Search

Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Place Shatt-al-Arab, Asia

1. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3225

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3225
Title:
‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 3. November 10th to November 25th, 1914 (inclusive.)’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 10 and 25 November 1914. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these pape...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Nov 1914-25 Nov 1914
Extent:

1 volume (60 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/462

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/462
Title:
File 3136/1914 Pt 1 ‘German War. Situation in Turkish Arabia & Persian Gulf’
Scope & Content:
Papers concerning diplomatic tensions between the British and Ottoman Governments at the outset of the First World War, including social unrest and military/naval movements in Baghdad, Basra, and the Shatt al-Arab. The volume’s papers were produced prior to the Ottoman Ruler Sultan Mehmed V’s de...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1914-25 Oct 1914
Extent:
1 volume (332 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/10/463

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/463
Title:
File 3136/1914 Pt 2 ‘German War. Situation in Turkish Arabia & Persian Gulf’
Scope & Content:
Papers concerning events in Mesopotamia and in the Persian Gulf, leading up to and immediately after the outbreak of war between Great Britain and Turkey. The file is a chronological continuation of File 3136/1914 Pt 1 ‘German War. Situation in Turkish Arabia & Persian Gulf’ (IOR/L/PS/10/462...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1 Oct 1914-8 Dec 1914
Extent:
1 volume (248 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/5/177

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/177
Title:
File 3/7 PIRACY in the Persian Gulf.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to several cases of robbery, which have reportedly been committed by Persian subjects (referred to in the file as pirates) in the Shatt-al-Arab, against Kuwaiti sailing boats, including those belonging to the Kuwait Water Supply Company. The file includes copies of correspond...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Dec 1943-19 Feb 1947
Extent:
1 file (86 folios)

5. IOR/W/L/PS/18/B381 (iv)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/W/L/PS/18/B381 (iv)
Title:
'SKETCH MAP OF MUHAMMAREH TO INDICATE THE TURCO-PERSIAN BOUNDARY'
Scope & Content:
The map represents Muhammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran] and the Shatt-al-Arab. The map records buildings, land owners, hydrology, roads and telephone lines. Printed by the War Office and signed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Edward Grey) and the Grand Vizier of Ottoman Empire (Ibrahim...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1912
Extent:
1 map

6. IOR/W/L/PS/18/B381 (v)-(vi)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/W/L/PS/18/B381 (v)-(vi)
Title:
'MAP OF THE SHATT-AL-'ARAB & BAHMANSHĪR, INCLUDING MUHAMMAREH & 'ABBÁDÁN'
Scope & Content:
The map represents the Shatt-al-Arab, Muhammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran], and Abadan. The map records settlements, main buildings, hydrology, roads and telephone lines. Printed in two sheets by the War Office and signed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Edward Grey) and the Grand Vizi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1912
Extent:
1 map (2 sheets)