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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS/12/3709-3976 Place Trucial Coast, Arabian Peninsula, Asia

1. IOR/L/PS/12/3710

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3710
Title:
Coll 30/3 'Trucial Coast: Sharjah Affairs'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding political developments in Sharjah and the surrounding area. The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between British officials including the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, several Royal Navy officers and India Office officials....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1931-24 Feb 1948
Extent:
1 file (65 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/3725

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3725
Title:
Coll 30/15 'Anthems and Flags of Various States. Bahrein [Bahrain], Koweit [Kuwait], Muscat, Asir, Yemen, Qatar, Trucial, Oman'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials related to the national anthems and official flags of a number of different states and their rulers. Specifically, the correspondence relates to the national anthem of Bahrain, the personal standard of the Ruler of Kuwait, the flag of M...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Jun 1917-7 Apr 1941
Extent:
1 file (129 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/3747

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3747
Title:
Coll 30/33 'Persian Gulf, Trucial Coast. Policy of H.M.G. List of Trucial Sheikhs'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding British Government policy on the Trucial Coast. Specifically, this includes discussions concerning the possibility of appointing an Assistant Political Agent to the region, incorporating it into civil air routes and whether or...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 May 1929-8 Aug 1939
Extent:
1 file (407 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/3772

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3772
Title:
Coll 30/55 'Persian Gulf. Trucial Oman + Other Trucial Shaikhdoms: Persian Interference with Trucial Coast Dhows'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British diplomatic and naval officials regarding a number of alleged instances of interference with shipping vessels from Oman and Dubai by Government of Iran naval vessels and customs officials. The file also contains English translations of letters t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Apr 1933-27 May 1947
Extent:
1 file (139 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/3835

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3835
Title:
Coll 30/110(1) 'Oil: Oil concessions on the Trucial Coast.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns negotiations over the granting of oil concessions to companies with a significant British interest by a number of states on the Trucial Coast: Dubai, Sharjah, Ras-al-Khaimah, Abu Dhabi, and Ajman. The negotiations were initially with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Limited (APOC)...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Aug 1934-7 Jul 1936
Extent:
1 volume (451 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/3836

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3836
Title:
Coll 30/110(2) 'Oil: Oil concessions on the Trucial Coast. Negotiations with Sheikhs. Ras-al-Khaimah Agreement. Abu Dhabi.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns negotiations between Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) and the rulers of several states on the Trucial Coast over oil concession agreements. Petroleum Concessions Limited was the company approved by the British Government to seek oil concessions in the area; it later operated...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Jun 1936-15 Jul 1946
Extent:
1 file (453 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/3837

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3837
Title:
Coll 30/110(3) 'Trucial Coast Oil Concessions: Hinterland Exploration and Survey. Trucial Coast Boundaries. Trucial Coast Surveys 1938-9.'
Scope & Content:
The file relates to geological survey work carried out by Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) (and its subsidiaries Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited and Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Limited) to identify productive sources of oil in the hinterland of the Trucial Coast and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Jun 1937-2 Dec 1943
Extent:
1 file (500 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/3838

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3838
Title:
Coll 30/110(4) 'Trucial Coast Oil Concession: Muscat Oil Concession. Hinterland Exploration & Survey.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns geological and geophysical surveys for oil and other minerals in the hinterland of Muscat and Oman (especially Dhofar Province, also referred to as Dhufar) and the Trucial Coast (especially Sharjah) undertaken by the substantially British-owned Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1945-22 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (336 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/3842

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3842
Title:
Coll 30/113 'Position of the Trucial Sheikhdoms in international law: Definition of Bahrain and Shargah in connection with the Import Duties Act 1932.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the question of whether Bahrain (also referred to as Bahrein), the Trucial Coast, and Kuwait should be considered part of the British Empire for the purposes of import duties and international agreements. The issue is mainly discussed in terms of the Import Duties Act, 1932 (co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1929-24 Oct 1944
Extent:
1 file (264 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/3967

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3967
Title:
Coll 30/223 'Survey of Trucial Coast by U.S.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns a survey of the Trucial Coast in June to August 1945 by a United States Army Survey Mission. The survey was undertaken in conjunction with Survey Branch Middle East. Correspondence dated August-October 1945 discusses the Survey Mission's request to extend its work into Muscat t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1945-27 Oct 1945
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)