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1. IOR/L/PS/10/637

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/637
Title:
File 5235/1916 Pt 1 'Arab revolt: Shereef's title.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the assumption by the Grand Shereef of Mecca [Grand Sharif of Mecca, Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] of the title 'King of the Arab Nation' in 1916, and subsequent discussion by British officials of the implications of the move, and suggestions of alternative titles. The British we...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
31 Oct 1916-18 Dec 1918
Extent:
1 volume (223 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/638

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/638
Title:
File 5235/1916 Pt 2 'Arabia: Shereef''s title.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns various titles proposed for the Grand Shereef of Mecca [Grand Sharif of Mecca, Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī], following his recognition by the British and allied governments as King of the Hedjaz [Hejaz]. The papers include: the declaration by certain other rulers in the region ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan - 25 Oct 1917
Extent:
1 volume (149 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/1510

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1510
Title:
Coll 1/75 'Aden. Mukalla: Sultan's wish to confer title of Prince on the son of the late Sultan'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Aden Governor (Bernard Reilly), the Aden Chief Secretary (Reginald Stuart Champion), the Colonial Office, and the India Office Political Department, regarding the request from Sultan Salih bin Ghalib Al Qu'ayti [Ṣāliḥ bin Ghālib Al Qu'ayṭī] that the t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Sep 1942-24 Oct 1942
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/3862

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3862
Title:
Coll 30/128 'Persian Gulf. Style of address of the Shaikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a decision to raise the official status and personal address of the rulers of Kuwait and Bahrain from 'His Excellency' to 'His Highness'. Much of the correspondence is between officials at the Political Residency, the Politica...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Mar 1936-14 Jul 1937
Extent:
1 file (84 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/144

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/144
Title:
File 1/A/11 I Honours and Awards.
Scope & Content:
The file relates to the award of titles and honours, principally to Gulf rulers, but also to Bahraini citizens and members of staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the India Offi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1932-29 Jul 1937
Extent:
1 volume (346 folios)

6. Mss Eur F112/400

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/400
Title:
‘PERSIA. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY, NOTABLES, MERCHANTS, AND CLERGY, COMPILED BY LIEUTENANT-COLONEL H. PICOT, Military Attaché at Teheran.’
Scope & Content:
Printed collection of biographical notices, as well as comments on élite dynasties and tribes of Persia [Iran], written over a period of twelve months and completed in December 1897 by Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Philip Picot (Military Attaché, Teheran [Tehran]), then Acting Oriental Secretary in H...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1897-8 Jul 1898
Extent:
1 volume (60 folios)