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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS/12/1-1442 Name Government of India, Foreign and Political Department, 1783-1937

1. IOR/L/PS/12/8

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/8
Title:
PZ 478/1931 'Iraq. Minting of national currency'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers concerning the introduction of an Iraqi national currency, mainly relating to the minting of the coins. It includes: copies of correspondence between the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department, and the Financial Secretary to the High Commissioner for Ira...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Dec 1930-1 Apr 1931
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/9

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/9
Title:
PZ 586/1931 'Persia & Iraq: Exchange of Representatives'
Scope & Content:
The file contains copies of correspondence sent to the India Office by the Colonial Office and the Foreign Office, mostly regarding the exchange of diplomatic representatives between Persia [Iran] and Iraq. It largely consists of copies of correspondence between the office of the High Commissio...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jan 1931-4 Jun 1931
Extent:
1 file (28 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/32

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/32
Title:
PZ 4814/31 'Persian Gulf: Quarantine Service; IMS officers lent for duty'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the outstanding payment from the Government of Iran for Indian Medical Service officers lent to the Persian Gulf Quarantine Service between 1923 and 1928. The primary correspondents are: Sir Robert Clive, British Legation, Tehran; Francis Verner Wylie, G...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Apr 1931-29 Oct 1931
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/34

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/34
Title:
PZ 4971/31 'Sahib Mankari Abdul Rahman Khan: medical diploma; q[uestio]n of practising of Indian doctors in Arabia'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the validity in Saudi Arabia of certain medical qualifications obtained in India. The primary correspondents are: Sir Andrew Ryan, British Legation to Saudi Arabia; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia; Francis Verner Wylie, Government of India, Fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jun 1931-9 Aug 1934
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/36

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/36
Title:
PZ 5377/31 'Hejaz-Nejd: alleged desecration of tombs at Jannatul Baki [Jannat al-Baqi]; treatment of Shiahs in the Hejaz'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the disadvantageous treatment of Shia pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, particularly excess charges for transportation, and the destruction of shrines at Jannatul Baki [Jannat al-Baqi] cemetery in Medina by Ibn Saud in 1926. The primary correspondents are: Cecil...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1931-4 Oct 1932
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/53

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/53
Title:
PZ 2855/1932 'Southern Arabia: Enquiry from Mr F.B. Lacy regarding possible presence of mineral deposits.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the enquiry of F B Lacy relating to the possible presence of mineral deposits in Dhufar and Ubar in Southern Arabia, and the possibility of obtaining permission to prospect in the area from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, with a view to a potential minin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 May 1932-30 Mar 1933
Extent:
1 file (25 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/57

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/57
Title:
PZ 5654/32 Persia: Indian Seditionist Khan Khoji
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding Khan Khoji, described as an Indian seditionist, and warning he may attempt to re-enter India through Iran. The primary correspondents are: Government of India, Foreign and Political Department; British Legation, Tehran.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1932-18 Sep 1932
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/72

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/72
Title:
PZ 2791/33 'Arabia: Wakf properties in Saudi-Arabia for the use of Indian pilgrims'
Scope & Content:
The discussion in the file relates to the use of wakf properties [waqf] (property donated by Islamic rulers for pious uses) in Jeddah and Mecca intended for Indian pilgrims. The British had information which led them to believe such properties were being used as private property but that they co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1933-26 Jul 1934
Extent:
1 file (40 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/76

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/76
Title:
PZ 4200/33 Complaints Regarding Destitute Iraqis in Hyderabad
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding destitute Iraqi citizens in Hyderabad, India, and costs incurred by the Government of Hyderabad in helping them reach the Iraqi Consulate in Bombay [Mumbai] in order to be repatriated back to Iraq. The file includes requests from the Government of Hydera...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jun 1933-1 Mar 1936
Extent:
1 file (20 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/127

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/127
Title:
PZ 701/1935 Question of Continuance of Pension of Naoum Abbo of Basra
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the issue of whether a pension paid from 1918 to 1923 to Mr Naoum Abbo of Basra, an Iraqi national, should be continued. The correspondence includes: Letters and copies of letters between the India Office and Mackrell, Ward and Knight, including a co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1935-6 Jun 1935
Extent:
1 file (42 folios)