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5801. IOR/L/PS/9/71/247

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/71/247
Title:
‘Translation of a letter addressed by Lieut. Colonel Macdonald Envoy &. &. &. to Hassan Khan Sardar &. &. &.’
Scope & Content:
Translation of a letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Sardar of Erivan, Hassan Khan Sardar [Ḥusayn Qulī Khān Qājār, Sardar of Iravan or Yerevan]. Macdonald Kinneir reports that the information regarding the arrival of repara...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1828-Feb 1828
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)

5802. IOR/L/PS/9/71/297

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/71/297
Title:
Copy of a letter (No. 37) from Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald, Envoy to Persia, to the Secret Committee
Scope & Content:
Dispatch No. 37 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Tabreez [Tabriz] and dated 11 November 1828. The letter reports Russian victories in the ongoing ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Nov 1828
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

5803. IOR/L/PS/18/B453

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B453
Title:
Dated 3rd June, 1936. HIS EXCELLENCY SHAIKH Sir HAMAD BIN SHAIKH 'ISA AL KHALIFA, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., SHAIKH OF BAHRAIN AND THE BAHREIN PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED. DEED OF MODIFICATION OF LEASE [COPY] dated 29th December, 1934.
Scope & Content:
The file consists of a copy of a modification made to a commercial lease between Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, Sheikh of Bahrein, and the Bahrein Petroleum Company, relating to oil and gas extraction rights on Bahrain Island.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jun 1936
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

5804. IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 131

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 131
Title:
‘The Wadi Ma’din looking South from near Sanawi on right bank.’
Scope & Content:
Reproduction of a black-and-white illustration depicting the view across the Wadi Ma’din [Ma‘ādin] from Sanawī. Prominent geographical features beyond the wadi are annotated.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 illustration

5805. IOR/L/PS/20/64, f 50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/64, f 50
Title:
'Rough Sketch of the attack on the Batteries of MOHUMRA by the combined Naval and Military Forces under command of Lt. Genl Sir James Outram. March 26th. 1857.'
Scope & Content:
The map shows a region around Mohumra [Khorramshahr] in south-western Persia, indicating the positions and movements of British warships and troops, and the locations of Persian camps and gun batteries. The map also indicates hydrology, vegetation and settlements. The map is Plate 4 in 'Persian...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
1 map

5806. IOR/L/PS/20/64, f 56

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/64, f 56
Title:
'ROUGH MAP OF THE COUNTRY AROUND KOWEIT. (PERSIAN GULF) (Not drawn to Scale) by Captain E.A Simons R N.(1902).'
Scope & Content:
The map shows a region around Koweit [Kuwait] on the Persian Gulf, indicating territorial boundaries, tribal regions, caravan routes and settlements. The map also indicates caravan journey times between some settlements, and provides short notes on tribal regions, journey times and boundaries. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
1 map

5807. IOR/L/PS/10/169, f 59

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/169, f 59
Title:
'SKETCH SURVEY OF SHATT AL ARAB RIVER BY Commander F.H. Walter R.N. and the Officers of H.M.S. ODIN April-1911.'
Scope & Content:
The map shows a stretch of the Shatt al Arab River in the vicinity of Fao, indicating hydrology, soundings, vegetation, settlements and prominent buildings, with brief notes on survey methodology and soundings. The map was made 'from a tracing by Lieut. C.C. Johnson, R.N.', and bears the printi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1911
Extent:
1 map

5808. IOR/L/PS/5/229, ff 85-97

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/229, ff 85-97
Title:
British Military Expedition to Persia [Iran]
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a secret despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secret Committee, Number 53 of 1856, dated 22 October 1856. The enclosures are numbered 3-12 and are dated 16 September to 4 October 1856. They consist of corres...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item (13 folios)

5809. IOR/L/PS/5/428, ff 569-636

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/428, ff 569-636
Title:
Arrangements Relating to the Ex-Ameers of Scinde
Scope & Content:
This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 29 of 1844, dated 31 March 1844. The enclosures are dated 24 Feburary-29 March 1844. The papers relate to arrangements for the removal, from Sassoon [...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1844
Extent:
1 item (68 folios)

5810. IOR/L/PS/5/446, ff 246-276

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/446, ff 246-276
Title:
The Construction of Defence Works at Aden
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 121 of 1846, dated 15 October 1846. The enclosures, numbered 3-15 and dated 2 September to 15 October 1846, relate to the construction of defence...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1846
Extent:
The Construction of Defence Works at Aden

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