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41. IOR/L/PS/20/66

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/66
Title:
'Diary of a Tour in the Persian Gulf and in Turkish Arabia December 1906, by Lieutenant-Colonel Malleson Assistant Quarter Master General, Intelligence Branch, Division of the Chief of the Staff.'
Scope & Content:
The diary, written by Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfrid Malleson, comprises daily entries and accounts of his travels from 3 to 29 December 1906. The diary commences on his arrival at sea off Maskat [Muscat] before recounting the journey to Basra via Bushire and Koweit [Kuwait] and on to Baghdad, Bab...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1907
Extent:

1 volume (23 folios)

42. IOR/L/PS/20/C149

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C149
Title:
Reports on (1) the Conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab river from the Port of Basra to the Persian Gulf and on (2) the Development of the Port of Basra. By Sir George Buchanan Kt., C.I.E
Scope & Content:
This file contains two printed reports written by Sir George Buchanan, Director of Port Administration and Conservancy, Indian Expeditionary Force "D". The details of the reports are as follows: 1) 'Report on the Conservancy of the Shatt-El-Arab River from the Port of Basra to the Persian Gu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1917
Extent:

1 volume (29 folios)

43. IOR/L/PS/20/C190

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C190
Title:
Mesopotamia
Scope & Content:
This volume is a confidential handbook on Mesopotamia prepared under the direction of the Historical Section of the Foreign Office, dated February 1919. There is a table of contents which includes the following chapters: I: 'Geography Physical and Political', including 'Position and Frontiers', ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1919
Extent:

1 volume (76 folios)

44. IOR/R/15/1/133

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/133
Title:
'Book 181 - 1852'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence for the Persian Gulf Residency. At the start of 1852 Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell is Resident, before being superseded in March by Captain Arnold Kemball. The volume includes: Correspondence with the British Envoy at the C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Dec 1851-14 Dec 1852
Extent:
1 volume (146 folios)

45. IOR/R/15/1/134

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134
Title:
‘Vol 182 1852/53 Persia; Slave Trade; Muscat; Commerce; miscellaneous’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence for the Persian Gulf Residency. At the start of 1852 Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell is Resident, before being superseded by Captain Arnold Kemball. Correspondence in the volume falls under the following headings: Persia, Basra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jan 1852-23 Nov 1852
Extent:
1 volume, 38 items (57 folios)

46. IOR/R/15/1/624

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/624
Title:
File 82/17 I (F 90) A.P.O.C. Port of Basra and Shatt al-`Arab Water-way
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Department, the Colonial Office and the Secretary of State at the India Office in London, the Political Resident at Bushire, the Political Agent at Kuwait, the British Legation at Tehran and Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC) re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1922-5 Nov 1929
Extent:
1 volume (108 folios)

47. IOR/R/15/2/528

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/528
Title:
‘File 13/23 Survey of P.G. [Persian Gulf] Aerodromes’
Scope & Content:
The file contains copies of correspondence and other papers relating to the arrival in Bahrain in January 1947, of a survey party, who are touring the head of the Persian Gulf to assess the region’s aerodromes. The principal correspondents in the file are the Bahrain Political Agent, Captain Hug...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Dec 1946-3 Jun 1947
Extent:
1 file (58 folios)

48. IOR/R/15/2/698

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/698
Title:
‘File 28/12 Establishment of Contraband Control Centre’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence and other papers relating to the transport and trade in contraband goods through the Gulf during the Second World War, with particular reference to the trade in goods of enemy origin or destination. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Res...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1939-4 Jul 1945
Extent:
1 file (125 folios)

49. IOR/R/15/2/717

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/717
Title:
‘File 28/27 Disturbances in Iraq’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises telegrams, letters and other papers responding to the military operations carried out by British forces against Iraqi forces in Iraq between 2 and 31 May 1941, as part of the campaign widely referred to as the Anglo-Iraqi War, and the political aftermath of the War, concluding...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 May 1941-9 Feb 1943
Extent:
1 file (56 folios)

50. IOR/R/15/2/724

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/724
Title:
‘File 28/32 I Recruitment in Persian Gulf states’
Scope & Content:
The file contains copies of correspondence and other papers relating to investigations into the prospect of recruiting large numbers of labourers from the Persian Gulf, for non-combatant military work in Basra, and later on, civilian (oil refinery) labour at Abadan. The principal correspondents ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 May 1942-28 Jul 1943
Extent:
1 file (64 folios)