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1. IOR/L/PS/18/C3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C3
Title:
ABSTRACT of DESPATCHES and MEMORANDA on Asiatic Politics and European Diplomacy in the countries between India and Russia, and especially in Afghanistan; and as to the establishment of a British Agent at Herat, to watch the progress of events on the Perso-Afghan frontier and in other parts of Central Asia; and further as to the continuance of the subsidy to Dost Muhammad.
Scope & Content:
This file contains a memorandum which provides summaries of three despatches sent from Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to the Governor-General of Khorassan, conveying the British Government's proposals both to send a mission to Herat in order to prevent its annexation by Persi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1859
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/18/C28

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C28
Title:
Persia
Scope & Content:
The memorandum is divided into the following chapter headings: 'General Status of Persia', ff 2r-12; 'Persia and Herat', ff 12v-24r; 'Persia and Seistan [Sīstān]', ff 24r-31v; 'Persia and Kohuk', ff 31v-35; 'Persia and the Navigation of the Karun [Kārūn] River', ff 35v-39r; 'Persia and her integ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1879
Extent:
1 file (78 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/18/C41/5

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C41/5
Title:
Correspondence respecting the occupation of Merv by Russia and her proceedings on the Khorassan Frontier of Persia.
Scope & Content:
This file is a memorandum written by Adolphus Warburton Moore, Political and Secret Department, of historical events and correspondence relating to the occupation of Merv by Russia, and to Russian activity in Khorassan, on the Persian boundary. The memorandum reproduces a despatch to the Russia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
15 Aug 1884
Extent:

1 file (13 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/18/C42

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C42
Title:
Report of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Edward Stewart, Bengal Staff Corps, on Special Duty on the Perso-Afghan Frontier.
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a report written by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Edward Stewart, Bengal Staff Corps, in which he describes his journeys to and around Mashad, Herat and Merv in the vicinity of the Perso-Afghan frontier, and provides detailed intelligence regarding topography, settlements, com...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1883
Extent:

1 file (40 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/18/C54

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C54
Title:
'NOTE ON PERSIA.'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a note written by Owen Tudor Burne, Secretary, Political and Secret Department, India Office, in which the author suggests ways to improve relations between the Shah of Persia and the British Government in order to limit the influence of the Russian Government in Persia. Th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Feb 1887
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/18/C121

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C121
Title:
'Memorandum respecting Current Events in Persia for the Years 1906 and 1907'
Scope & Content:
The memorandum concerns events in Persia, and diplomatic exchanges (predominantly between Britain and Russia) related to Persia, during 1906 and 1907. More specifically it covers the following topics: proposals by the Dutch engineer Graadt Van Roggen for a Karun irrigation scheme, and objections...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
31 Dec 1907
Extent:

1 file (34 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/18/C154

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C154
Title:
Persia: Memorandum Respecting the Revision of the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a Foreign Office memorandum (author unknown), followed by an annex written by Charles Murray Marling, British Minister at Tehran. The file concerns the revision of the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907. The convention divided Persia into three areas: a Russian sphere in the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Aug 1915
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/18/C155

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C155
Title:
Memorandum. Regarding our future relations with Persia, with special reference to the extension and maintenance of British influence, and to the system of British Consular representation in Southern Persia.
Scope & Content:
This memorandum, written by Lieutenant-Colonel William Frederick Travers O'Connor, concerns the new subdivision of Persia into two spheres of influence – Russian and British – with the present neutral zone falling into the British sphere. The memorandum considers what system of Consular or other...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1916
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)