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1. IOR/L/PS/10/285

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/285
Title:
File 2672/1912 ‘Turco-Italian War: Red Sea’
Scope & Content:
The volume, which bears the alternative title ‘Turco-Italian War: Italian action in the Red Sea’ on its first page (f 3), contains correspondence relating to the blockade by the Italian navy of ports on the Red Sea, including Hodeida [Al-Ḥudaydah], from 25 January 1912. This action was part of t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
3 Feb 1912-19 Jun 1913
Extent:
1 volume (312 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/111

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/111
Title:
File 619/1907 Pt 2 'Arms Traffic:- Muscat dhows. "Kadra" case.'
Scope & Content:
The volume discusses an alleged arms trafficking incident which occurred in December 1908. The El Khadra, a dhow owned by Mubarak bin Khamis, a subject of Muscat, was seized by Italian authorities off the coast of Ras Hafun [Raas Xaafuun] on charges of arms trafficking. The volume includes the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
9 Feb 1909-22 Dec 1911
Extent:
1 volume (398 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/10/919

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/919
Title:
File 5876/1920 ‘Mesopotamia:- King for. Question of suitability of Feisul; French protest against Feisul; Feisul proclaimed “King of Iraq”; Treaty with Feisul’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence regarding the election of Sherif Feisal [Fayṣal al-Awwal bin al-Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, also written as Faisal and other variations in the volume] as King of Iraq, and negotiations leading to the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1922. Specific topics discussed include:...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
31 Jul 1920-1 Jan 1925
Extent:

1 volume (497 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/10/493

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/493
Title:
File 3516/1914 Pt 18 'German War: Persia; general situation - 1916'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns the situation in Persia during the First World War. The main focus is the Persian protests against violation of their country's neutrality, British and Russian responses to Persian nationalism, and their attempts to influence the Shah and the Majlis deputies during the events...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
17 Nov 1915-18 Feb 1916
Extent:
1 volume (176 folios)