Sketch map drawn on India Office minute paper, depicting South-West Haycock Island, the Hanish Islands, Jebel Zukur Island [Jazīrat Jabal Zuqar], and other islands in the Lower Red Sea. The coasts of Eritrea and Yemen are shown on the west and east side of the Red Sea respectively. South-West Ha...
Plan depicting Mukalla [Al Mukalla, Yemen] and the surrounding area. The plan indicates hydrology, settlements, roads, and pipelines, as well as providing some indication of relief in the form of hachures. Prepared by naval staff in the Admiralty's Naval Intelligence Division.
Plan of Raidah [Ar Raydah, Yemen] and the surrounding area. The plan indicates hydrology, settlements and vegetation, and provides some indication of relief in the form of hachures. Prepared by naval staff in the Admiralty's Naval Intelligence Division.
Plan of Bahrain. The plan indicates hydrology, settlements and vegetation, as well as providing some indication of relief. Included is a table of reference of symbols used. Prepared by naval staff in the Admiralty's Naval Intelligence Division.
This volume contains copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf' prepared by the Political Residency in Bushire and printed at the Government of India Press in New Delhi for the years 1926-1938. These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for dif...
The file contains papers regarding the 1914 oil concession granted to the Turkish Petroleum Company, which became the Iraq Petroleum Company in 1929. The primary correspondent is H P W Giffard, Petroleum Department, Board of Trade.
This file contains a pair of telegrams between HM Ambassador, Cairo, and the Government of India regarding travel information for Sir Ronald Cross's (United Kingdom High Commissioner for Australia) travel throughout India and Pakistan.
This file consists of a letter, telegrams, and notes between officials of the Government of India, India Office, and the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations regarding the Khodadad Bequest. The file concerns the legacy of Khodadad bin Mohamed, who died in 1862. He left in his will a b...
Thefile contains a telegram from Sir Reginald Champion, Governor of Aden, to theBritish Embassy in Cairo regarding Ahmad bin Yahya, Imam of Yemen. It includesa reference to a request by the Imam to King Farouk of Egypt for assistance inselecting a new Foreign Minister.
Coll 30/27 'Persian Gulf: Shipping, Steamer Services from Karachi to Bahrein, Lingah, etc'
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding freight charges, ports of call and other administrative matters related to shipping routes in - and through - the Persian Gulf. Specific matters discussed include a request by Kalat State for the British India Steam Navigati...