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91. IOR/L/PS/12/2154

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2154
Title:
Coll 6/81 'Syria: Status of Alexandretta and Antioch.'
Scope & Content:
This file documents the British response to developments regarding the status of the Sanjak [administrative district, referred to in Arabic as Liwa] of Alexandretta, including the cities of Alexandretta [İskenderun, Turkey] and Antioch [Antakya, Turkey]. The file features the following principa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1936-31 Aug 1939
Extent:
1 file (286 folios)

92. IOR/L/PS/12/2155

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2155
Title:
Coll 6/82 'Saudi Arabia: Removal from Jedda, of Indian Vice-Consul, Pilgrimage officer (Bahadur Ihsanullah), owing to Saudi intrigues against him.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the early retirement of the Indian Vice-Consul at Jedda, Khan Bahadur Ihsanullah, in 1937, due to what are referred to as intrigues against him. The correspondence includes details of Ihsanullah's position as Vice-Consul, which he has held since 1918. It discusses his duties...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jun 1936-21 Oct 1937
Extent:
1 file (123 folios)

93. IOR/L/PS/12/2156

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2156
Title:
Coll 6/83 'Saudi Arabia: Exemption of Saudi nationals from Koshan tax.'
Scope & Content:
This file documents the British response to a recent Saudi royal command exempting Saudi nationals from paying a tax known as koshan (a tax levied on journeys from Jedda to Mecca or Medina) during the off-season, i.e. the four-month period of the year when pilgrims are not travelling to or retur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1937-12 May 1939
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)

94. IOR/L/PS/12/2157

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2157
Title:
Coll 6/84 'Yemen: Attitude of Yemeni Govt. towards the Italo-Ethiopian dispute. Policy of H.M.G. in event of Italian occupation of Yemeni territory.'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to Italian activities in the Middle East, particularly in the Yemen. The correspondence includes discussion of the following: British policy in the event of the Italians occupying Sheikh Said [Ra’s Shaykh Sa‘īd], or any other part of the Yemen. The Yemen's position in the Italo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1934-1 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 file (348 folios)

95. IOR/L/PS/12/2158

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2158
Title:
Coll 6/85 'Arabia. Boundaries in: Interpretation of Rome Understanding of 1927.'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to boundaries in the Arabian Peninsula. The file begins with a Foreign Office memorandum (and an enclosed map) dated 30 April 1934, which provides a brief recent history of disputes and agreements regarding the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of modern-day Saudi Arabia. T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1934-27 Nov 1937
Extent:
1 file (38 folios)

96. IOR/L/PS/12/2159

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2159
Title:
Coll 6/86 'Saudi Arabia and Yemen: Relations with Japan.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns Saudi-Japanese relations. (Yemen is mentioned in the file's original title, but no reference to Yemen is made in the surviving correspondence.) It includes discussion of the following: Reports in 1938 of a Saudi Government representative having suggested to his Japanese count...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 May 1938-10 Mar 1941
Extent:
1 file (25 folios)

97. IOR/L/PS/12/2160A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2160A
Title:
Coll 6/88 'Arabia Intelligence Report. C.B. 1892 (No. 7).'
Scope & Content:
This file refers to an Admiralty report entitled 'Arabia Intelligence Report'. The file records the India Office's receipt of a copy of the report in October 1938; it contains a supply note and a notification slip with brief details regarding the extent of the report, which according to the noti...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Oct 1938-21 Oct 1938
Extent:
1 file (3 folios)

98. IOR/L/PS/12/2160B

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2160B
Title:
Coll 6/88 'Intelligence: Military Report on Arabia (C.B. 1892).'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of two parts. The first part (folios 1-9) begins with a 'state of report' document for an Admiralty Naval Intelligence Division report entitled 'Arabia, Intelligence Report'; the 'state report' concerns the updating of the report in October 1941, and it includes a list of maps...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1932-7 Feb 1942
Extent:
1 file (63 folios)

99. IOR/L/PS/12/2161

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2161
Title:
Coll 6/89 'Saudi Arabia: Approaches to Jedda Harbour. Interest of Standard Oil Co.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the California Arabian Standard Oil Company's interest in erecting storage tanks at Jedda, which would involve making improvements to the harbour's navigational facilities in the process. The file features the following correspondents: the California Arabian Standard Oil Compa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1938-21 Nov 1938
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

100. IOR/L/PS/12/2162

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2162
Title:
Coll 6/90 'Syria: Anglo-French relations in the Near East. French policy in Syria.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns Anglo-French relations in the near East, particularly relating to French policy in Syria. Much of the correspondence relates to British efforts to obtain information from the French Government regarding the latter's future policy in Syria. The correspondence includes discuss...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1939-29 May 1947
Extent:
1 file (83 folios)