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51. IOR/L/PS/18/B310a

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B310a
Title:
The future of Constantinople. Memorandum by Lord Curzon. Printed for the War Cabinet, January 1919.
Scope & Content:
The file consists of a memorandum by Lord Curzon outlining the discussion undertaken by the Eastern Committee about the future of Constantinople. The first section covers the arguments for and against the ejection of 'the Turk' from Constantinople. The second section discusses which world power w...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1919
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

52. IOR/L/PS/18/B481

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B481
Title:
Right of H.M.G. to contract engagements on behalf of the Arab Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf in International Agreements
Scope & Content:
The file consists of a typescript confidential document entitled 'Right of H.M.G. [His Majesty's Government] to contract engagements on behalf of the Arab Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf in International Agreements': note by External Department, India Office, dated April 1946. The note discusses ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1946
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

53. IOR/L/PS/18/C10

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C10
Title:
No.33. Memorandum communicated to the Earl of Derby by Malcolm Khan, April 8 1874
Scope & Content:
Memorandum written in French and published by the Foreign Office in 1874. The memorandum discusses the situation in Persia, including the interior and exterior threats the country faces, and the potential threat the situation poses to the borders of the British Empire. The perceived exterior...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
8 Apr 1874
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

54. 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)

55. IOR/L/PS/18/C145

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C145
Title:
Political Situation in Persia, the North-West Frontier, Afghanistan, and Aden
Scope & Content:
The memorandum is divided up into four sections and a conclusion. The first (folios 125-130) provides an update on the political situation in Persia, and considers how advantageous/disadvantageous it is to British interests, with specific updates on the following places: Isfanhan [Eşfahān], Fars...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1916
Extent:

1 file (16 folios)

56. IOR/L/PS/20/35

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/35
Title:
‘Report for the Army Council on Mesopotamia. By Sir John P Hewett, GCSI, KBE’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains an illustrated report, with maps, correspondence and statistical data included as appendices, for the Army Council on Mesopotamia [Iraq], prepared by Sir John Prescott Hewett for the War Office, dated 10 March 1919. The report focuses on: a) the administration and expenditure...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1919
Extent:

1 volume (53 folios, 5 maps)

57. IOR/L/PS/20/59

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/59
Title:
‘Military report on the British Protectorate of Aden and the Amir of Dala’s territories, with special reports on certain other tribes and adjoining border districts’
Scope & Content:
The volume, a military report compiled in the Intelligence Branch of the QMG’s [Quartermaster General’s] Department and published at the Government Central Printing Office, Simla, is comprised of several sections, as follows: section I, a Military Report on the British Protectorate of Aden, prep...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905-1908
Extent:
1 volume (243 folios)

58. IOR/L/PS/20/C250

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C250
Title:
Persian Gulf précis. (Parts I and II)
Scope & Content:
A printed précis of correspondence on various Persian Gulf subjects, prepared for the Foreign Department of the Government of India, Simla, in July 1911 (Part I) and July 1913 (Part II). The document is divided into two parts. Most subjects relate to Turkish claims to sovereignty in the region, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1913
Extent:

1 file (60 folios)

59. IOR/R/15/1/610-615

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/610-615
Title:
File 73: Routes and Railways in Persia and Arabia
Scope & Content:
These files and volumes contain correspondence, maps, newspaper cuttings, and other documents relating to the planning and building of the Baghdad Railway and its extension to Basra. Questions addressed within the files are those of ownership and control (contested between Germany, Britain, the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1911-1919
Extent:

6 files and volumes (1107 folios)

60. IOR/R/15/2/743

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/743
Title:
‘File 28/51 Anglo – American relations (policy)’
Scope & Content:
The file contains copies of correspondence and notes concerning Anglo-American foreign policy in the Middle East, with a particular emphasis on shared interests and closer future policy cooperation in the region. The file includes: copies of correspondence dated 29 April 1944, from the Foreign O...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Apr 1944-30 Jun 1944
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)