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41. IOR/L/PS/9/76/278

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/278
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Alexander Stratton
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Alexander Stratton, HM Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 25 September 1802. Jones stresses the threat to Bagdad from the Wa-ha-by [Wahhābī movement], urging the Porte [Government of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1781-1805
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

42. IOR/L/PS/9/76/279

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/279
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 29 October 1802. The letter primarily concerns the appointment of Ally Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as Governor of Bagdad. Jones states that Ally ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

43. IOR/L/PS/9/76/280

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/280
Title:
Letter from Samuel Manesty to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Maghil [Al Ma’qil] and dated 15 October 1802. The letter concerns the appointment of Aly Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as Governor of Bagdad, reporting that calm has pr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

44. IOR/L/PS/9/76/287

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/287
Title:
Letters from Harford Jones to Lord Wellesley
Scope & Content:
Two letters from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal. The first letter, sent from Bagdad and dated 12 November 1802, forwards various correspondence, including correspondence for the attention of Major John Malcolm, Envoy of the Governo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1802-27 Nov 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

45. IOR/L/PS/9/76/288

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/288
Title:
Letters between Harford Jones and Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Bonyakdere [Büyükdere] and dated 21 October 1802. Elgin reports discussions with Ottoman Ministers concerning: the nomination of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Oct 1802-29 Nov 1802
Extent:
1 item (6 folios)

46. IOR/L/PS/12/1448

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1448
Title:
Coll 1/9 'Aden Protectorate: tribal successions; approval by Resident'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers regarding the election of Shaikhs within the Aden Protectorate, and regarding the transfer of the authority to formally recognise elections and authorise stipends from the Government of India to the Colonial Office, and thence to the Resident, Aden. It consists of corres...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Aug 1924-31 May 1933
Extent:
1 file (71 folios)

47. IOR/L/PS/12/1458

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1458
Title:
Coll 1/22 'Payments to Tribal Chiefs'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the stipends and pensions paid to tribal chiefs in the Aden Protectorate. The majority of the payments were established by treaty, and were paid to maintain trade routes. Government funding for Darbar presents is also discussed. The following agreemen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Nov 1927-21 Oct 1941
Extent:
1 file (98 folios)

48. IOR/L/PS/12/1464

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1464
Title:
Coll 1/28 'Aden Protectorate, Lahej; conspiracy against the Sultan of Lahej and question of recognition of his eldest son as his successor'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers relating to the attempted assassination of Sultan Fadhl bin Abdul Karim, in response to his being named heir apparent to the Sultanate of Lahej by his father, Sultan 'Abd al Karim II ibn Al Fadhl Al 'Abdali. The file consists of copies of Political Intelligence Summari...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Apr 1933-10 Aug 1937
Extent:
1 file (37 folios)

49. IOR/L/PS/12/2082

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2082
Title:
Coll 6/16 'Future of: Royal Family. Probable happenings on the death of Ibn Saud.'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and the future of Arabia in the event of his death. The file largely consists of copies of Foreign Office correspondence, which have been forwarded by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the Und...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1931-7 Oct 1949
Extent:
1 file (218 folios)

50. IOR/L/PS/12/2142

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2142
Title:
Coll 6/69 'Affairs in the Yemen.'
Scope & Content:
This file mainly consists of copies of received Colonial Office correspondence relating to political and domestic affairs in the Yemen. Of particular note are copies of two memoranda, forwarded to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by the Governor of Aden (Bernard Rawdon Reilly) and writt...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1935-14 Oct 1937
Extent:
1 file (37 folios)