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1. 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)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/496

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/496
Title:
PZ 1667/41 'Succession Certificate in favour of Habibullah. Son of Mirza Abdullah Khan.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between HM Minister at Kabul, the Bank of England, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and the India Office, regarding a succession certificate for the heirs of the late Mirza Abdullah Khan, and funds held in Britain in his name. A list of correspondence...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1941-7 Jun 1941
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/575

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/575
Title:
Ext 5626/41 'Internment of Axis (German and Italian) nationals in Iran. Question of their disposal.'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the internment and proposed transfer of civilian Axis nationals (mainly Germans and Italians but also Bulgarians, Hungarians and Romanians) who have been handed over to the British authorities in Persia [Iran]. The file features the following principal correspondents: His ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
30 Aug 1941-24 Oct 1942
Extent:
1 file (110 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/577

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/577
Title:
Ext 5609/41 'Arrest of Iraqis etc. in Persia – question of disposal'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns arrangements for the detention by the British military authorities of a number of Iraqi political refugees (plus a smaller number of Palestinian refugees) located in Persia, some of whom are reported to have taken refuge in the Japanese Legation in Tehran. The principal corre...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1941-27 Jan 1944
Extent:
1 file (111 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/768

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/768
Title:
Ext 6064/42 Pro-Axis plot in Persia; discovery of Mayer documents, etc
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, telegrams, and reports from the Government of India External Department; the Commander in Chief in the Middle East; the War Office; the Foreign Office; the British Embassy in Tehran; and the Minister of State in Cairo, regarding a German-Persian plot for a coup ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Nov 1942-21 Aug 1945
Extent:
1 file (121 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/1004

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1004
Title:
Ext 3216/45 'Indian Air Survey Company: question of an opening for air surveys in Persia'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers regarding a request by the Indian Air Survey Company to be allowed to offer aerial survey services to the Government of Persia. The primary correspondents are: Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners; Foreign Office; British Legation, Tehran.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jun 1945-4 Sep 1945
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/1329

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1329
Title:
Pol Ext 16269/48 'Sheikh of Abu Dhabi's Boundary Claim'
Scope & Content:
Thefile contains correspondence regarding a search for India Office papers datingfrom 1895 that may be relevant to a disputed claim over the north-easternborder of Abu Dhabi. The primary correspondents are: Political Resident,Persian Gulf; Foreign Office; Commonwealth Relations Office; Government...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 May 1948-31 Jul 1948
Extent:
1 file (4 folios)