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1. IOR/L/PS/18/B393

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B393
Title:
Political control in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Written by John Gilbert Laithwaite of the India Office. It covers arrangements from 1616 to 1921 summarising the use of agents, establishment of the Bushire Residency, and role of Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It considers arrangements since the Report of the Masterton-Smith Committee i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1928
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/18/B394

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B394
Title:
Quarantine control in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Memorandum describing the developments leading up to the surrender of quarantine control by His Majesty's Government to the Persian Government in 1928. It outlines the following: quarantine arrangements dating from 1864 including who was responsible for what in terms of roles and the financial ou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1928
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/18/B395

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B395
Title:
'Koweit, 1908-1928'
Scope & Content:
Document outlining the administration and history of Koweit [Kuwait] from 1908-1928. Covering: 'Administration' – rulers succession history; Koweit's status as an independent Arab state; internal administration conducted by the Shaikh and Council of Advisors; control by the Government of India;...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Oct 1928
Extent:

1 file (7 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/18/B396

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B396
Title:
Bahrein, 1908-1928
Scope & Content:
Document outlining the administration and history of Bahrein [Bahrain] from 1908-28. Covering: administration – control by the Government of India and titular Shaikh of the Islands, Bahrein's status as an independent Arab State, internal administration conducted by the Shaikh and a European Fina...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1928
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/18/B397

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B397
Title:
Status of the Islands of Tamb, Little Tamb, Abu Musa, and Sirri
Scope & Content:
Document outlining the status of the Islands of Tamb, Little Tamb, Abu Musa, and Sirri. It includes the following: an introduction to the status of the islands; a history of the islands prior to 1887; the occupation of Sirri by Persia, 1887; the temporary Persian occupation of Abu Musa and Tamb,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Aug 1928
Extent:

1 file (4 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/18/B399

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B399
Title:
Status of certain Groups of Islands in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
In response to Persian claims of authority over the islands, the document outlines the status of the following groups of Persian Gulf islands: Warba, Bubiyan, Maskan, Failakah [Jazīrat Faylakā], Auhah [Jazīrat ‘Awhah], Kubbar, Qaru, and Umm-el-Maradin, which lie off the coast of Koweit [Kuwait] ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Aug 1928
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/18/B400

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B400
Title:
Muscat: 1908-1928
Scope & Content:
Document outlining the administration and history of Muscat from 1908-28. Covering: administration – Sultan of Oman succession history; treaty relations; internal administration by Council of Ministers; role of the Political Agent, Muscat; and the responsibility for expenditure; 1908 to 4 Octobe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1928
Extent:

1 file (9 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/18/B402

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B402
Title:
El Katr, 1908-1916
Scope & Content:
Memorandum covering: the status and governance of El Katr [Qatar], relations with His Majesty's Government, and treaties with and affecting El Katr during the period 1908-28. Written by John Gilbert Laithwaite of the India Office.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Sep 1928
Extent:

1 file (1 folio)

9. IOR/L/PS/18/B403

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B403
Title:
The Trucial Chiefs, 1908-28
Scope & Content:
Memorandum providing an overview of the external developments which took place in the Trucial States, covering 1908-28, and how problems presented by the States stand at the time of writing. Covering: introduction – to the memorandum itself; Trucial Chiefs; administration; responsibility of pol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Oct 1928
Extent:

1 file (4 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/18/B405

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B405
Title:
Henjam. Position and Rights of His Majesty's Government in the Island of Henjam. The Sheikh of Henjam and his Affairs
Scope & Content:
Memorandum providing an overview of the British connection with the island of Henjam. Covering: introduction to the location of Basidu [Bāsa‘īdū] and its strategic importance; use of the island by the British; the Beni Yas tribe inhabitants; international status of Henjam – Persian and Muscat c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Sep 1928
Extent:

1 file (4 folios)