Search

Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

2581. IOR/L/MIL/7/10820

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/10820
Title:
Collection 248/17 'Provision of consular escorts in Persia.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns personnel of the British Indian Army serving as Consular Escorts in Persia [Iran]. It contains correspondence relating to: the question of retaining Consular Escorts in Persia after the withdrawal of Norperforce [the North Persia Force]; the proposed retention of Escorts at th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Aug 1919-17 Jun 1924
Extent:
1 file (125 folios)

2582. IOR/L/MIL/7/10829

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/10829
Title:
Collection 248/26 'Loan of an Indian Bn at Aden under the Imperial Govt. – Conditions of service &c'.
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence relating to conditions of service for units of the British Indian Army loaned to HM Government for service in Aden, in particular pay and allowances. Some of the correspondence also covers the Aden Protectorate Levies and Indian troops serving elsewhere, e.g. in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1939-23 Apr 1941
Extent:
1 file (112 folios)

2583. IOR/L/MIL/7/12352

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/12352
Title:
Collection 269/100 'Attack on Lieut. Bullock in Persia. Claim for compensation for personal injuries, killed orderly and stolen property'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to an attack on Lieutenant F S Bullock on the Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] road near Dourporlan on his way to Tehran on language leave. The file contains a copy of his letter to his mother giving details of the attack, and claims for compensation against the P...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1912-8 Apr 1913
Extent:
1 file (14 folios)

2584. IOR/L/MIL/7/12390

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/12390
Title:
Collection 269/138 'Estimated strength of Russian troops in Persia.'
Scope & Content:
This file contain tables showing the estimated strength of Russian troops at various locations in northern Persia [Iran] on 13 May 1914, 10 June 1914, and 8 July 1914. The tables are accompanied by notes describing increases and decreases in troops at specific locations and sources of informatio...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 May 1914-6 Aug 1914
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

2585. IOR/L/MIL/7/12392

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/12392
Title:
Collection 269/140 'Minute by Sir E. G. Barrow on the Anglo-Persian Oil Agreement and the liability of India for the defence of the oil-fields'.
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the liability of the Government of India for the defence of oil fields in Persia [Iran], following a conference on oil held in India in January 1914 and the 1914 agreement between HM Government and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC). The file contains correspondence and mi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Mar 1914-31 Jul 1914
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

2586. IOR/L/MIL/7/12449

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/12449
Title:
Collection 269/193 'Miscellaneous Questions. Anglo-Persian Agreement: Report of Military Commission. Loan of Officers.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between officials at the War Office and the India Office. It concerns a request for the loan of British Indian Army officers to the Persian [Iranian] Army, and the conditions of service offered to these officers. The file also contains a copy of the ‘Report of t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1920-14 Sept 1920
Extent:
1 file (72 folios)

2587. IOR/L/MIL/7/12604

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/12604
Title:
Collection 269/345 ‘Miscellaneous Questions: Refusal to allow an officer to publish an article on “Mesopotamia” on grounds that he should not be allowed to propagate political views with which Govt. does not agree’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the refusal of the War Office to permit a British officer, Major Edward Johnson Ross, to publish an article in the Morning Post. The article discusses British policy in Mesopotamia [Iraq]. Ross offers his views on the state of Mesopotamia, argues again...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Sep 1920-21 Dec 1920
Extent:
1 file (34 folios)

2588. IOR/L/MIL/7/12843

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/12843
Title:
Collection 280/62 'Detailed Estimates of the cost of an Indian Infantry Battalion in Mesopotamia.'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between Edwin Montagu, Secretary of State for India, and Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of India, dated 9 October-20 December 1919. The correspondence concerns the estimated annual cost of deploying an Indian infantry battalion in Mesopotamia [Iraq], in response to a ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1919-20 Dec 1919
Extent:
1 file (2 folios)

2589. IOR/L/MIL/7/12844

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/12844
Title:
Collection 280/63 'Expenditure on making the Army in India ready for war.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the finances, equipment, and role of British armed forces in India. It contains: A despatch from the Government of India, Army Department to Edwin Montagu, Secretary of State for India, dated 22 March 1919. The despatch examines the strategic requirements and costs of armed fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1919-17 Mar 1920
Extent:
1 file (19 folios)

2590. IOR/L/MIL/7/16875

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/16875
Title:
Collection 403/56 ‘Situation in Persia 1912. Telegraphic Correspondence.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the situation in Persia [Iran] in 1912. The conditions on the Bushire [Bushehr] and Ispahan [Isfahan] roads are discussed in relation to robberies and attacks. An attack on the Shiraz Consul, Mr Smart, is discussed and his account of the attack is includ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 December 1911-29 January 1914
Extent:
1 file (63 folios)

Limit your search

more »
more »
more »
more »