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1. IOR/H/550

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/H/550
Title:
Papers of Brigadier-General John Jacob (East India Company) Mainly Relating to the Anglo-Persian War (1856-1857), and the Aftermath
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises correspondence, reports, memoranda, petitions, registers and other papers relating chiefly to events following the Anglo-Persian War (1856-1857) Armistice, signed in Paris 4 March 1857, notably the military withdrawal, diplomatic, political, logistical and security-related m...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1856-Dec 1857
Extent:
1 volume (728 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/425

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/425
Title:
PZ 5716/40 'Bahrain. bombing of by Italians; evacuation of oil companies personnel'
Scope & Content:
The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the bombing of Bahrein [Bahrain] by the Italians and the subsequent evacuation of oil company personnel. The discussion in the file relates to the details of the bombs dropped, the origin and flight pat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Oct 1940-26 Jun 1942
Extent:
1 file (71 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/2125

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2125
Title:
Coll 6/58 'Asir: Relations between Saudi Arabia and the Yemen.'
Scope & Content:
This volume concerns relations between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Most of the correspondence is focussed on British policy in response to the Saudi-Yemeni conflict. Related matters that feature in the correspondence include the following: Reports in March 1934 that peace negotiations between Saud...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Jun 1914-31 May 1934
Extent:
1 volume (449 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/3822

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3822
Title:
Coll 30/103 'Basidu: Position of the inhabitants of Basidu in the event of evacuation by His Majesty's Government.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns discussions over the position of the inhabitants of Basidu [on the island of Qeshm], in the event of its evacuation by the British Government. Basidu was a former naval depot that had been under British control since [circa] 1820. However, in the opinion of the Law Officers, Br...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
28 Oct 1933-29 Apr 1935
Extent:
1 file (202 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/3916

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3916
Title:
Coll 30/178 'Location of Political Resident in time of war.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the question of whether to evacuate the Political Residency at Bushire in the run-up to, and following the outbreak of the Second World War. The file contains the views of HM Minister at Tehran, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Foreign Office, the India Office, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1938-3 Sep 1941
Extent:
1 file (160 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/690

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/690
Title:
‘File 28/8 War. Evacuation of Bushire’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to British officials’ fears of the possibility of a German coup in Iran, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf’s (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior) proposals for the evacuation of Bushire, should circumstance necessitate it. The file co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 May 1940-31 May 1940
Extent:
1 file (10 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/738

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/738
Title:
‘File 28/43 Removal of the pilot-balloon observatory in a grave emergency’
Scope & Content:
The file contains copies of correspondence relating to the operation of Bahrain’s Pilot Balloon Observatory, used to recorded meteorological data, during wartime. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Agent at Bahrain (Edward Birkbeck Wakefield); and the Superintending Meteorolo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Sep 1942-28 Nov 1942
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)