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1. IOR/L/PS/10/463

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/463
Title:
File 3136/1914 Pt 2 ‘German War. Situation in Turkish Arabia & Persian Gulf’
Scope & Content:
Papers concerning events in Mesopotamia and in the Persian Gulf, leading up to and immediately after the outbreak of war between Great Britain and Turkey. The file is a chronological continuation of File 3136/1914 Pt 1 ‘German War. Situation in Turkish Arabia & Persian Gulf’ (IOR/L/PS/10/462...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1 Oct 1914-8 Dec 1914
Extent:
1 volume (248 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/479

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/479
Title:
File 3516/1914 Pt 2 'German War: Persian neutrality'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns diplomatic tensions between Persian, Ottoman, Russian and British Governments, at the outset of the First World War (Anglo-German war in the file). The main focus is the Russian occupation of Tabriz and Persian Azerbaijan, ending with Persia's neutrality in 1914. The volume ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
4 Nov 1914-5 Mar 1915
Extent:
1 volume (170 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/10/480

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/480
Title:
File 3516/1914 Pt 3 'German War: Persian neutrality; German money for Persia'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns German remittances to Persia, and the Foreign Office's efforts to stop and prevent these. The volume covers: Transmission of money from Amsterdam to Tehran, to be used for German propaganda during the First World War, via Imperial Bank of Persia. Various German attempts to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
20 Dec 1914-2 Oct 1919
Extent:
1 volume (349 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/10/482

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/482
Title:
File 3516/1914 Pt 5 'German War: Persia; situation in Arabistan 1915'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns events that happened in southern Persia and in the territories of the Shatt al-Arab, during the First World War. The main focus is the protection of oilfields. The volume covers: The Arab movement in Mesopotamia. Possible despatch of troops to the Kārun river and to Ahwaz [A...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
26 Jan 1915-26 Jul 1916
Extent:
1 volume (196 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/10/484

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/484
Title:
File 3516/1914 Pt 7 'German War: Persia'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns the Persian Gendarmerie in southern Persia (Fars), and the pro-German feelings of the Swedish officers who were part of it. The volume covers: Accusations against Swedish officers employed by the Persian Gendarmerie in Fars, suggesting that they have been abandoning their ne...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
20 Mar 1915-3 Dec 1915
Extent:
1 volume (257 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/10/491

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/491
Title:
File 3516/1914 Pt 16 'German War: Persia; general; question of alliance'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns the situation in Persia during the First World War. The main focus is the British-Russian attempt to gain trust from the Persian Government, to avoid alliances with the Germans. The volume covers: Discussion on Russian proposal to place the Shia holy shrines of Kerbala and N...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
12 Sep 1915-24 Dec 1915
Extent:
1 volume (221 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/10/493

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/493
Title:
File 3516/1914 Pt 18 'German War: Persia; general situation - 1916'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns the situation in Persia during the First World War. The main focus is the Persian protests against violation of their country's neutrality, British and Russian responses to Persian nationalism, and their attempts to influence the Shah and the Majlis deputies during the events...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
17 Nov 1915-18 Feb 1916
Extent:
1 volume (176 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/10/532

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/532
Title:
File 94/1915 Pt 1 ‘German War:- Turkey. Prisoners’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and papers relating to British prisoners of war in Baghdad, detained in the wake of the commencement of hostilities between Britain and Turkey in Mesopotamia [Iraq] in November 1914. The papers cover: the status of British subjects including British Indians in Baghdad; reports of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
12 Dec 1914-31 Dec 1915
Extent:
1 volume (217 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/10/534

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/534
Title:
File 94/1915 Pt 4 ‘German War; Turkey; Baghdad prisoners &c.’
Scope & Content:
Papers concerning British women and children detained by Turkish authorities in Baghdad as prisoners of war, and an agreement for their exchange (brokered by the United States Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul]) for Turkish officials and their families captured in Amara during the British i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
8 Jan 1916-5 Jan 1917
Extent:

1 volume (239 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/10/557/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/557/1
Title:
File 2249/1915 Pt 3 ‘OIL – PERSIA & MESOPOTAMIA; ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL COMPANY'S AFFAIRS; Royalties paid to Persian Govt’
Scope & Content:
The item contains correspondence and other papers relating to: the payment of royalties due to the Persian Government from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC), 1915; a dispute between the British and Persian Governments relating to British troops inside Persian territory, and damage inflicted t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18 Jun 1915-27 May 1920
Extent:
1 item (86 folios)