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1. IOR/H/737

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/H/737
Title:
Papers of Sir John Malcolm relating to his diplomatic missions in Persia and to the country and history of Persia
Scope & Content:
The papers relate to British relations with and diplomatic missions to Persia [Iran], notably John Malcolm’s missions of 1799-1801, 1808 and 1810, Anglo-Persian relations 1812, and the geography and history of Persia as affecting Britain’s position in India. The contents of the three volumes a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1799-15 Jul 1812
Extent:

3 volumes in one slipcase (507 folios)

2. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/6

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/6
Title:
Military Report on Persia. Volume IV
Scope & Content:
The file consists of one volume, Military Report on Persia. Volume IV, in two parts as follows: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/6/1: Military Report on Persia. Volume IV Part I. Persian Baluchistan, Kerman and Bandar Abbas. (Simla, Government Central Press, 1923); IOR/L/MIL/17/15/6/2: Military Report on Persia....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1922-1924
Extent:

2 volumes (182 folios)

3. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/7

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/7
Title:
‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’
Scope & Content:
Military report on the Khurasan [Khurāsān] and Seistan [Sīstān] regions of Persia [Iran], with maps and illustrations. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Calcutta [Kolkata] by the Government of India Press, 1931. Marked for official use only. The report includes chapters on:...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920-1931
Extent:

1 volume (73 folios)

4. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/8

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/8
Title:
‘Military Report on Southern Persia’
Scope & Content:
Confidential military report compiled in the Intelligence Branch, Department of the Quarter Master General of India, by Captain George Samuel Frederick Napier, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire Light Infantry, Staff Captain. The report was printed in Simla at the Government Central Printing Office, 190...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1900
Extent:

1 volume (73 folios)

5. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/9

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/9
Title:
‘Military report on south-west Persia, including the provinces of Khúzistán (Arabistan), Luristán and part of Fars.’
Scope & Content:
Report marked strictly confidential, prepared in the Intelligence Branch of the Quarter Master General’s Department in India, by the Assistant Quarter Master General, Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Sever Bell, Royal Engineers. The volume was published by the Government Central Branch P...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1885
Extent:

1 volume (231 folios)

6. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/13
Title:
‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’
Scope & Content:
The volume details motor transport (‘M.T.’) routes in Persia [Iran]. The volume, which is numbered I, covers the main routes in Persia, and was produced by the General Staff, India. It was printed by M Abdul Hameed Khan, Manager of the Feroz Printing Works, Lahore, in 1942. An introduction (foli...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1942
Extent:

1 volume (245 folios)

7. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/16

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/16
Title:
‘Military Report on ’Arabistan (Area No. 13).’
Scope & Content:
Confidential military report on Arabistan [Khūzestān] compiled by Air Headquarters, Iraq, and printed by the Government of India Press, 1924. The report contains nine chapters (numbered I-IX) and seven appendices (A-G) as follows: chapter I – history (general, ancient, modern, political attitud...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1924
Extent:

1 volume (179 folios)

8. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/18

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/18
Title:
‘A Report on the Tribes of Fars’
Scope & Content:
Confidential report on the tribes of the Fars region of Persia [Iran], produced by Captain A J Christian of the General Staff, Shiraz, 1918. The report was printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla [Shimla], 1919. The report covers a number of tribal groupings: the Khamseh, Qashgai [Qashq...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1919
Extent:

1 volume (89 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/10/892

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/892
Title:
File 2984/1920 'PERSIA: TRADE WITH EAST PERSIA [REPORTS & NOTES BY MAJOR TEMPLE]'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains papers relating to Britain’s trade with east Persia [Iran], chiefly comprising reports by Major B Temple, British Vice-Consul, Meshed [Mashhad]. Major Temple’s reports cover various aspects of trade including development possibilities, trade routes, foreign competition (not...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1920-22 Sep 1921
Extent:
1 volume (189 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/3425

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3425
Title:
Coll 28/28 ‘Persia. Perso-Baluchistan Frontier. Demarcation near Mirjawa.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, memoranda, maps and other papers relating to the establishment of a precise position of the frontier between Persia [Iran], British Baluchistan [in present-day Pakistan], and Afghanistan, arising in response to the proposed transfer to Persian ownership of the Mirjawa [Mīrjāveh] ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
14 Apr 1924-20 Nov 1935
Extent:
1 volume (323 folios)