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971. IOR/L/PS/18/B45

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B45
Title:
Restrictions on the trade in arms, &c., on the Red Sea and on the Somali Coasts
Scope & Content:
The file consists of a memorandum by Edmund Neel, Assistant Secretary Political and Secret Department, India Office, it describes proposals made to the French Government for restricting the trade in arms on the Red Sea and on the Somali Coast, and subsequent arrangements to effect them between t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 May 1887
Extent:

1 file (4 folios)

972. IOR/L/PS/18/B354

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B354
Title:
The Assyrian and Armenian refugees in Mesopotamia. Memorandum by the Secretary of State for India
Scope & Content:
The file opens with a memorandum by Edwin Samuel Montagu (Secretary of State for India) dated 4 November 1920 regarding the current situation of Assyrian and Armenian refugees in Mesopotamia, paying particular attention to the difficulties that they have faced in seeking repatriation. This memora...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Nov 1920
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

973. IOR/L/PS/18/B421

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B421
Title:
Situation of Persian Gulf Residency. Arguments for and against Kowiet and Bahrein as alternatives to Bushire
Scope & Content:
Memorandum on the potential of Kuwait (sometimes referred to as Koweit) and Bahrain (sometimes referred to as Bahrein) as the location for the Persian Gulf Residency should it be moved from Bushire. The document contains a short forward by John Gilbert Laithwaite of the India Office, dated 10 Ja...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1930
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

974. IOR/L/PS/18/B3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B3
Title:
Egyptian Claims to Sovereignty over the Somali Coast.
Scope & Content:
A historical memorandum relating to Egyptian claims to sovereignty over the Somali coast, written by A W Moore, Assistant Secretary to the India Office, in two parts, submitted 26 February 1876 and 11 October 1879. The first part of the memorandum provides a historical narrative of events leadi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1876-1879
Extent:

31 folios

975. IOR/L/PS/18/C165

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C165
Title:
Mesopotamia Administrative Council. Control of South Persian Rifles.
Scope & Content:
This file concerns control of the South Persian Rifles [South Persia Rifles]. The file consists of the following seven telegrams, which were submitted to the War Cabinet: Secretary of State for India [Joseph Austen Chamberlain] to the Viceroy of India [Frederic John Napier Thesiger], 19 March 19...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1917-13 Jun 1917
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

976. IOR/L/PS/18/B99

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B99
Title:
'NEJD EXPEDITION PRECIS.'
Scope & Content:
Précis of the 1871-1872 Turkish Expedition to Nejd [Najd], compiled by Philip Durham Henderson, Under Secretary to the Foreign Department, Government of India, March 1872. The précis has been divided into sections which discuss: Origin of the Expedition; First report of an intended expedition; D...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1872
Extent:

1 file (42 folios)

977. IOR/L/PS/18/B438

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B438
Title:
'Muscat. Question whether a naval station could be established for use by His Majesty's ships at Khor Quwai or elsewhere in Muscat territory compatibly with the existing international agreements of His Majesty's Government'.
Scope & Content:
This printed India Office report was written by John Gilbert Laithwaite and published in November 1934. It aims 'to examine, with particular reference to the proposal which has been put forward to establish a station at Khor Quwai [Khawr Quway] in the Musandim Peninsula, the history of the Decla...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Nov 1934
Extent:

6 folios

978. IOR/L/PS/18/B110/1, f 7

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B110/1, f 7
Title:
Sketch of Shekh Said to Accompany Lt. Col: Stace's Report
Scope & Content:
A map created by Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Vincent Stace to accompany a report in which he discusses the possibility of a French occupation of Shekh Said [Ra’s Shaykh Sa‘īd]. The map shows a region around Ras Shekh Said [Ra’s Shaykh Sa‘īd] and Perim Island at the south-western tip of the Arabia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1893
Extent:
1 map

979. IOR/L/PS/18/B83

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B83
Title:
Papers Respecting the Slave Trade on the East Coast of Africa and the System Pursued for its Suppression
Scope & Content:
This file contains printed copies of correspondence between British officials regarding Britain's attempts to prohibit slave traffic on the East Coast of Africa, relations between Britain and the Sultanate of Zanzibar, and Zanzibar's relations with Muscat. The correspondence dates from September...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1869
Extent:

1 volume (34 folios)

980. IOR/L/PS/18/B445

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B445
Title:
‘Qatar Oil Concession and connected Documents [Political agreement of 5 June 1935 between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Limited, 1935]’
Scope & Content:
The memorandum contains a printed copy (folios 7-8) of the political agreement of 5 June 1935, made between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) Limited. The original agreement was signed by Leonard Day Wakely on behalf of His Majesty’s Governm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1935
Extent:

1 file (5 folios)