P 928/1914 Interruption of Sir P Cox's leave for one week, in view of work done by him, while on leave for the India and Foreign Office; grant of deputation pay during that period
P 4180/1915 The War: German attempts to fan Islamic feeling
Scope & Content:
(1) Note dated 1 Dec 1915 from Harold Nicolson, Foreign Office, to Arthur Hirtzel, Assistant Under Secretary of State for India, saying the News Department of the Foreign Office will produce an article based on information sent in a paper from Henry McMahon, British High Commissioner in Cairo. ...
P 4640/1917 The Turkish campaigns in Mesopotamia, Palestine and Hedjaz
Scope & Content:
Report dated 4 Aug 1917 written in Geneva by Lieutenant Commander Hugh C. Whittall R.N.V.R., headed “Enemy plans – The coming Turkish campaigns in Mesopotamia, Palestine and Hejaz”. The report details information obtained from interviewing people in Turkish diplomatic, consular, military, naval ...
P 1383/1914 Report by Lieut Colonel P M Sykes on a journey from Meshed to Russian Turkestan; correspondence regarding payment to Messrs Kodak for prints
Scope & Content:
Contains 22 photographs IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (1-22)
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the tomb tower, with party on horseback in front of the structure: 'In the afternoon we left the marsh and rode to Mil-i-Radkan, or 'Tower of Radkan.' This structure stands eighty feet high and measures one hundred and fifty feet in circumference...
P 3733/1917 Extract of a report on Captain Lawrence's journey, from a letter to Sir William Robertson from Sir R Wingate, 11 Jul 1917
Scope & Content:
(1) Note dated 30 Jul 1917 from R. Steel on behalf of Director of Military Operations for the Imperial General Staff Sir Frederick Maurice, to Deputy Under-secretary of State for India Sir Arthur Hirtzel, saying “The DMO sends you this account of Lawrence’s wonderful journey. Was ever VC better ...