30 Nov 1935
Extent:
1 file (73 folios)

5270. IOR/L/PS/12/2120

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2120
Title:
Coll 6/53 'Red Sea: The Hanish Islands.'
Scope & Content:
This file primarily concerns the sovereignty status of the Hanish Islands, as well as that of other islands in the Lower Red Sea. It documents concerns held by the British Government that the Italian Government is in the process of attempting to establish some kind of informal control over certa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
2 Oct 1928-12 Dec 1935
Extent:
1 file (208 folios)