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171. IOR/L/PS/18/B415

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B415
Title:
Question of issue of Persian passports or travelling passes (Ilm-o-khabar) to subjects of Bahrein, 1910-1922
Scope & Content:
Memorandum by John Gilbert Laithwaite, of the India Office, on the rules governing travel documents for Persians and Bahrainis travelling in the Persian Gulf. The document gives a brief historical overview on what procedures have been followed by the British and Persian governments since 1910. It...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Aug 1928
Extent:

1 file (4 folios)

172. IOR/L/PS/18/B422

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B422
Title:
Exercise of Jurisdiction in Cases affecting Foreign Subjects in Bahrein by the British Political Authorities.
Scope & Content:
A summary of legal judgments, agreements and amendments to agreements between the British Government and the Shaikh of Bahrein between 1861 and 1930, concerning the exercise of jurisdiction by British political authorities over British subjects and foreigners in Bahrein. Written by John Gilbert ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1930
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

173. IOR/L/PS/18/B22

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B22
Title:
Correspondence relating to the Italian Occupation of Assab Bay.
Scope & Content:
A memorandum in which correspondence and official reports are reproduced to give an account of the events, rumours and denials surrounding Italian interest in the area of the Somali coast around the Bay of Assab and the islands lying nearby; assurances are sought and received from the Italian Gov...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
14 May 1880
Extent:

1 file (17 folios)

174. IOR/L/PS/18/B169

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B169
Title:
Report by David W Hood, Associate Military Institute of Civil Engineer, supplementary to that of a committee of enquiry on the lighting and buoyage of the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
This secret report was compiled on 28 June 1909 by David W Hood, to identify spots suitable for the establishment of sea-marks in the Persian Gulf, providing estimated costs for construction and maintenance of light houses and buoys in: Muscat [Oman] (with sketch map on f 120); Little Quoin [Oma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1909
Extent:

bound in volume with other documents (18 folios)

175. IOR/L/PS/18/B223b

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B223b
Title:
Second memorandum, by the Political Secretary, India Office, on German press opinion regarding the Middle East. April and May
Scope & Content:
This second memorandum by Sir Frederic Arthur Hirtzel uses press reports to present a general view of the current situation in Turkey with regard to German involvement in the country. Various topics are discussed including the new currency, Turkish nationalism, the Deutsche-Türkisch Vereinigung [...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:

1 file (4 folios)

176. IOR/L/PS/18/C6

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C6
Title:
'PERSIA. PRECIS OF CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING THE QUESTION OF EMPLOYING BRITISH OFFICERS IN DRILLING, ETC., THE SHAH'S ARMY; AND ALSO THE PROPOSAL TO SUPPLY HIS MAJESTY WITH SHIPS, TO BE COMMANDED BY BRITISH OFFICERS.'
Scope & Content:
The file consists of a printed précis of correspondence taken from India Office records, issued by the India Office. The précis relates to the following two subjects: question of employing British officers in drilling, etc. the Shah's Army in Persia, consisting of extracts from printed works and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1874
Extent:

1 file (15 folios)

177. IOR/L/PS/18/B11

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B11
Title:
Memorandum on Expenses of Zanzibar Consulate, &c.
Scope & Content:
A memorandum explaining the deadlock between the India and Foreign Offices regarding the expenses of the Zanzibar Agency. With quotations from correspondence, the text gives an outline of the principal events since 1861 to document a historical disagreement between the departments over the princi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Dec 1874
Extent:

7 folios

178. IOR/L/PS/18/B255

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B255
Title:
'MESOPOTAMIAN ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE. DRAFT REPORT OF COMMITTEE.'
Scope & Content:
The draft report of the Mesopotamian Administration Committee containing recommendations made by the committee. These recommendations include: The occupied territories of Mesopotamia being administered in the future by His Majesty's Government and not by the Government of India; The Basra Vilay...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1917
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

179. IOR/L/PS/18/B343

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B343
Title:
Mesopotamian constitution. Bonham-Carter Committee: Summary of Proposals
Scope & Content:
This printed memorandum, dated July 1920, is a report outlining the summary of proposals by the Bonham-Carter Committee for the constitution of Mesopotamia [Iraq]. The report gives a list of the members of the committee, who include: Sir Edgar Bonham-Carter, Judicial Secretary; Lieutenant-Colone...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1920
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

180. IOR/L/PS/18/C56

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C56
Title:
Perso-Afghan Frontier. MEMORANDUM BY SIR WEST RIDGEWAY.
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a memorandum written by Sir West Ridgeway, in which the author records his opinion that it is not the fault of the British Government that the Perso-Afghan boundary dispute at Hashtadan remains unsettled. The author goes on to suggest that the dispute be allowed to continue...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Feb 1887
Extent:

1 file (1 folio)