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Subject Inheritance and succession Material Type Archives and Manuscripts Level [40] File

1. IOR/L/PS/12/496

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/496
Title:
PZ 1667/41 'Succession Certificate in favour of Habibullah. Son of Mirza Abdullah Khan.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between HM Minister at Kabul, the Bank of England, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and the India Office, regarding a succession certificate for the heirs of the late Mirza Abdullah Khan, and funds held in Britain in his name. A list of correspondence...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1941-7 Jun 1941
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/1502

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1502
Title:
Coll 1/64 'Aden. The Hadhramaut: trust fund of the Sheikh of Shehr and Mukalla'
Scope & Content:
Papers regarding the attempted disposal of the Sultan of Shehr and Mukalla Trust Fund by the Government of Bombay, and later by the Government of Aden. The file primarily consists of correspondence between the India Office Political Department, the Colonial Office, and the Government of India P...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Aug 1935-6 Oct 1944
Extent:
1 file (151 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/18/C81

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C81
Title:
'Memorandum on the Affairs of Persia. August 1892 to October 1893.'
Scope & Content:
The memorandum is a summary of news and events in Persia of interest to the British Government. The subject matter largely concerns itself with reports indicating that the current Shah, Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar, is very unpopular, and discussion on whether Britain and Russia should work together...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1893
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

4. IOR/P/765

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/P/765
Title:
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. FOREIGN DEPARTMENT PROCEEDINGS. POLITICAL. MAY-AUGUST 1872.
Scope & Content:
This volume contains the Proceedings of the Political branch of the Foreign Department of the Government of India for the months of May to August 1872. These Proceedings comprise copies of correspondence of the Government of India Foreign Department (renamed Foreign and Political Department in 1...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, Gujarati, and Persian
Date Range:
Dec 1869-Aug 1872
Extent:
1 volume (742 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/609

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/609
Title:
'QATAR SUCCESSION'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the appointment of an heir to Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thanī, Ruler of Qatar, following the illness and death of his son and heir-apparent, Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Thānī. Details include: Ḥamad's illness and his role in the settlement of the conflict over Zubarah (a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Jun 1944-28 Jun 1949
Extent:
1 file (49 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1862

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1862
Title:
‘File B/6 Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Political Agent, Muscat’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the settlement of various civil claims referred to the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, chiefly by Omani subjects in disputes over money with relatives or associates currently living and working in Bahrain and Sharjah. There are also attempts by t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1931-29 Apr 1942
Extent:
1 file (143 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1880

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1880
Title:
‘File B/12 SEIZURE OF A RAS-AL-KHAIMAH BOAT AT SIRRI ISLAND’
Scope & Content:
The file begins with correspondence in 1935 reporting the seizure of a dhow belonging to nakuda Salim bin Abdullah, a subject of Ras al Khaimah, by a large group of Arab inhabitants of Sirri Island, led by Ubaid bin Khalfan al Aqrubi. As a result of their enquiries, the British authorities in the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1935-7 Jan 1937
Extent:
1 file (77 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/5/178

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/178
Title:
File 3/8 Affairs of Sh. Khaz`als sons.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the heirs of Shaikh Khaz‘al [Khaz‘al bin Jabir bin Merdaw Āl Ka‘bī], the late Arab Shaikh of Mohommerah [Khorramshahr], and their requests for British assistance. The first few items of correspondence concern Shaikh Khaz‘al's eldest son, Shaikh Chassib bin Khaz‘al [Shaikh C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Mar 1942-17 Aug 1948
Extent:
1 file (252 folios)