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51. IOR/L/PS/10/1033

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1033
Title:
File 450/1922 Pt 1 'Arabia: Nejd-Trans-Jordan dispute: Activities of Ibn Saud's followers; Proposed conference at Koweit'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, minutes, draft papers, and memoranda relating to the delineation of the boundary between the Kingdom of Nejd and Transjordan. The papers deal with matters such as the status of the Jauf [al-Jawf] region, the idea for a Baghdad-Haifa railway, numerous raids and counter raids along...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1922-1923
Extent:
1 volume (420 folios)

52. IOR/L/PS/10/1266/1, f 213

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1266/1, f 213
Title:
‘Persia and Afghanistan’
Scope & Content:
The map shows Persia and Afghanistan, and those parts of the surrounding countries which border Persia and Afghanistan. It includes a table of reference which indicates how features including the following are shown on the map: railways (including those under construction or projected), roads,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1912
Extent:
1 map

53. IOR/L/PS/12/51

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/51
Title:
PZ 2246/1932 'Communications between London and the Middle East'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers relating to communications between London and the Middle East. It mainly consists of copies of correspondence sent to the India Office from the Foreign Office. This largely consists of copies of correspondence between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the Br...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
21 Apr 1932-26 Jul 1934
Extent:
1 file (38 folios)

54. IOR/L/PS/12/311

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/311
Title:
Persia: supply of dynamite, etc to the Persian Government
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to a request from the Persian Government for supplies of dynamite. The request is passed from the Iranian Consul-General to the Government of India, Department of Supply, who refer the matter to the Foreign Office out of concern for what they feel is an '...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Sep 1939-2 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

55. IOR/L/PS/12/380B

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/380B
Title:
PZ 2885/40 'Proposed trade mission to Persia'
Scope & Content:
The file contains a decipher telegram from the Government of India, External Affairs Department, to the Secretary of State for India regarding trade opportunities and the desirability of a war trade agreement with Iran. The telegram also refers to concerns over Iranian exports to Germany, and tr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 May 1940
Extent:
1 file (1 folio)

56. IOR/L/PS/12/527

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/527
Title:
Ext 3580/1941 'Iraqi State Railways. Reports on the Administration of.'
Scope & Content:
The file comprises two reports relating to the administration of the Iraqi State Railways year ending 31 March 1939 and 31 March 1940, as well as accompanying correspondence. The two reports included are: 'Iraqi State Railways: Report on the Administration of the Railways for the Year Ended 31...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1941-14 Jan 1942
Extent:
1 file (81 folios)

57. IOR/L/PS/12/1462

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1462
Title:
Coll 1/26 'Disposal of rolling stock and material of the former Aden railway'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Government of India Railway Department (Railway Board), the Aden Chief Commissioner, the Air Ministry, and the India Office Political Department, regarding the sale of rolling stock and track from the Sheikh Othman-El Hudad section of the Aden railway...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Aug 1932-6 Jul 1935
Extent:
1 file (57 folios)

58. IOR/L/PS/12/1965

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1965
Title:
Coll 5/19 ‘Air Route to India: Sharjah Rest House – Payment and accounting arrangements’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with the financing and construction of a rest house at Sharjah for the use of the passengers of Imperial Airways. It contains correspondence authorising expenditure, outlining the procedure to be followed for making payments, and reporting on the progress of construction. I...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jul 1932-5 Apr 1937
Extent:
1 file (167 folios)

59. IOR/L/PS/12/2116

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2116
Title:
Coll 6/49 'Railways and Communications: Proposed Jedda-Mecca Railway. Motor Transport Arrangements.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the progress of schemes relating to the improvement of transport and communications in Saudi Arabia. The file largely consists of copies of correspondence received by the Foreign Office from His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bul...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Aug 1932-17 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 file (109 folios)

60. IOR/L/PS/12/2851

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2851
Title:
Coll 17/7(1) 'Iraq and Palestine: agreement for transit through Palestine of goods to and from Iraq; Baghdad-Haifa railway'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence, reports and minutes regarding road and rail transport through Iraq, Trans-Jordan [Jordan], Palestine, Syria and Iran. The following topics are discussed in detail: The proposed construction of a Baghdad-Haifa rail route. The file also includes records regardin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
23 Apr 1929-23 Apr 1936
Extent:
1 volume (524 folios)