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1. IOR/L/PS/18/C1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C1
Title:
ABSTRACT of PAPERS relating to the Succession to the Throne of Persia, and the Nomination of a Regent.
Scope & Content:
Confidential printed memorandum. The memorandum is divided into the following sections: 'Memorandum on the Succession to the Throne of Persia (folios 9-13); 'Memorandum by Sir H. Rawlinson [Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson] on the Succession to the Throne of Persia' (folios 13-15); 'Note on the App...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1859
Extent:

1 file (12 folios)

2. 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)

3. IOR/L/PS/18/C6

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C6
Title:
'PERSIA. PRECIS OF CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING THE QUESTION OF EMPLOYING BRITISH OFFICERS IN DRILLING, ETC., THE SHAH'S ARMY; AND ALSO THE PROPOSAL TO SUPPLY HIS MAJESTY WITH SHIPS, TO BE COMMANDED BY BRITISH OFFICERS.'
Scope & Content:
The file consists of a printed précis of correspondence taken from India Office records, issued by the India Office. The précis relates to the following two subjects: question of employing British officers in drilling, etc. the Shah's Army in Persia, consisting of extracts from printed works and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1874
Extent:

1 file (15 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/18/C7

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C7
Title:
Memorandum relative to the Appointment of British Officers to organize the Persian Army.
Scope & Content:
Printed Confidential memorandum, headed 'Printed for the use of the Foreign Office', and signed by Alfred S Green, Foreign Office. The memorandum charts the history of the issue of the appointment of British officers to organise the Persian Army from the Treaty of Tilsit in 1807 to the year 187...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Aug 1874
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/18/C10

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C10
Title:
No.33. Memorandum communicated to the Earl of Derby by Malcolm Khan, April 8 1874
Scope & Content:
Memorandum written in French and published by the Foreign Office in 1874. The memorandum discusses the situation in Persia, including the interior and exterior threats the country faces, and the potential threat the situation poses to the borders of the British Empire. The perceived exterior...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
8 Apr 1874
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/18/C16

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C16
Title:
Papers respecting the Protection to be granted to Persons of Persian Origin born in India
Scope & Content:
The memorandum consists of printed papers on the subject of whether persons of Persian origin born in India are entitled to protection as British subjects. The question arose from the fact that Persia did not recognise British nationality in persons of Persian descent. In particular, it referenc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
May 1876
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/18/C18

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C18
Title:
Memorandum on the Attrek, or Northern, Frontier of Persia
Scope & Content:
The memorandum concerns Persia's northern frontier with Russian Turkestan along the Attrek [Atrek] River valley. It outlines Russian activities in the region (e.g. troop movements, fort construction, and meetings with local chieftains), along with British and Persian diplomatic responses to thes...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Sep 1877
Extent:
1 file (25 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/18/C27

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C27
Title:
'From Captain the Honourable G. C. Napier, on Special Duty in Persia, to the Political Secretary, India Office, Westminster, dated London, 30th July 1879'
Scope & Content:
The letter is a report by Captain George Campbell Napier on his journey to the Turkoman [Turcoman] frontier of Persia in 1878. It outlines his attempts to facilitate the submission of the Merve [Mary] and the Akhal [Ahal] Turkomans to Persia, as an alternative to their annexation by Russia.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jul 1879
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

9. 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)

10. IOR/L/PS/18/C29/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C29/1
Title:
Persia, Herat, and Seistan
Scope & Content:
The memorandum concerns the state of diplomatic relations between Britain and Persia; it is the view of a number of British officials that the time is ripe to secure a privileged position for Britain at the expense of Russia. To this end it therefore discusses the pros and cons of ceding Herat, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1 Jan 1880
Extent:
1 file (14 folios)