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1. IOR/F/4/1266/50905

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/1266/50905
Title:
Proceedings of Captain Chiefalla, of the Greek Privateer "Hellas" – Proclamation issued, forbidding British subjects from serving under any foreign flag against the Turks in India or the Red Sea
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay and the Government of Bengal. The item is chiefly concerned with proceedings against Captain Nicolo Chiefala of the Greek vessel Hellas, who is su...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
25 Jun 1829-14 Oct 1830
Extent:

1 item (154 folios)

2. IOR/G/29/38, ff 1-233

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 1-233
Title:
French intrigues in Persia and Attempts of the French to acquire the Island of Cameran in the Red Sea
Scope & Content:
The item consists of correspondence and extracts of papers relating to French influence and activities in the Red Sea (often referred to as the ‘Arabian Gulph’) and Persia [Iran], sent to the Chairman of the Court of Directors, Charles Grant, and the Secret Committee. Matters covered include: F...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
23 Sep 1804-14 Jan 1807
Extent:
1 item (233 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/10/32

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/32
Title:
File 869/1904 Pt 1 'Arms Traffic: - Red Sea, Africa & Aden'
Scope & Content:
This volume is the first of three successive volumes of correspondence (IOR/L/PS/10/32-34), relating to the British prohibition and suppression of arms traffic between ports in Aden, the Red Sea and the coast of East Africa. The several correspondents include officials at the Foreign Office, the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
2 Jul 1902-22 Dec 1906
Extent:

1 volume (286 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/10/33

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/33
Title:
File 869/1904 Pt 2 'Arms Traffic: - Red Sea, Africa and Aden'
Scope & Content:
This volume is the second of three successive volumes of correspondence (IOR/L/PS/10/32-34), relating to the British prohibition and suppression of arms traffic between ports in Aden, the Red Sea and the coast of East Africa. The volume contains copies of ‘The Somaliland Registration of Vessels ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
29 Oct 1902-23 Dec 1908
Extent:

1 volume (266 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/10/34

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/34
Title:
File 869/1904 Pt 3 'Arms traffic: Red Sea, Africa and Aden'
Scope & Content:
This volume is the third of three successive volumes of correspondence (IOR/L/PS/10/32-34), relating to the British prohibition and suppression of arms traffic between ports in Aden, the Red Sea and the coast of East Africa. The main correspondents are ministers and officials at the Foreign Offi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
1909-1911
Extent:

1 volume (218 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/10/466

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/466
Title:
File 3136/1914 Pt 6 ‘German War. Turkey. Jeddah. Food Supplies’
Scope & Content:
Papers concerning the impact of war between Britain and Turkey upon shipping, food supplies and travellers on Hajj pilgrimage, along the Red Sea coast of Arabia (including the Hedjaz [Hejaz] and Yemen), and the wider Arab region. Subjects covered include: Reports of food shortages in the Hedjaz ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
5 Dec 1914-11 Jun 1916
Extent:

1 volume (226 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/10/674

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/674
Title:
File 1355/1917 Pt 3 'Arms Traffic - Convention'
Scope & Content:
The papers in this volume relate to the Arms Traffic Convention (1919). The papers include: The final text of the Arms Traffic Convention signed at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, containing the names of the signatory states, 10 September-23 October 1919; the opinions of the French and British governmen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
13 Oct 1919-20 Jan 1921
Extent:
1 volume (343 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/18/B8

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B8
Title:
Memorandum on the Turkish claim to sovereignty over the eastern shores of the Red Sea and the whole of Arabia; and on the Egyptian claim to the whole of the western shore of the same sea, including the African coast from Suez to Cape Guardafui.
Scope & Content:
Memorandum prepared by Edward Hertlset, Foreign Office Librarian, on 5 March 1874 (printed by the Foreign Office 10 March 1874). The document gives a historical overview (from 1517 to 1874) of claims on the Red Sea coast, with particular focus on those of the Ottoman Turks and the Egyptians. It ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
10 Mar 1874
Extent:

35 folios