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5861. IOR/L/PS/10/410

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/410
Title:
File 3654/1913 ‘Pts 1.2.&3. PERSIA:- ADMIRALTY OIL COMMISSION’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains parts 1, 2 and 3 of the subject ‘Persia – Admiralty Oil Commission’. Part 1 (IOR/L/PS/10/410/1) concerns the Admiralty Oil Commission, which is also referred to as Admiral Slade’s Committee. Part 2 (IOR/L/PS/10/410/2) concerns the Admiralty’s contract with the Anglo-Persian O...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1913-1918
Extent:
1 volume (338 folios)

5862. IOR/L/PS/10/456

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/456
Title:
File 2830/1914 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Sponge Fisheries. Sponge Exploration Syndicate.'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns the attempts of a British company called the Sponge Exploration Syndicate to obtain concessions for the fishing and exploitation of sponges in the Persian Gulf. However, the papers indicate that it was felt by British officials that the real object of the company was to explo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18 May 1905-11 Dec 1916
Extent:
1 volume (240 folios)

5863. IOR/L/PS/10/599

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/599
Title:
File 2100/1916 Pt 3-4 'German War. Arab Revolt. Moslem feeling etc'
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to the British-backed revolt of the Sherif of Mecca against Turkish rule during the course of the First World War (1914-1918). The papers cover the British response to the situation, including the discussion over the military and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
1 volume (498 folios)

5864. IOR/L/PS/12/2095

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2095
Title:
Coll 6/29 'Hejaz-Nejd: Haramain Waqfs.'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the establishment of what is referred to in the file as the Auqāf al Harameyn Claims Association, created for the purpose of claiming auqāf (or awqāf, plural of waqf) on behalf of the Harameyn (the two sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina, also transliterated as Haramayn, Haramei...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Dec 1927-15 Nov 1935
Extent:
1 file (223 folios)

5865. IOR/L/PS/12/2985

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2985
Title:
Coll 20/25 'Muscat: Kalat-Gwadar Relations'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, notes, and memoranda relating to relations between Kalat State and Gwadur [Gwadar], the latter being part of the Sultan of Muscat's territory. the Kalat State's request for postal and telegraphic offices to be established at Jiuni [Jīwanī] and for British India Steam Navigation C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1936-1 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (201 folios)

5866. IOR/L/PS/5/376, ff 87-103

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/376, ff 87-103
Title:
Afghanistan Affairs
Scope & Content:
This item relates to the British-led invasion of Afghanistan. It comprises a letter dated 23 May 1839, from Thomas Herbert Maddock, Secretary to the Government of India with the Governor-General, to John Pollard Willoughby, Secretary to the Government, Bombay [Mumbai], forwarding a copy of a new...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 May 1839-20 Jun 1839
Extent:
1 item (16 folios)

5867. IOR/L/PS/9/21

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/21
Title:
‘LETTERS FROM PERSIAN GULF WITH INDEX, JUL-DEC 1872’, Vol 21
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of despatches to the Duke of Argyll, Secretary of State for India, from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, dated 12 July-26 December 1872, forwarding copies of his despatches to the Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay and enclosed letters. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
12 Jul 1872-26 Dec 1872
Extent:
1 volume (615 folios)

5868. IOR/L/PS/9/24

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/24
Title:
‘LETTERS FROM PERSIAN GULF WITH INDEX, JAN-JUNE 1874’, Vol 24
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of despatches tothe Duke of Argyll, Secretary of State for India, from Edward Charles Ross, PoliticalResident in the Persian Gulf, dated 10 January-25 June 1874. The despatches containenclosures consisting of correspondence sent and received by the PoliticalResident, dated 20...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
10 Jan 1874-25 Jun 1874
Extent:
1 volume (579 folios)

5869. IOR/L/PS/10/4

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/4
Title:
File 160/1903 'Persian Gulf: El Katr; appointment of Turkish Mudirs; question of Protectorate Treaty with El Katr'
Scope & Content:
This volume contains memoranda, copies of correspondence and telegrams, and minutes of letters between British officials regarding: Turkish claims over El Katr (Qatar), and the creation of Turkish administrative posts on the Qatari coast, with 'mudirs' (sub-governors) being assigned during 1903 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1902-16 Dec 1910
Extent:
1 volume (425 folios)

5870. IOR/L/PS/10/38

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/38
Title:
File 1408/1904 Pt 1 ‘Persian Gulf: Henjam affairs. Status of Henjam (Persian sovereignty). Persian Customs post. Henjam Telegraph Station dispute’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence, papers and maps relating to the British Government’s telegraph station and the Persian Government’s customs house on the island of Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām], questions of Persian sovereignty over the island, and the status of the island’s Arab inhabi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1904-1906
Extent:
1 volume (250 folios)

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