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1. IOR/L/PS/10/1094

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1094
Title:
File 4011/1923 Pt 1 'PERSIAN GULF NEGOTIATIONS 1928-33. BASIDU.'
Scope & Content:
This volume relates to the British occupation of Basidu, situated on Kishm [Qeshm] Island in the Gulf, close to the south coast of Persia [Iran], and occupied by the British since the early 1820s. It is stated in the correspondence that the site had been used mainly as a coal depot for British n...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
22 Oct 1923-29 Nov 1933
Extent:

1 volume (649 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/3778

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3778
Title:
Coll 30/61 'Persian Gulf. Anglo-Persian Relations: Arrest of Persian Mudir of Customs (Status of Basidu) at Basidu'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British naval and diplomatic officials regarding the arrest of the Government of Persia's Mudir [Head] of Customs at Basidu by British forces stationed there. The Mudir was arrested after claiming Basidu - where Britain operated a coaling station - and i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
10 Oct 1933-13 Dec 1934
Extent:
1 file (613 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/3822

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3822
Title:
Coll 30/103 'Basidu: Position of the inhabitants of Basidu in the event of evacuation by His Majesty's Government.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns discussions over the position of the inhabitants of Basidu [on the island of Qeshm], in the event of its evacuation by the British Government. Basidu was a former naval depot that had been under British control since [circa] 1820. However, in the opinion of the Law Officers, Br...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
28 Oct 1933-29 Apr 1935
Extent:
1 file (202 folios)

4. Mss Eur F111/354

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/354
Title:
Letters and a Manuscript Regarding Railways in Persia, and Letters and Photographs from Commander H A Phillips
Scope & Content:
The file contains a letter from Cecil Spring Rice, British Chargé d’Affaires, Tehran, to George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India, dated 20 October 1900, forwarding a letter in French addressed to Curzon from Fabius Boital, dated 16 October 1900, regarding a concession for railways in Persia, a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
14 Sep 1900-22 Jun 1901
Extent:

1 file (52 folios)