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31. IOR/L/PS/18/A169

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/A169
Title:
'Anglo-Russian Relations'
Scope & Content:
This file begins with draft instructions, under the heading 'Anglo-Russian Relations', apparently written by John Morley, Secretary of State for India, for Sir Arthur Nicolson, British Ambassador at St Petersburg, in advance of negotiations over an Anglo-Russian agreement. The instructions are ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 May 1906-12 Jun 1906
Extent:

1 file (9 folios)

32. 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)

33. IOR/L/PS/18/C49

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C49
Title:
Perso-Afghan frontier. Report on Hashtadan
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the disputed Hashtadan lands, on the Perso-Afghan frontier. It begins with a confidential letter, dated 24 May 1885, from Colonel Joseph West Ridgeway, Assistant Commissioner in charge, Afghan Boundary Commission, Camp Sinjao, to Earl Granville [Granville George Leveson-Gower,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 May 1885
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

34. IOR/L/PS/18/C56

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C56
Title:
Perso-Afghan Frontier. MEMORANDUM BY SIR WEST RIDGEWAY.
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a memorandum written by Sir West Ridgeway, in which the author records his opinion that it is not the fault of the British Government that the Perso-Afghan boundary dispute at Hashtadan remains unsettled. The author goes on to suggest that the dispute be allowed to continue...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Feb 1887
Extent:

1 file (1 folio)

35. IOR/L/PS/18/C65

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C65
Title:
The History of Seistan and Lash-Jowain
Scope & Content:
This document was compiled and signed by H Le Poer Wynne (Foreign Department) and covers the history of Seistan and Lash-Jowain [Lāsh-e Juwayn], including the dispute over sovereignty which led to the Anglo-Persian War (1856-7). The document is divided into the following sections: 1. The histo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1870
Extent:

38 folios

36. IOR/L/PS/18/C145

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C145
Title:
Political Situation in Persia, the North-West Frontier, Afghanistan, and Aden
Scope & Content:
The memorandum is divided up into four sections and a conclusion. The first (folios 125-130) provides an update on the political situation in Persia, and considers how advantageous/disadvantageous it is to British interests, with specific updates on the following places: Isfanhan [Eşfahān], Fars...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1916
Extent:

1 file (16 folios)

37. Mss Eur F111/174

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/174
Title:
‘1904. THE LORD CURZON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.’
Scope & Content:
This volume consists of printed copies of telegraphic correspondence, dated 1 January to 11 December 1904. The correspondence is between: Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, and (William) St John Fremantle Brodrick, Secretary of State for India, from 1 January to 30 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905?
Extent:

1 volume (202 folios)

38. Mss Eur F111/361

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/361
Title:
A Ceremonial Illuminated Letter in Persian and a Kharita
Scope & Content:
The file contains two letters (f 1 and ff 2-4), a paper envelope (f 5), and a two piece pouch envelope (un-foliated). The first letter (f 1) is referred to as khat (standard letter). The letter is a personal one and it is sent by Abdur Rahman Khan, the Amir of Afghanistan (1880-1901) to Lord Geo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
11 Aug 1895-23 Jan 1899
Extent:

1 file (5 folios and a two piece pouch envelope)

39. Mss Eur F111/391, f 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/391, f 5
Title:
Poster Conveying a Message from the Amir of Afghanistan to the Afghan People
Scope & Content:
Poster conveying a message from the Amir of Afghanistan [Emir of Afghanistan], Abdur Rahman Khan, to the Afghan people. In the text, which is written in Farsi, the Amir quotes certain verses from the Quran (Q 14:7 and Q 4:59) to stress the importance of being grateful and obedient to those in au...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Farsi
Date Range:
29 Oct 1898-20 Nov 1899
Extent:
1 poster

40. Mss Eur F111/391, f 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/391, f 7
Title:
Poster Conveying a Message from the Amir of Afghanistan to the Afghan People
Scope & Content:
Poster conveying a message from the Amir of Afghanistan [Emir of Afghanistan], Abdur Rahman Khan, to the Afghan people. In the text, which is written in Farsi, the Amir quotes certain verses from the Quran (Q 14:7 and Q 4:59) to stress the importance of being grateful and obedient to those in au...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Farsi
Date Range:
29 Oct 1898-20 Nov 1899
Extent:
1 poster