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1. IOR/G/29/7

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/7
Title:
Diary, Consultations, and Accounts of Nathaniel Whitwell and Henry Savage, Agents of the East India Company at Gambroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 1 August 1746 and ending 31 July 1752
Scope & Content:
Diary, consultations, and accounts of the East India Company merchants in Persia [Iran], specifically factories at Gambroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās, Laristan, Iran], written and signed by Nathaniel Whitwell (Agent and Council) and Henry Savage (succeeding Agent and Council) respectively, countersigned ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1746-31 Jul 1752
Extent:
1 volume (395 folios)

2. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3266

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3266
Title:
‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 29. PART I. (From [1st] to 15th December 1916).’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 1 and 15 December 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these paper...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Oct 1916-15 Dec 1916
Extent:
1 volume (160 folios)

3. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3296

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3296
Title:
‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 44. PART II. (From 16th to 31st March 1918).’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 1 and 15 March 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jan 1918-31 Mar 1918
Extent:

1 volume (233 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/10/91

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/91
Title:
File 952/1906 'Persian Gulf: murder of Bahrainese near Katif'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the murder of a relative of the Shaikh of Bahrain by the al-Murrah tribe near Katif. Correspondence discussed how it was necessary to persuade the Government of Turkey to take action given the jurisdiction of the Sublime Porte on the coast of Arabia. In similar vein the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1901-1906
Extent:
1 volume (222 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/3427

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3427
Title:
Coll 28/30 ‘Persia; Perso-Baluchistan Frontier. Improved Control of: Proposed Indo-Persian Extradition Treaty’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to controls on cross-border movements and extradition measures on the frontier between Persia [Iran] and India (specifically British Baluchistan, part of present-day Pakistan), discussed between the British Government, Government of India, and Persian Gov...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1930-6 Aug 1936
Extent:
1 file (239 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/165

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/165
Title:
‘Vol 250 Wrecks, Maritime outrages’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence relating to nine cases of shipwreck, plunder, piracy, or other maritime outrage, each assigned in the volume under the ‘Heading VIII: Wrecks, maritime outrages, etc.’ and each taking place during the period 1857 to 1861. Correspondence includes the original rep...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1857-9 Jan 1861
Extent:
1 volume (156 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/245

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/245
Title:
14/86 ATTACK ON AJMAN AND MURDER OF THE CHIEF AND SUCCESSION ETC.
Scope & Content:
This file relates mainly to the issues of succession in Ajman and some other Trucial States. The main correspondents are the Residency Agent, Sharjah; Political Resident Persian Gulf; Under Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department; and Shaikh Sultan bin Salem, Ruler of Ras al Kha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Jul 1900-16 Oct 1929
Extent:
1 volume (91 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/277

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/277
Title:
'14/194 II. Deposition of Shaikh of Sharja and accession of his successor. 14/196/II Punishment of the Shaikh of Fujairah. 14/200 projected establishment of customs houses at Debai, Sharjah etc by Shaikhs. 14/211 Refractory conduct of the Shaikh of Ras al Khaima. 14/217 Murder of the Shaikh of Hamriyah. 14/233 Regarding Shaikh of Kalba. 14/243 Abu Dhabi customs and revenues. 14/252 I. Notices issued by Shaikh of Sharjah'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence relating to the following topics: The dispute between Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr and the sons of Shaikh Khalid, a former ruler of Sharjah, over the area of Dhaid and how this affected a geological expedition. Correspondents include Gordon Loch, Political Agent, Bahr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1929-5 Nov 1942
Extent:
1 volume (88 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/1/462

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/462
Title:
35/160 (A 72) Murder of Indian by Shihuh
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discusses the case of a British Indian traveller murdered by the Shihuh [al-Shiḥūḥ] as he was making his way from Karachi to Dubai via Muscat and Dibah [possibly Dibba, at the northern tip of the Arabian Peninsula]. Issues discussed include: The itinerary of the British Indian who...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1936-9 Dec 1937
Extent:
1 volume (224 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/28

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/28
Title:
File E5. Murder of Sheikh Selman bin Diaij and 25 others on the 3rd December 1900 at Deraya by the Behaih
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bahrain and Bushire; Captain Oldham on board HMS Lapwing; Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, ruler of Bahrain; and the kaymakam (Ottoman governor) of al-Qaṭīf. These correspondence concern the murder in 1900 of Salmān bin Di‘aj Āl Kh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1900-19 Feb 1906
Extent:
1 file (126 folios)