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032-000538283 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name War Office, 1857-1964

1. IOR/L/PS/20/E56

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/E56
Title:
‘MILITARY REPORT ON ARABIA.’
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of a military report on Arabia. It was published in 1904 and prepared by the General Staff, War Office. It is divided into eight chapters by the following locations: ‘General Description of Arabia Proper.’ The region of Syria [Greater Syria] The Hejaz The Yemen Nejd [Najd] El...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
1 volume (169 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 165

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 165
Title:
Communications
Scope & Content:
The map depicts the electrical communications network of ‘Iraq [Iraq], depicting telegraph and telephone cables, government and oil company telegraph stations, and underground cables, in red. The map also shows ‘Iraq’s key settlements, railway lines, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, including tr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1935
Extent:
1 map sheet

3. IOR/L/PS/10/506

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/506
Title:
File 3540/1914 Pt 1 'German War: Interpreters file'
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to civilian officers under the Government of India volunteering for military or naval service during the First World War. Correspondents include officials of the War Office and the India Office. The volum...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1914-1 Mar 1915
Extent:
1 volume (166 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 166

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 166
Title:
‘Iraq
Scope & Content:
This map depicts ‘Iraq [Iraq], showing main cities and settlements; major hydrographic features, including the rivers Tigris, Euphrates, Zab and Shatt al Arab, and tributaries and branches, wadis, marshland, lakes, ‘inundated areas’, wells, and the Persian Gulf; aerodromes, motor roads, and rail...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1935
Extent:
1 map sheet

5. IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 155

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 155
Title:
Administrative Divisions
Scope & Content:
This map depicts the liwa [administrative divisions] within ‘Iraq [Iraq]. The boundaries, names, and the sites of the capitals of each liwa are shown in red. The map shows ‘Iraq’s key settlements, railway lines, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers including tributary branches, and depicts the bounda...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1935
Extent:
1 map sheet

6. IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 160

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 160
Title:
Mosul
Scope & Content:
This map depicts the city of Mosul in ’Iraq [Iraq], showing the River Tigris, main roads, buildings, the main bazaar, and key districts and quarters. An index reference guide locates the key sites of civil and military infrastructure, including schools, clubs, courts, hospitals, palaces, barrack...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1936
Extent:
1 map sheet

7. IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 164

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 164
Title:
Magnetic Variation
Scope & Content:
This map depicts lines of magnetic variation in the Middle East, showing lines of equal magnetic variation in 1932, and lines of approximate annual change. The map also shows key cities and settlements in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and its neighbouring countries, and also shows the Me...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1936
Extent:
1 map sheet

8. IOR/L/PS/18/B329

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B329
Title:
Proposed Intelligence Service for the Middle East
Scope & Content:
This printed memorandum is a draft scheme prepared by the War Office concerning a reconsideration of Britain's intelligence service in the Middle East. The memorandum includes sections covering British intelligence operations in Constantinople, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Southern Arabia and Somaliland, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1919
Extent:

1 file (5 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 158

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 158
Title:
City of Baghdad
Scope & Content:
This map depicts the city of Baghdad. The map shows the River Tigris, names the city’s districts, and depicts main roads, bridges, lanes, railways, and covered bazaars. Also shown are key sites of civil and military infrastructure and services, including airports, stations, mosques, hospitals, f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1935
Extent:
1 map sheet

10. IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 167

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 167
Title:
‘Iraq, Map Shewing Railways
Scope & Content:
This map depicts the railway network in ‘Iraq [Iraq], showing railway lines, with standard and metre gauges indicated, and railway stations and water stations. The map also shows main cities and settlements, the rivers Tigris, Euphrates, Zab, and Shatt al Arab, and tributaries and branches, lake...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1941
Extent:
1 map sheet