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311. IOR/L/PS/18/C156

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C156
Title:
'A collection of Conventions and Agreements relating to Telegraphs in Turkey in Asia, Persia, the Persian Gulf, and Mekran'
Scope & Content:
This file is comprised of copies of a series of agreements, engagements, and conventions concerning Britain and a number of related parties regarding the construction and/or extension of telegraph lines in Turkey, Persia, the Persian Gulf, and Mekran [Makran Coast] between 1853 and 1916. Related...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1916
Extent:

1 file (18 folios)

312. IOR/L/PS/18/B47

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B47
Title:
British protectorate over the Arabian coast from Shaikh Said to Oman (Muscat)
Scope & Content:
This printed memorandum, compiled on 1 November 1887 by E Neel at the Secret and Political Department of the India Office, contains excerpts of correspondence sent and received by the Government of India between 14 February 1873 and 19 August 1887. The main subject is the extension of the Brit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1887
Extent:

1 file (4 folios)

313. IOR/L/PS/18/B236

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B236
Title:
Statement [on the expedition to Mesopotamia] by Political Secretary, India Office
Scope & Content:
This printed memorandum, marked 'Secret' is a statement by Sir Frederic Arthur Hirtzel, Political Secretary, India Office, dated 30 August 1916, concerning the British campaign against Turkey in Mesopotamia [Iraq] in the context of the First World War, in particular British intentions to advance...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1916
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

314. IOR/L/PS/18/B262

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B262
Title:
Mesopotamia Administration Committee. Position of Chief Political Officer (Sir Percy Cox).
Scope & Content:
This document contains various extracts of telegrams of correspondence between Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, the Secretary of State for India, the Government of India, and General Maude, regarding a possible change to Cox's professional position as requested by him. The changes to C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Aug 1917
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

315. IOR/L/PS/18/C81

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C81
Title:
'Memorandum on the Affairs of Persia. August 1892 to October 1893.'
Scope & Content:
The memorandum is a summary of news and events in Persia of interest to the British Government. The subject matter largely concerns itself with reports indicating that the current Shah, Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar, is very unpopular, and discussion on whether Britain and Russia should work together...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1893
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

316. IOR/L/PS/18/B292

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B292
Title:
Memorandum on British Commitments to King Husein
Scope & Content:
This is a printed memorandum outlining British commitments made to King Husein [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] compiled by the Political Intelligence Department of the Foreign Office. The memorandum is split into seven sections as follows: 'General Guarantees against the Restoration of the status q...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1918
Extent:

10 folios

317. IOR/L/PS/18/B410

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B410
Title:
Arms traffic in the Persian Gulf, 1908-1928
Scope & Content:
Memorandum outlining developments in the suppression of the trade in arms in the Persian Gulf from 1908-28. Covering: introduction to arms traffic in Muscat, and the reduction in arms traffic in the Gulf as a whole; treaty engagements, etc., of states bordering on the Persian Gulf – including P...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1928
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

318. IOR/L/PS/18/B199

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B199
Title:
'MEMORANDUM RESPECTING THE NAVIGATION OF THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES.'
Scope & Content:
Memorandum, written by Richard William Brant and Edward Parkes of the Foreign Office, Apr 1913 regarding navigation on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The memorandum is divided into four parts: Historical Memorandum respecting the navigation of the Mesopotamian rivers. The memorandum describes ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Apr 1913
Extent:

1 file (42 folios)

319. IOR/L/PS/18/B380

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B380
Title:
‘Memorandum respecting the frontier between Mohammerah and Turkey.’
Scope & Content:
The memorandum concerns the border between Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and Turkey, and was prepared by Alwyn Parker of the Foreign Office. There are a number of labels at the top of the first page: ‘Persia’, ‘Confidential’ and ‘Section 10’. The memorandum sections are as follows: Part I. A preface...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
3 Apr 1912
Extent:

1 file (41 folios, 5 maps)

320. IOR/L/PS/18/C18

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C18
Title:
Memorandum on the Attrek, or Northern, Frontier of Persia
Scope & Content:
The memorandum concerns Persia's northern frontier with Russian Turkestan along the Attrek [Atrek] River valley. It outlines Russian activities in the region (e.g. troop movements, fort construction, and meetings with local chieftains), along with British and Persian diplomatic responses to thes...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Sep 1877
Extent:
1 file (25 folios)