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Language Farsi Place Persia, Asia Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. IOR/L/PS/5/480, ff 43-92

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/480, ff 43-92
Title:
Persia Affairs
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume consists of a copy of an enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay’s Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 4 of 1854, dated 28 January 1854. The enclosure is numbered 3 and is dated 1 December 1853. The papers relate to diplomacy concerning overtu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:
28 Jan 1854
Extent:
1 item (50 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/5/480, ff 93-109

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/480, ff 93-109
Title:
Baghdad and Turkish Arabia Affairs
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume consists of a copy of an enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay’s Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 5 of 1854, dated 28 January 1854. The enclosure is numbered 3 and is dated 15 December 1853. The papers relate to affairs in Baghdad and Tur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Farsi
Date Range:
28 Jan 1854
Extent:
1 item (17 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/10/209

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/209
Title:
File 52/1912 Pt 1 'Persia Diaries'
Scope & Content:
This volume contains copies of the weekly diary of the British Military Attaché in Meshed [Mashhad]; the weekly consular diary of Britain's Consul in Khorasan; and the weekly consular diary of the Consul for Sistan and Kain. The reports of the Military Attaché in Meshed are divided into the fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Farsi
Date Range:
11 Dec 1911-27 Dec 1913
Extent:
1 volume (448 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/10/332

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/332
Title:
File 240/1913 'Mohammerah - Khoremabad Railway; the Khor Musa agreement'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains memoranda, correspondence and telegrams, and minutes of letters between British officials regarding railway constructions in Persia, focussing on the line planned between Mohammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran] and Khoremabad [Khorramabad, Iran]. The subjects covered are: the leasi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:
27 Nov 1912-14 Apr 1913
Extent:
1 volume (222 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/561

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/561
Title:
Ext 5000/41(11) 'Persian Situation. Miscellaneous Reports'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of miscellaneous reports regarding internal affairs in Persia (later referred to more frequently as Iran). Most of the correspondence is between His Majesty's Ambassador in Tehran (Sir Reader William Bullard) and officials of the Foreign Office. Other prominent correspondents...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:
26 Sep 1943-4 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (571 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/46

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/46
Title:
Vol 54 Letters Inward
Scope & Content:
This file contains letters sent to the Residency in Bushire (spelt Abusheer in earlier correspondence in the file) from officials at Bombay Castle, primarily from the Political Department. The correspondence discusses the costs and location of the Residency, an attack on the town of Bushire in 1...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Farsi
Date Range:
1 Feb 1828-7 Apr 1838
Extent:
1 file (86 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/484-496

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/484-496
Title:
File 12 Persian Relations with Bahrain
Scope & Content:
These files contain correspondence concerning a number of issues related to Persia and Persians (primarily the Persian community in Bahrain). The files discuss Persia's claim to sovereignty over Bahrain (IOR/R/15/1/484), Persian communities on the Arab side of the Gulf, particularly Bahrain (I...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:
1932-1950
Extent:
13 files (970 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/5/170-178

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/170-178
Title:
File 3: Kuwait/Iran Relations
Scope & Content:
The Kuwait/Iran relations sub-sub-series concerns Kuwait's and Britain's relations with Persia (also referred to as Iran in some of the correspondence). Three of the files relate to cases of Kuwaiti sailing boats being seized, and in some cases detained, by the Persian authorities. Other matter...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:
1928-1949
Extent:
9 files and volumes (1308 folios)