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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited, 1919-1936

1. IOR/L/PS/10/804

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/804
Title:
File 788/1919 Pt 2 ‘MESOPOTAMIA DISPOSAL OF RIVER CRAFT (1919.)’
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence on the disposal of river craft in Mesopotamia, exchanged between 9 May and 20 December 1919, after the conclusion of the First World War. It contains material relating to: The centralisation of the disposal of all small miscellaneous craft in the Ministry of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 May 1919-20 Dec 1919
Extent:
1 volume (275 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/805/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/805/1
Title:
File 788/1919 Pt 3 ‘MESOPOTAMIA Disposal of River Craft’
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the disposal of river craft in Mesopotamia and contains material relating to: The opposition of the Civil Commissioner in Baghdad, Colonel Arnold Talbot Wilson, to the proposals of Lord Inchcape [James Lyle MacKay, 1st Earl of Inchcape] for the disposal of river craft in Meso...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1919-24 Nov 1920
Extent:
1 item (482 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/10/1072/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1072/2
Title:
File 2853/1922 Pt 2 'Persia: German Trade Activity. Intrusion of German competition in S. Persian Trade & Persian Gulf Shipping. Complaints against Mespot-Persia Corporation.'
Scope & Content:
This part contains papers relating to German trade activity in Persia [Iran], and in particular the 'intrusion' of German competition in south Persian trade and Persian Gulf shipping, assisted by the provision of subsidy by the Government of Germany. Topics discussed include the resumption of tra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Feb 1924-30 Sep 1924
Extent:
1 item (73 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/2886

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2886
Title:
Coll 17/24 ‘Iraq. Internal. New Iraqi Income Tax Law. Effect on British aircraft and shipping.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers mostly relating to the following: the objections of HM Government to Article 6 of the draft Iraq Salaries and Allowances Tax Law of 1930; and the liability of British aircraft and shipping companies operating in Iraq to income tax under Article 29 of the Iraq Income Tax ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
29 Dec 1930-9 May 1935
Extent:
1 file (182 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/328

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/328
Title:
File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
The documents contained in this file cover a diverse range of topics. The file includes - in the following order - letters concerning water boring operations in Bahrain (1925/1926), a report of an assassination attempt against Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1926), a petition to the Political Ag...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1925-28 Jun 1931
Extent:
1 file (60 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/387

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/387
Title:
File 26/157 (F 66) Arabistan and Luristan: Representation in, changes resulting from the War
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams, memoranda and reports pertaining to British governmental representation in Arabistan [Khūzestān]. The correspondents include the Political Resident at Bushire, the British Minister at Tehran, the High Commissioner at Baghdad, the British Consul at Mohammer...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 May 1919-13 Jun 1924
Extent:
1 volume (235 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/344

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/344
Title:
File 9/3 Indian business interests in Bahrain and the Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence sent and received by the Political Agent at Bahrain concerning how to improve the Indian trade in the Gulf and how to increase it to the detriment of the Japanese trade, providing that India can supply similar goods at competitive prices. The file contains info...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Aug 1932-25 Apr 1949
Extent:
1 file (64 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/552

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/552
Title:
File 16/2 B.I.S.N. STEAMERS CALLING AT SHARJAH
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence which discusses two matters. Firstly, issues around the granting of exclusive rights to the British India Steam Navigation company to use Sharjah as a Port of call and how to deal with any requests from Soviet and Japanese shipping. Correspondents include Lieute...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1933-5 Apr 1945
Extent:
1 file (18 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1082

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1082
Title:
File no. 3/3 III Recoveries of amounts spent on behalf of HMS ships and miscellaneous correspondence
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Residency at Bushire, the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited and the Adviser to the Government at Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, regarding expenses for catering for Royal Navy ships, sport activities, activiti...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1934-29 Oct 1938
Extent:
1 file (289 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1085

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1085
Title:
Naval and Marine - 3/5 Coal for steam launch
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf regarding supplies of coal for the Agency launches; its cost and arrangements for its shipment to Bahrain. Also discussed are difficulties in obtaining good quality coal; and a ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Apr 1927-19 Oct 1941
Extent:
1 file (92 folios)