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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Subject Telegraphs Level [40] File

1. IOR/L/PS/10/104

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/104
Title:
File 3414/1906 Pt 1 'Persia: telegraphs; Seistan telegraph lines; Meshed-Seistan; Meshed-Tehran; Robat-Seistan; Nasratabad-Koh i Malik Siah; proposed exchange of telegraphs with Russia'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discusses the construction of telegraph lines in Persia. Issues discussed include the implications for Britain's relations with the Persian government and how influence could be achieved. Also discussed is the British strategy for negotiating with the Russians who held a sphere of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905-1916
Extent:
1 volume (422 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/105

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/105
Title:
File 3414/1906 Pt 2 'Persia: telegraphs; exchange of telegraphs with Russia'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence concerning the Anglo-Persian convention specifically as it related to telegraph lines in the Russian (northern) and British (southern) zones of influence: the transfer of the control of telegraph lines betwen Russia and Britain with reference to the zones of infl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1907-1908
Extent:
1 volume (382 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/10/106

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/106
Title:
File 3414/1906 Pt 3 'Persia: telegraphs; exchange of telegraphs with Russia and Anglo-Persian convention for improvement of Arabistan telegraphs'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discusses the exchange of telegraph lines with Russia. Telegraph lines discussed are the Seistan line; Arabistan telegraphs (Mohammerah-Ahwaz); North Persian line (Tehran-Khanikin and Tehran-Shahrud). The signing and ratification of the Arabistan Telegraph convention is also dis...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1908-1911
Extent:
1 volume (236 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/10/107

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/107
Title:
File 3414/1906 Pt 4 'Persia: Arabistan telegraphs; Mohammerah-Ahwaz-Borasjun line'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence, 1905-1911, between officials in the Foreign Office and the Government of India discussing policy options concerning the maintenance and control of telegraph lines in the Arabistan province of Persia. Correspondence discusses the acquisition of control of the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905-1910
Extent:
1 volume (189 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/10/108

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/108
Title:
File 3414/1906 Pt 5 'Telegraphs:- N. Persia. Tehran-Khanikan line; Tehran-Shahrud line; I. E. Tel. Dept's undertakings in N. Persia'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters and other papers, mainly between the UK Foreign Office Government of India officials, reporting on the proposed telegraph lines Tehran-Khanikin and Tehran-Shahrud. Also discussed is the Indo-European Telegraph Department's undertakings in Persia and German enquiries r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1906-1911
Extent:
1 volume (211 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/10/1270

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1270
Title:
File 4535/1928 Pt 7 ‘Persia. Telegraphs’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains papers, mostly correspondence and India Office minute papers, regarding the withdrawal from Persia [Iran] of the Indo-European Telegraph Company and the Indo-European Telegraph Department (IETD). It includes papers relating to the following: The decision of the Indo-Europe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
21 Nov 1930-4 Jun 1931
Extent:

1 volume (408 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/18/B98

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B98
Title:
Memorandum on the proposed Turkish telegraph line from Taiz [Ta‘izz] to Aden.
Scope & Content:
Memorandum, written by Adolphus Warburton Moore, 8 January 1878, with later amendments up to 12 April 1882, regarding the proposal for a Turkish telegraph line from Taiz [Ta‘izz] to Aden. The memorandum discusses British policy towards the tribes surrounding Aden, and attempts by Turkish offici...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1882
Extent:

1 file (10 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/18/B305

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B305
Title:
The British Position in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
A summary of the British Position in the Persian Gulf detailing the rulership and ownership of the coastal territories and the agreements made between their rulers and Great Britain. The territories and areas described in the summary include: The Trucial Chiefs: Rasel Kheimah [Ras al-Khaimah], ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1919
Extent:

2 folios

9. IOR/L/PS/18/B405

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B405
Title:
Henjam. Position and Rights of His Majesty's Government in the Island of Henjam. The Sheikh of Henjam and his Affairs
Scope & Content:
Memorandum providing an overview of the British connection with the island of Henjam. Covering: introduction to the location of Basidu [Bāsa‘īdū] and its strategic importance; use of the island by the British; the Beni Yas tribe inhabitants; international status of Henjam – Persian and Muscat c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Sep 1928
Extent:

1 file (4 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/20/CA7

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/CA7
Title:
'ABSTRACT OF LETTERS FROM INDIA 1867'
Scope & Content:
Confidential printed abstracts of letters received by the India Office from the Government of India, and from senior officials in certain areas outside India, during the year 1867. The letters are dated November 1866-December 1867. The abstracts each have one of the following titles: Abstracts ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1866-Dec 1867
Extent:
1 volume (338 folios)