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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name British Consul, Basra, 20th century

11. IOR/L/PS/12/483

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/483
Title:
PZ 934/41 'Persian Gulf Shipping.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the British Consul at Basra, HM Ambassador to Iraq, and the Minister of Shipping, regarding the monopoly over shipping in the Persian Gulf held by the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited, and the consequent restrictive effects on other shipping...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1940-18 Sep 1941
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

12. IOR/L/PS/12/2866

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2866
Title:
Coll 17/12(1) 'Iraq/ Indian Vice-Consul at Basra'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding the establishment of an Indian Vice-Consul at Basra, and the appointment of Khan Sahib Mian Abdullah to the position. The correspondents are HM Ambassador to Baghdad, the Consul-General at Basra, the Foreign Office, and the Government of India External Affairs Department...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jan 1946-13 Jan 1948
Extent:
1 file (44 folios)

13. IOR/L/PS/12/3369

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3369
Title:
Coll 27/9 ‘Passports. British Protected Persons. Travel documents for persons proceeding to, and for natives of, certain British Protectorates and Arab states.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to passports and visas for persons travelling to, and for natives of, certain British Protectorates and Arab states. It includes papers concerning the following: the procedure in connection with the issue of these travel documents; fees...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1924-27 Sep 1939
Extent:

1 volume (618 folios)

14. IOR/R/15/1/615

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/615
Title:
File 73/7 V (D 38) Status of Kuwait, Anglo-Turkish Convention
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams, maps, and newspaper cuttings relating to Anglo-Turkish negotiations over the Baghdad Railway, status of Kuwait, and other Persian Gulf matters. The correspondence is between Lionel Haworth, British Consul for Arabistan, Percy Cox, Political Resident at Bus...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
3 Jan 1914-16 Jul 1919
Extent:
1 volume (104 folios)

15. IOR/R/15/2/596

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/596
Title:
‘19/9 Mlle. CORBIAU’
Scope & Content:
This file concerns finding a temporary home in Bahrain for a female Belgian artist named Mademoiselle Corbiau who wishes to visit there to earn money by painting portraits. The correspondents in the file include: Ernest Vincent Packer, Petroleum Concession Limited, Bahrain; Cornelius James Pelly,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jul 1945-19 Jul 1945
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

16. IOR/R/15/2/813

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/813
Title:
File 31/15 Visits of Members of Al Khalifah to Foreign Countries
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence about the visits of members of the Al Khalifah to Amara in Iraq for hunting purposes. Discussion focuses on the difficulties created when requests for travel documents did not go through the proper channels. Correspondents include: Cornelius James Pelly, Politi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1949-27 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)

17. IOR/R/15/2/1287

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1287
Title:
File 6/68 Visit of H. E. Shaikh Sir Hamad bin 'Isa al Khalifah, K. C. I. E., C. S. I. Ruler of Bahrain to England
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the visit to the United Kingdom by Shaikh Hamad bin 'Isa al Khalifah [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], ruler of Bahrain. The majority of the correspondence is between the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf at B...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 May 1936-8 Jan 1937
Extent:
1 file (247 folios)

18. IOR/R/15/2/1424

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1424
Title:
File 14/9 Correspondence re confidential and secret covers sent through commanders of BI steamers, BOAC etc or by other safe hand means
Scope & Content:
The file consists of correspondence and telegrams requesting the collection and the delivery of letters and bags containing confidential and secret communication (not included). The principal correspondents are: Gray, Mackenzie & Co Ltd; Cable and Wireless Limited; the British Consul at Bas...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1936-13 May 1947
Extent:
1 file (170 folios)

19. IOR/R/15/2/1891

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1891
Title:
File D/1 Miscellaneous Correspondence with Baghdad (Iraq).
Scope & Content:
This file is largely formed of miscellaneous correspondence between the Political Agent, Bahrain, and the British Embassy, Baghdad (also spelled Bagdad in the file). Several items of correspondence are written in Arabic. The file contains translations of letters and memoranda from the Iraqi Min...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Jul 1933-3 Aug 1939
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)

20. IOR/R/15/2/1893

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1893
Title:
File D/2 Miscellaneous Correspondence with Basrah
Scope & Content:
This file largely consists of correspondence between the British Consul, Basra, and the Political Agent, Bahrain, regarding Bahraini citizens residing in Iraq. Most of the file is concerned with requests for the Political Agent's assistance, made by the Consul on behalf of various Bahraini citiz...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1935-18 Mar 1940
Extent:
1 file (49 folios)