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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Board of Trade, Mercantile Marine Department, 1850-1939 Level [40] File

1. IOR/L/PS/10/662

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/662
Title:
File 815/1917 Pt 10 'Persian Gulf:- Lighting & Buoying Service. Operation by Board of Control. Govt. of India's contribution to the Lighting Fund.'
Scope & Content:
This volume relates to arrangements for the financing of the Persian Gulf lighting and buoying service. Matters covered in the correspondence include the following: Details of a new scheme for funding the service, which is to consist of shipping dues levied on behalf of the Government of India b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1925-5 Dec 1932
Extent:

1 volume (434 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/1501

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1501
Title:
Coll 1/63 'Aden. Precautionary measures in view of Italo-Ethiopian dispute: scheme for evacuation of civilians from Aden in certain eventualities'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers regarding the preparation of a scheme for the evacuation of civilians from Aden, in the event of the outbreak of hostilities between Italy and Britain. The file primarily consists of correspondence between the Aden Resident, the India Office Political Department, the Co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Sep 1935-25 Aug 1936
Extent:
1 file (234 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/2093

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2093
Title:
Coll 6/26 'Hejaz: Jedda Lighthouse and Harbour'
Scope & Content:
This file discusses plans for the construction of a lighthouse near Jeddah harbour. It includes the following principal correspondents: The British Agent and Consul at Jeddah (Reader William Bullard, succeeded by Hugh Stonehewer Bird). The British Vice-Consul at Jeddah (Stanley R Jordan). His Ma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1923-15 Nov 1933
Extent:
1 file (159 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/2120

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2120
Title:
Coll 6/53 'Red Sea: The Hanish Islands.'
Scope & Content:
This file primarily concerns the sovereignty status of the Hanish Islands, as well as that of other islands in the Lower Red Sea. It documents concerns held by the British Government that the Italian Government is in the process of attempting to establish some kind of informal control over certa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
2 Oct 1928-12 Dec 1935
Extent:
1 file (208 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/2121

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2121
Title:
Coll 6/54 'Saudi-Arabia: Limits of Saudi Arabian territorial waters.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the delimitation of Saudi Arabia's territorial waters. It documents reservations held by the British regarding the Saudi Government's claim that its territorial waters extend as far as four miles from the shore (as opposed to the three-mile limit favoured by the British). The ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Sep 1932-8 Aug 1935
Extent:
1 file (52 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/3802

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3802
Title:
Coll 30/86(1) 'PERSIA. RELATIONS WITH IRAQ. SHATT-EL-ARAB: INTERNATIONALISATION OF, AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONSERVANCY BOARD.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the drafting of a convention to establish a Conservancy Board for the Shatt-el-Arab (also referred to as the Shatt-al-Arab). The papers include: negotiations with the governments of Iraq and Persia [Iran]; the involvement of British shipowners in discussions; numerous drafts o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
23 Jul 1932-10 Jan 1936
Extent:
1 volume (592 folios)