PZ 952/31 Consular: List of Salaried Consular Officers and List of Consular Officers Permitted to Trade, with List of Pro-Consuls December 1930-June 1939, twice yearly
Thefile contains correspondence regarding the conversion to Islam of Harry St JohnBridger Philby, former Colonial Office intelligence officer and advisor to IbnSaud, King of Nejd and Hejaz. The primary correspondents are: British Legation,Jeddah; Foreign Office; India Office; Government of India.
PZ 1726/31 'Persian Gulf: Policy and administrative problems in Arab Sheikhdoms'
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Thefile contains correspondence regarding the level of direct influence held bythe British Government and the Government of India over the administration ofMuscat and other Persian Gulf states, and proposals for a reduction in thisinfluence in favour of local rulers. The primary correspondents ar...
PZ 2143/31 'Persia: British Military Attaché, Tehran'
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Thefile contains correspondence regarding a request from the Imperial Court ofPersia for the recall of Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Dodd as British MilitaryAttaché, due to a perceived slight by Dodd towards Reza Shah Pahlavi. The filealso covers an order from the Shah for Persian army officers to no ...