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1. IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 4-307

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 4-307
Title:
The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 3
Scope & Content:
The three hundred and four folios in the collection begin with an abstract of the contents of Secret Letter No. 3. The enclosures to Secret Letter No. 3 themselves are primarily concerned with the following subjects: The arrival of the Political Agent in Ludhiana Captain Claude Martine Wade at ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1837
Extent:
304 folios

2. IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 320-662

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 320-662
Title:
The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 9
Scope & Content:
The assurances of the Maharaja of the Punjab Ranjit Singh that his forces would not invade Sindh without prior coordination between the governments, and his acceptance of British mediation in disputes with the Amirs of Sindh if pursued as discretely as possible, following discussions with the Pol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1837
Extent:
343 folios

3. IOR/L/PS/10/451

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/451
Title:
File 1187/1914 Pt 2-3 'Persia. Bakhtiari Road'
Scope & Content:
This file contains papers concerning British interests and Russian policy in the South of Persia [Iran]. Part 3 relates specifically to the Bakhtiari Lynch road between Ispahan and Ahwaz.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jul 1914-13 Mar 1919
Extent:
1 volume (276 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/3426

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3426
Title:
Coll 28/29 ‘Persia. Russia. Russian Refugees in Persia.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and papers collected in response to an influx of refugees arriving in the northern provinces of Persia [Iran] from Soviet Russia, reaching a peak during 1932 and 1933, as a result of a chronic famine affecting parts of southern Russia. Extracts from consular diaries and intelligen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
29 Aug 1931-17 Dec 1940
Extent:
1 file (204 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/18/C105

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C105
Title:
Minute by His Excellency the Viceroy on Russian Ambitions in Eastern Persia
Scope & Content:
The file consists of a Minute by George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council regarding Russian ambitions in Eastern Persia. These include: the absorption of Persia, the connection of Russian territories by railway with the Indian Ocean, and the acquisition of a fort...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Oct 1901
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/20/64, f 43

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/64, f 43
Title:
'MAP SHOWING PROPOSED BAGHDAD RAILWAY'
Scope & Content:
The map shows a region encompassing parts of Russia, Persia, Arabia and the Ottoman Empire, indicating the routes of proposed and existing railway lines. The map also shows hydrology, topography and major cities and towns. The map is Plate 2 in 'Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman' (Naval Intelligenc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
1 map

7. IOR/L/PS/20/G43

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/G43
Title:
The Middle Eastern question or some political problems of Indian defence
Scope & Content:
The volume, written by Valentine Chirol and printed in London by John Murray in 1903, is based on a series of letters written by Chirol during a journey through Persia and the Persian Guf, that appeared in The Times in 1902 and 1903. The main topics are: the concept of 'Middle East'; the Baghd...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
1 volume (306 folios )

8. IOR/R/15/1/704

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/704
Title:
'Russo-Persian Relations, 1854-1875'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains records of correspondence (abstracts, lists, copies and originals) concerning relations between Russia and Persia during the period 1837-1875. The papers are as follows: Papers relating to Russian proceedings on the island of Ashoorada [Ashuradeh] covering the years 1837-185...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
c 1860-1910
Extent:
1 volume (173 folios)

9. Mss Eur F111/351

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/351
Title:
Papers and Newspaper Cuttings about British Policy in Persia and the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers relating to British policy in Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf. It includes the following papers: A copy of a printed ‘Report on a Tour in Western Persia’ by Henry Mortimer Durand, HM Minister, Tehran (folios 13 to 17) Two printed copies of a letter from the Governme...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
29 Mar 1900-29 Oct 1903
Extent:

1 volume (196 folios)

10. Mss Eur F111/353

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/353
Title:
Miscellaneous Correspondence, Notes, and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to Persia
Scope & Content:
The file contains miscellaneous papers, mostly correspondence, notes, and newspaper cuttings, mainly relating to Persia [Iran]. The papers largely relate to Russian influence in Persia, and include papers concerning railway construction in Persia. The correspondence consists of letters address...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
3 Feb 1899-31 Mar 1905
Extent:

1 file (122 folios)