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21. IOR/L/PS/12/3400, f 736

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3400, f 736
Title:
Map of the border region between Iraq and Persia
Scope & Content:
Pencil sketch showing the border region between Iraq and Persia [Iran]. The map indicates the Karun and Bahmanshir rivers, the coastline of the Persian Gulf and the Shatt al-Arab, and the towns of Ahwaz [Ahvāz], Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], and Basrah [Basra]. A red pencil line indicates the border...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1932
Extent:
1 map

22. IOR/L/PS/12/3405

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3405
Title:
Coll 28/9(2) ‘Persia; Internal affairs; including new Labour Law of 1946 and general labour conditions in Persia.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, reports and other papers submitted by British officials in Iran, relating to the movements and actions of the Shah of Iran, Reza Shah Pahlavi, and labour legislation passed by the Government of Iran. The file is a direct chronological continuation of Coll 28/9 ‘Persia; Internal a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1938-13 Mar 1947
Extent:
1 file (65 folios)

23. IOR/L/PS/12/3474

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3474
Title:
Coll 28/69 ‘Irrigation Projects in Sth Persia. Reports by Major W. R. Morton R.E. inc. Suggestion of Sir L. Howarth’
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to proposals for irrigation schemes in Persia [Iran], and specifically for the Karun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] in the southwest of the country. The contents of the volume can be divided into two parts, as follows: Correspondence dated 1933-34 (ff 141-240) concerning a request made by ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Sep 1933-23 Jan 1946
Extent:
1 volume (242 folios)

24. IOR/L/PS/12/3533

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3533
Title:
Coll 28/120 ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular diaries.’
Scope & Content:
Consular diaries detailing affairs in Ahwaz [Ahvāz], Persia [Iran]. The diaries were submitted on a fortnightly basis by the British Consul at Ahwaz, although for some periods they were submitted monthly. The diaries cover the period of the Second World War and the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Ira...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jul 1942-9 Feb 1946
Extent:
1 file (332 folios)

25. IOR/L/PS/12/3534

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3534
Title:
Coll 28/120(2) ‘Persia. Ahwaz – Consular Diaries’
Scope & Content:
Monthly consular diaries submitted by HM Consul-General at Ahwaz [Ahvāz] in Persia [Iran]. The diaries cover the period January 1946 to December 1947, and describe affairs in Ahwaz under various subheadings. Subjects covered include: British officials and visitors; the evacuation of British troo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Mar 1946-5 Feb 1948
Extent:
1 file (110 folios)

26. IOR/L/PS/20/64, f 51v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/64, f 51v
Title:
'Sketch of the Ground in the Neighbourhood of AHWAZ ON THE KARUN. showing the position occupied by the PERSIAN ARMY, and the advance of the BRITISH DETACHMENT upon the Town, March 1857.'
Scope & Content:
The map shows a region around Ahwaz in south-western Persia, indicating the position occupied by the Persian army, and the landing place and advance of British troops. The map also indicates hydrology and buildings, with some indication of relief, and brief descriptions of topography. The map i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
1 map

27. IOR/R/15/1/384-388

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/384-388
Title:
File 26: Arabistan and Luristan
Scope & Content:
The volumes contain correspondence, reports, maps, and memoranda relating to British interests in the Arabistan [Khūzestān] and Luristan [Lorestān] provinces of south west Persia following their political and commercial penetration of the region in the late nineteenth-century. The documents cove...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
1905-1946
Extent:

5 volumes (1073 folios)

28. IOR/R/15/1/384, f 16

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/384, f 16
Title:
Sketch plan of the proposed site for a consulate at Ahwaz
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Hand drawn sketch plan showing land near the Kārun River at Ahwaz with proposed site for the consulate indicated by blue pecked line. Properties outlined in colour and labelled for reference with dimensions inserted in pencil. Signed at the bottom left-hand corner.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1909
Extent:
1 map

29. IOR/R/15/1/384, f 125A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/384, f 125A
Title:
Tracing showing the proposed site for a consulate at Ahwaz
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Tracing attached to a letter dated 9 February 1909 (folio 125). Shows land near the Kārun River at Ahwaz with proposed site for a consulate. Properties labelled for reference with the approximate position of new buildings indicated by red pecked line and dimensions reported.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1909
Extent:
1 map

30. IOR/X/3188

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/3188
Title:
'Survey of the River Karun from its junction with the Shat el Arab below Mohameerah to about 20 Miles above Ahwaz - from Ismaeenah [Ismailia a, Iran] upwards'
Scope & Content:
Portrays the River Karun in north-western Persia [Iran] from approximately 20 miles north-east of Ahwaz [Ahvaz] downstream approximately 170 miles to its confluence with the Shat el Arab [Shatt al Arab] (spelled Shat al Arab on the map face) at Mohameerah [Khorramshahr] (also spelled Mohamerah o...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1841
Extent:

1 map sheet