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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council, 1773-1947

231. IOR/L/PS/12/2111

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2111
Title:
Coll 6/44 'Hejaz and Indian Muslims. Desecration of tombs by Wahabis, etc.'
Scope & Content:
This file compiles copies of appeals made by representatives of Indian Muslims to the British Government (and in one case, to the Shah of Persia [Reza Shah Pahlavi]), regarding the desecration of various holy buildings and monuments by Ibn Saud's [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl S...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1930-18 Apr 1933
Extent:
1 file (29 folios)

232. IOR/L/PS/12/2113

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2113
Title:
Coll 6/46 'Salutes in Hejaz Nejd.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns personal salutes given by British naval ships to dignitaries in the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia). The correspondence, largely between officials of the Admiralty and the Foreign Office, begins with discussion about the number of gun salutes that should be...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1928-5 Apr 1934
Extent:
1 file (74 folios)

233. IOR/L/PS/12/2118

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2118
Title:
Coll 6/51 'Pan-Islamic Congress, 1933-5. Activities of Shaukat Ali, the Mufti of Jerusalem and others.'
Scope & Content:
This file documents British concerns regarding the pan-Islamic movement, particularly in Palestine but also in other parts of the Middle East. The file features the following principal correspondents: the Viceroy of India; the Secretary of State for India; His Majesty's Ambassador in Cairo (Mi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
30 Mar 1933-7 Aug 1940
Extent:
1 file (160 folios)

234. IOR/L/PS/12/2138

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2138
Title:
Coll 6/67(5) 'Boundaries of South Eastern Arabia and Qatar (Khor al Odeid)'
Scope & Content:
This volume primarily concerns British policy regarding the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of Saudi Arabia, specifically those bordering Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Muscat (i.e. the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman). Much of the correspondence relates to British concerns that oil companies operating ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1937-11 Aug 1939
Extent:
1 volume in 2 parts (391 folios)

235. IOR/L/PS/12/2163

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2163
Title:
Coll 6/91 'Saudi Arabia. Policy of H.M.G. Qn. of credits and guarantee of assistance to Ibn Saud.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns British policy towards Saudi Arabia during the Second World War (the abbreviation 'Qn' in the title stands for 'Question'). The correspondence discusses the question of providing financial or material assistance to Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Oct 1939-1 Jan 1945
Extent:
1 file (338 folios)

236. IOR/L/PS/12/2164

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2164
Title:
Coll 6/91(2) 'Saudi Arabia: Policy of H.M.G. Assistance to King Ibn Saud (British Military Mission to Saudi Arabia)'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns arrangements for a military mission to Saudi Arabia, financed by the British Government. The file consists of correspondence between War Office, Foreign Office, India Office, and Government of India officials regarding the War Office's proposal for a proportion of Sunni Moslem...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1946-14 Mar 1947
Extent:
1 file (63 folios)

237. IOR/L/PS/12/2876

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2876
Title:
Coll 17/16(5)(S) 'Settlement of the Assyrians'
Scope & Content:
Papers regarding areas for the possible resettlement of Assyrians residing in Iraq and Syria following the Second World War (1939-1945). Consisting of correspondence between the Foreign Office, the India Office, and the Viceroy of India, regarding the possibility of resettlement in Northern Baluc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jul 1945-2 Aug 1945
Extent:
1 file (14 folios)

238. IOR/L/PS/12/2899

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2899
Title:
Coll 17/37 ‘Iraq. Operations in – 1941. Political control and use of services of Mr Bertram Thomas.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers mostly relating to British operations in Iraq in 1941. It includes papers concerning the need for suitable political and administrative officers to serve under the British Embassy in Baghdad, and the question of the employment of Bertram Thomas for political or intellige...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 May 1941-5 Jul 1943
Extent:
1 file (92 folios)

239. IOR/L/PS/12/2967

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2967
Title:
Coll 20/14(2) 'Muscat: Sultan's tour to Europe, USA and United Kingdom: Question of conferment of KCIE'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, notes, and minutes concerning the appointment of the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], as Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE). The early correspondence - principally between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Exte...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Nov 1937-19 Jan 1945
Extent:
1 file (56 folios)

240. IOR/L/PS/12/2969

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2969
Title:
Coll 20/14(4) 'Muscat: General discussions with Sultan during his visit to India and UK in 1937/38'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning conversations held or thought likely to be held between British officials and the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] during his visits to India and the United Kingdom in 1937-38. The papers include notes on discussions between the Sultan an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Nov 1937-19 Oct 1944
Extent:
1 file (72 folios)