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1931. IOR/R/15/1/36, ff 20-21

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/36, ff 20-21
Title:
Political Department letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is written from Bombay. Stannus requests an additional allowance for the Assistant Surgeon at Bushire [James Pringle Riach] to compensate for his receiving a lower salary than those in similar positions in certain Indian residencies received, especially as the Assistant Surgeon at Bus...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1826
Extent:

2 folios

1932. IOR/R/15/6/22, f 21

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/22, f 21
Title:
Map of the Musandam Peninsula
Scope & Content:
Map shows the Musandam Peninsula and its coastline. Settlements are labelled and the water depth along the coastline is also shown. There is also some indication of relief.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1901
Extent:
1 map

1933. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 225v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 225v
Title:
Letter from Yezd to the Residency at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is likely to be from the Company's agent in Yezd who was responsible for buying and selling in the Company's interests and would probably have been Armenian. Note that the letter was received on 31 January 1767 so is likely to have been written in early January 1767. The letter conc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1767
Extent:

1 folio

1934. IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 4-5

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 4-5
Title:
Letter from James Morier, Tehran to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Resident that a sum of money drawn for the use of the British Mission to the Court of Persia is no longer needed and may be remitted to the Presidencies in India; it is noted that this refund may be conducted by whatever means best suits the interests of the East India...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Dec 1814
Extent:

2 folios

1935. IOR/R/15/1/63, f 4

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/63, f 4
Title:
Last Page of a Letter from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is truncated, possibly as a result of weeding, which means that the first half of the letter is missing; the author is therefore unknown. It is requesting the service of a ship of war for an unknown purpose, and the vessel's intended destination has been lost. The letter has been mar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1833
Extent:
1 folio

1936. IOR/R/15/2/286, f 57

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/286, f 57
Title:
Map showing location of RAF facilities at Dubai
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: The northern portion of a blueprint map showing the location of RAF facilities at Dubai creek including the Air Sea Rescue Hut and new B.O.A.C. Rest House. Includes inset indicationg Dubai location in context of Trucial Coast. Inscriptions: On verso in red crayon: ‘Ma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1948
Extent:
1 map

1937. IOR/R/15/2/465, f 169

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/465, f 169
Title:
‘Sketch illustrating S.E. frontier of Saudi Arabia’
Scope & Content:
The map is a facsimile of a sketch map showing the eastern half of the Arabian peninsula, and indicating: with a solid line, the boundary claimed by Saudi Arabia; in a short-dashed black line, the Ottoman (Turkish) boundary (1913-14); and in a long-dashed line, the boundary offered by the British...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1948
Extent:
1 facsimile sketch map

1938. IOR/R/15/2/651, f 51

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/651, f 51
Title:
Photograph of a truck with trailer travelling on a dirt or sand track. Photographer unknown.
Scope & Content:
Subject Matter: The photograph shows a six-wheel flatbed truck, with four-wheel trailer attached, used by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The truck is moving along a dirt or sand track, and is seen from the front, possibly from the rear window of another mov...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1940
Extent:
1 b&w silver-gelatin print

1939. IOR/R/15/2/651, f 52

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/651, f 52
Title:
Photograph of a truck with trailer travelling on a dirt or sand track. Photographer unknown.
Scope & Content:
Subject Matter: The photograph shows a six-wheel flatbed truck, with four-wheel trailer attached, used by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The truck is moving along a dirt or sand track, and is seen from behind, possibly from the rear window of another moving...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1940
Extent:
1 b&w silver-gelatin print

1940. IOR/R/15/5/58, f 75

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/58, f 75
Title:
PROPOSED COAL DEPOT KUWEIT BLOCK PLAN Scale 1 inch = 40 feet
Scope & Content:
This plan is accompanied by a short covering note (IOR/R/15/5/58, folio 76) describing it as ‘Plan of Coaling Pier’. The plan shows the position, outline and measurements of seven coal godowns and the watchmen’s quarters, which are all drawn in red ink. The plan also shows the position, outline ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1909
Extent:
1 plan