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1. IOR/L/PS/18/B229

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B229
Title:
[Letter] from Brigadier-General C H U Price, Political Resident, Aden, to the Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
This file contains a letter from Brigadier-General Charles Henry Uvedale Price, the Political Resident at Aden, in which he forwards a report of a visit to the Idrisi Saiyid Muhammad ibn Ali Muhammad ibn Ahmad at Jezan by Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Fenton Jacob. The report, dated 17 January 1916...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1916-27 Jan 1916
Extent:

1 file (4 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/716

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/716
Title:
‘File 28/26 Admiralty war requirements’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence related to enquiries from British naval authorities in the Persian Gulf and Suez Canal, asking after the availability of various marine resources (motorised and sailing dhows, divers, barges) for procurement by the naval authorities for military means....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Feb 1941-22 Dec 1941
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1388

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1388
Title:
‘File 12/18 Registration of sailing vessels’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence exchanged between the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agency at Bahrain, relating to the registration of sailing vessels. Included in the file is a copy of a Government of India notification No. 2394-E, dated 23 August 1884, relating to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1947-14 Jul 1950
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/5/170

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/170
Title:
File 3/1 I Seizure or Detention of Kuwait sailing craft by Persians
Scope & Content:
This file relates to several cases of Kuwaiti sailing boats being seized or detained by the Persian authorities. The file consists mostly of correspondence between the Political Agent, Kuwait, and various British diplomatic officials. Most of the correspondence concerns the circumstances of the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1932-21 Oct 1936
Extent:
1 volume (248 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/5/171

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/171
Title:
File 3/1 II Seizure or detention of Kuwait Sailing Craft by Persians Vol. 2.
Scope & Content:
This file documents a series of investigations carried out by various British officials into reports of Kuwaiti sailing boats being seized and detained by Iranian authorities. Most of the file consists of copies of telegrams between the following British officers: the Political Resident, Bushire...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1937-9 Sep 1939
Extent:
1 file (107 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/5/172

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/172
Title:
File 3/2 Interference with Kuwait Sailing Craft on High Seas by Persian warships.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to incidents of Kuwaiti sailing boats being intercepted (and in some cases seized and detained) by Persian warships and other vessels, on suspicions of smuggling. The file largely consists of correspondence between British officials regarding several specific incidents, includi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:
10 Apr 1933-23 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (273 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/5/177

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/177
Title:
File 3/7 PIRACY in the Persian Gulf.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to several cases of robbery, which have reportedly been committed by Persian subjects (referred to in the file as pirates) in the Shatt-al-Arab, against Kuwaiti sailing boats, including those belonging to the Kuwait Water Supply Company. The file includes copies of correspond...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Dec 1943-19 Feb 1947
Extent:
1 file (86 folios)