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11. IOR/L/PS/12/3724

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3724
Title:
Coll 30/13 'Persian Gulf: Henjam Naval Base; Question of Transfer to Bahrein [Bahrain]; Survey of Khor Kaliyeh Bay'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the removal of a British naval depot on Henjam Island and its relocation to Bahrain. The correspondence includes a broader discussion of Britain's position in Persia and its impact on the country's role in the Persian Gulf ge...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1928-21 Sep 1933
Extent:
1 file (178 folios)

12. IOR/L/PS/12/3726

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3726
Title:
Coll 30/16 'Persian Gulf: Surveys: Survey by HMS Ormonde, etc'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a number of naval surveys of the coastline and islands of the Persian Gulf that were completed by Royal Navy vessels including HMS Challenger and HMS Ormonde. In addition to the logistical and technical aspects of these surv...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
7 Nov 1929-4 Feb 1948
Extent:
1 file (227 folios)

13. IOR/L/PS/12/3738

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3738
Title:
Coll 30/24 'Persia and Persian Gulf, Persian Navy. Visits to Arab Ports'
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence regarding practicalities, relevant legislation and political considerations related to the movement of Persian shipping vessels around the Persian Gulf, notably regarding potential visits to Arab ports and British naval bases in Persian territory, at Henjam an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
20 Sep 1930-8 Oct 1933
Extent:
1 volume (449 folios)

14. IOR/L/PS/18/C129

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C129
Title:
Defence of entrance to Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The memorandum contains a copy of a telegram (and supplementary notes) from the Government of India to the Secretary of State. It outlines the options open for securing Britain's naval supremacy in the Persian Gulf, in the event of the construction of a Trans-Persian railway which extends to the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1913
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

15. IOR/L/PS/20/C248B

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C248B
Title:
Précis on naval arrangements in the Persian Gulf, 1862-1905
Scope & Content:
Précis on naval arrangements in the Persian Gulf, 1862-1905, prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha and published by Government Central Press, Simla, 23 March 1906, for the Government of India Foreign Department. The volume is organised into twelve chapters, as follows: Chapter I, The old Indian N...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1906
Extent:

1 volume (30 folios)

16. IOR/L/PS/20/MM16

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/MM16
Title:
‘MONTHLY MEMORANDA. ARABIA, N. E. FRONTIER & BURMA. JAN. 1910 TO JUNE 1912.’
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of monthly memoranda of information received by the Government of India’s Foreign Department in relation to affairs in Arabia, the North-East Frontier of India, and Burma [Burma/Myanmar] from January 1910 to June 1912. The memoranda are divided into sections, the most common ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1910-1 Jul 1912
Extent:
1 volume (344 folios)

17. IOR/L/PS/20/MM17

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/MM17
Title:
‘Memorandum of information received during the month of July 1912, regarding affairs in Arabia, the North-East Frontier and Burma.’
Scope & Content:
This volume consists of the monthly memorandum of information by the Government of India’s Foreign Department in relation to affairs in Arabia, the North-East Frontier of India, and Burma [Burma/Myanmar] for July 1912. The memorandum is divided into sections: ‘Arabia’, ‘Tibet’ and ‘Assam’. The ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1912-1 Aug 1912
Extent:
1 volume (10 folios)

18. IOR/R/15/1/84

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/84
Title:
Vol 116: 'Secret Letter Book Volume 3'
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of secret correspondence sent outwards by the British Resident in the Persian Gulf, Samuel Hennell. These letters are primarily addressed to either the Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay (either Lestock Robert Reid or John Pollard Willoughby), or the Secret Committee...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1839-1 Jun 1840
Extent:
1 volume (140 folios)