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731. IOR/R/15/5/173

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/173
Title:
File 3/3 Persian Navy
Scope & Content:
This file concerns visits of Persian warships to Arab ports. The two main issues discussed are whether Arab rulers in the Gulf should be formally notified prior to any visits to their ports by Persian warships, and, in cases where notification has not been received, whether a call to visit shoul...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1932-29 Dec 1937
Extent:
1 file (98 folios)

732. IOR/R/15/5/175

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/175
Title:
File 3/5 Persian Territorial waters – Limits for
Scope & Content:
This file concerns a recent claim, made by the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs to HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [temporarily held by Victor Alexander Louis Mallet], to a ten mile limit for Persian territorial waters. It contains copies of correspondence between the Foreign Office, the Indi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1934-23 Jul 1942
Extent:
1 file (24 folios)

733. IOR/R/15/5/176

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/176
Title:
File 3/6 Iranian Fisheries.
Scope & Content:
This file documents concerns held by the British that pearl fisheries – both within and beyond the territorial waters of the Arab rulers – might be exploited by foreign parties. Much of the correspondence speculates on the extent of Persia's interest in the pearl fisheries that are not within th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1936-18 Apr 1942
Extent:
1 file (85 folios)

734. IOR/R/15/5/178

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/178
Title:
File 3/8 Affairs of Sh. Khaz`als sons.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the heirs of Shaikh Khaz‘al [Khaz‘al bin Jabir bin Merdaw Āl Ka‘bī], the late Arab Shaikh of Mohommerah [Khorramshahr], and their requests for British assistance. The first few items of correspondence concern Shaikh Khaz‘al's eldest son, Shaikh Chassib bin Khaz‘al [Shaikh C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Mar 1942-17 Aug 1948
Extent:
1 file (252 folios)

735. IOR/R/15/6/442

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/442
Title:
14/6 Vol I OFF SHORE OIL
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to offshore oil and the definition of territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. The discussion in the volume relates to the following issues: A Saudi proclamation regarding seabed and subsoil rights and dec...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Nov 1948-17 Sep 1949
Extent:
1 file (56 folios)

736. Mss Eur F111/69A

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/69A
Title:
Foreign Office Papers: Persia
Scope & Content:
This item comprises printed Foreign Office correspondence relating to Persia [Iran], covering geopolitical, political, economic, social and cultural matters. The despatches are dated 18 December 1891-30 June 1897. The first page of each despatch includes the heading ‘ASIA. CONFIDENTIAL.’ on the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18 Dec 1891-30 Jun 1897
Extent:
1 volume (207 folios)

737. Mss Eur F111/350

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/350
Title:
‘Seistan Persia & Seistan’
Scope & Content:
The volumes contain papers relating to Persia [Iran], including Seistan, and the tract of land south of the Baluch-Afghan boundary between Nushki and Persia, which had become British territory following the demarcation of the Afghan-Baluch border. The papers largely consist of printed copies o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jun 1896-3 Mar 1900
Extent:

2 volumes (301 folios)

738. Mss Eur F111/351

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/351
Title:
Papers and Newspaper Cuttings about British Policy in Persia and the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers relating to British policy in Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf. It includes the following papers: A copy of a printed ‘Report on a Tour in Western Persia’ by Henry Mortimer Durand, HM Minister, Tehran (folios 13 to 17) Two printed copies of a letter from the Governme...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
29 Mar 1900-29 Oct 1903
Extent:

1 volume (196 folios)

739. Mss Eur F111/353

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/353
Title:
Miscellaneous Correspondence, Notes, and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to Persia
Scope & Content:
The file contains miscellaneous papers, mostly correspondence, notes, and newspaper cuttings, mainly relating to Persia [Iran]. The papers largely relate to Russian influence in Persia, and include papers concerning railway construction in Persia. The correspondence consists of letters address...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
3 Feb 1899-31 Mar 1905
Extent:

1 file (122 folios)

740. Mss Eur F111/358

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/358
Title:
Notes Prepared for Reference during Curzon’s Tour of the Persian Gulf, and Other Papers on Persia and the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers relating to Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf, including a document entitled ‘Notes on current topics prepared for reference during his Excellency the Viceroy’s tour in the Persian Gulf, November 1903.’ It also includes printed extracts of letters relating to the tour f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
4 Aug 1895-21 Nov 1903
Extent:

1 file (337 folios)