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41. IOR/L/PS/12/2139

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2139
Title:
Coll 6/67(6) 'Boundaries of South-Eastern Arabia and Qatar: Trucial Coast Oil Concessions'
Scope & Content:
This volume concerns British policy regarding the south-eastern boundaries of Saudi Arabia, specifically its border with Qatar. The correspondence and memoranda near the beginning of the volume discuss from a British perspective the origins and recent history of the boundary dispute, which is d...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jun 1940-30 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (195 folios)

42. IOR/L/PS/12/2158

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2158
Title:
Coll 6/85 'Arabia. Boundaries in: Interpretation of Rome Understanding of 1927.'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to boundaries in the Arabian Peninsula. The file begins with a Foreign Office memorandum (and an enclosed map) dated 30 April 1934, which provides a brief recent history of disputes and agreements regarding the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of modern-day Saudi Arabia. T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1934-27 Nov 1937
Extent:
1 file (38 folios)

43. IOR/L/PS/12/2175

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2175
Title:
Coll 7/6 'Tibet: supply of arms from British sources'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the supply of arms, ammunition and training by the British to the Tibetan Government. The details of the 1921 agreement between Britain and Tibet, the quantity of munitions to be supplied, and the intended use of the arms (for internal policing or exter...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1931-19 Jun 1947
Extent:
1 file (320 folios)

44. IOR/L/PS/12/2848

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2848
Title:
Coll 17/4 'Iraq-Syria & Syria-Transjordan frontier: delimitation'
Scope & Content:
Papers regarding negotiations to amend the borders between French-mandated Syria, and British-mandated Iraq and Trans-Jordan. The papers discuss the boundaries established by the Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Treaty of Sèvres, the British push for the inclusion of Amadiyah within the Iraq mandat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1 Jun 1921-27 Oct 1932
Extent:
1 volume (386 folios)

45. IOR/L/PS/12/2869

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2869
Title:
Coll 17/15(1) 'Perso-Iraq Relations: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains papers regarding relations between Persia [Iran] and Iraq. It primarily concerns the frontier delineated by the 1913-1914 Boundary Commission, in particular Persian claims over areas of the Shatt el-Arab, and rights to oilfields in the Naft Khana [Naft Khāna] or Khaniqin [Khā...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1 May 1933-15 Mar 1935
Extent:
1 volume (476 folios)

46. IOR/L/PS/12/2870

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2870
Title:
Coll 17/15(2) 'Relations with Persia: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab'
Scope & Content:
This volume is a continuation of Collection 17/5, and contains papers regarding negotiations between Persia [Iran] and Iraq at the League of Nations in 1935, mediated by Italian delegate Baron Pompeo Aloisi. The papers primarily consist of communications regarding the negotiations submitted to t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
21 Feb 1935-15 Jan 1936
Extent:
1 volume (502 folios)

47. IOR/L/PS/12/2962

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2962
Title:
Coll 20/10 'Muscat: S. W. Boundary of (Muscat-Aden): Spheres of Responsibility of the Air Authorities in Iraq and Aden'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, minutes, and notes concerning the south-western boundary of the Sultan of Muscat's sovereignty. The question of the exact demarcation of the boundary was raised because of a need to set the administrative boundary between the Political Agent in Muscat and the Po...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1930-27 Jul 1947
Extent:
1 file (98 folios)

48. IOR/L/PS/12/2985

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2985
Title:
Coll 20/25 'Muscat: Kalat-Gwadar Relations'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, notes, and memoranda relating to relations between Kalat State and Gwadur [Gwadar], the latter being part of the Sultan of Muscat's territory. the Kalat State's request for postal and telegraphic offices to be established at Jiuni [Jīwanī] and for British India Steam Navigation C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1936-1 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (201 folios)

49. IOR/L/PS/12/3399

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3399
Title:
Coll 28/5 ‘Railways &c; Mirjawa-Duzdap section of Duzdap Railway; Effect on roads’
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the transfer of ownership of the railway line running between Mirjawa [Mīrjāveh] and Duzdap [Zahedan] in eastern Persia [Iran], from the Government of India to the Persian Government. The volume begins with reports of interruptions to monthly rations trains, prompting the Gov...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
14 Mar 1931-12 Jul 1934
Extent:
1 volume (428 folios)

50. IOR/L/PS/12/3478

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3478
Title:
Coll 28/74 ‘Persia. Refugees from Persia in India. Baranzai refugees’
Scope & Content:
Two sets of correspondence relating to refugees and migrants on the border between Persia [Iran] and British Baluchistan: Correspondence dated 1934 exchanged between various British Government officials in Baluchistan and Sind [Sindh] concerning two members of the Baranzai tribe from Baluchistan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1934-24 May 1938
Extent:
1 file (11 folios)