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11. IOR/L/PS/10/607/3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/607/3
Title:
File 2960/1916 Pt 3 'Exchange compensation allowances to Government servants at Koweit, Muscat, Bahrain, Gwadur, Debai'
Scope & Content:
This part contains: correspondence (and a list of the correspondence) between the India Office and the Government of India, regarding the payment of dollar exchange compensation allowance for Government employees at Bahrain and Koweit [Kuwait], and for postal staff at Dubai, Gwadur [Gwadar] and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 May 1919-18 May 1927
Extent:
1 item (72 folios)

12. IOR/L/PS/10/624

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/624
Title:
File 3784/1916 ‘War: Persia German Consular Archives’
Scope & Content:
The volume mostly consists of translated copies of selected records from the German Consulate at Bushire, Persia [Iran]. These records largely consist of correspondence of the German Consulate at Bushire with the German Imperial Chancellor in Berlin and the German Legation at Tehran, dated 1899 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Aug 1916-2 Jun 1916
Extent:

1 volume (281 folios)

13. IOR/L/PS/10/827

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/827
Title:
File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’
Scope & Content:
The file consists of reports of news received by the Persian Gulf Residency (the ‘Political Diary’ of the Residency) relating to various areas of Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf, for each month from November 1911 to December 1920 (there is no report for June 1914). The parts of Persia covered...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Feb 1912-5 Apr 1921
Extent:

1 volume (518 folios)

14. IOR/L/PS/10/843

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/843
Title:
File 4006/1919 Pt 1 ‘Arabia:- Visit of the sons of the Sheikh of Koweit + Amir of Nejd to England.’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains papers mostly relating to the visit, as state guests, of a deputation (Mission) from Koweit [Kuwait], including Sheikh Ahmad bin Jabar [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], the heir to the Emir of Koweit [Kuwait], and a deputation (Mission) from Najd (Nejd), including Faisal ibn ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1919-28 Mar 1924
Extent:

1 volume (428 folios)

15. IOR/L/PS/10/1235

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1235
Title:
File 57/1928 Pt 2 'Iraq-Nejd Relations: Frontier Situation'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns the situation on the frontier of Iraq and Nejd [Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd], in particular the attitude of Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and the impact of raids by the Akhwan [Ikhwan] (also referred to as 'Wahabis'). The papers cover: the rol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jan 1928-20 Dec 1928
Extent:
1 volume (615 folios)

16. IOR/L/PS/10/1238

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1238
Title:
File 57/1928 Pt 6 'Iraq-Nejd Relations: Koweit Situation. Air and Car Reconnaisances.'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns the defence of the frontier of Koweit [Kuwait] against raids by Akhwan [Ikhwan] tribesmen (also referred to as 'Wahabis') from the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd, and the activities of the Akhwan along the border with Kuwait and Iraq. In addition to India Office correspondence an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1927-18 May 1929
Extent:
1 volume (559 folios)

17. IOR/L/PS/12/231

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/231
Title:
PZ 2994/37 'Koweit. Kuwait Electric Company Replacement of German engineer by a British Indian'
Scope & Content:
The file consists of correspondence regarding the employment of a German engineer at the Kuwait Electric Company (also referred to as the Kuwait Electric Light Company and the Kuwait Electric Supply Company), and the need for his replacement with a British Indian, due to the strategical importan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1937-18 Mar 1939
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

18. IOR/L/PS/12/233

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/233
Title:
PZ 4841/1937 'Persian Gulf: Haji Williamson & Major Holmes'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the past conduct and future employment of Major Frank Holmes and William Richard ‘Haji’ Williamson in the Persian Gulf. Most of the correspondence is between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Secretary of State for India, and concerns ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1937-4 Jul 1938
Extent:
1 file (68 folios)

19. IOR/L/PS/12/264

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/264
Title:
PZ 7386/38 'Enquiry from Mr. H. T. Kemp of Britannic House re certain frontiers of Koweit'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns an enquiry requesting information on the frontiers of Koweit [Kuwait] with Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the Neutral Zone of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Correspondents include: H T Kemp of Britannic House, on behalf of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited [BP]; and the India Office. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Oct 1938-9 Nov 1938
Extent:
1 file (4 folios)

20. IOR/L/PS/12/289

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/289
Title:
PZ 2872/39 'Importation into India of counterfeit Government of India silver coins from the Persian Gulf'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British Government officials relating to the importation of counterfeit Government of India silver coins from the Persian Gulf into India. The main correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Residen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 May 1939-15 Sep 1939
Extent:
1 file (10 folios)