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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, 20th century

1. IOR/L/PS/12/1503

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1503
Title:
Coll 1/65 'Defence of Aden: general precautionary measures in view of Italo-Ethiopian situation; food supplies'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Aden Chief Commissioner (Bernard Reilly) and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department, regarding arrangements to supply Aden with food during times of war. Reilly also requests that an additional Police Officer be posted at Aden during...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1935-11 Jul 1936
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/2086

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2086
Title:
Coll 6/20 'Red Sea: Reports of proceedings of H.M. Ships.'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of copies of extracts from (approximately) monthly reports of the proceedings of His Majesty's ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden during the years 1931-1945, which have been forwarded by the Admiralty to the Under-Secretary of State, India Office. Most of the extracts ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1931-30 Nov 1945
Extent:
1 file (245 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/2113

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2113
Title:
Coll 6/46 'Salutes in Hejaz Nejd.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns personal salutes given by British naval ships to dignitaries in the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia). The correspondence, largely between officials of the Admiralty and the Foreign Office, begins with discussion about the number of gun salutes that should be...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1928-5 Apr 1934
Extent:
1 file (74 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/2120

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2120
Title:
Coll 6/53 'Red Sea: The Hanish Islands.'
Scope & Content:
This file primarily concerns the sovereignty status of the Hanish Islands, as well as that of other islands in the Lower Red Sea. It documents concerns held by the British Government that the Italian Government is in the process of attempting to establish some kind of informal control over certa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
2 Oct 1928-12 Dec 1935
Extent:
1 file (208 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/2125

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2125
Title:
Coll 6/58 'Asir: Relations between Saudi Arabia and the Yemen.'
Scope & Content:
This volume concerns relations between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Most of the correspondence is focussed on British policy in response to the Saudi-Yemeni conflict. Related matters that feature in the correspondence include the following: Reports in March 1934 that peace negotiations between Saud...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Jun 1914-31 May 1934
Extent:
1 volume (449 folios)