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51. IOR/L/PS/20/130

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/130
Title:
Report and Proceedings of the Standing Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence on the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The report was printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, November 1911, and approved on 14 December 1911. It concerns the situation in the Persian Gulf regarding the extent to which Turkish claims aligned with British interests, and engagements already made with the Sheikh of Koweit [Kuwait...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Nov 1911
Extent:

1 volume (43 folios)

52. IOR/L/PS/20/70

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/70
Title:
A Précis of the Relations of the British Government with the Tribes and Shaikhs of 'Arabistan By Lieutenant A T Wilson, Acting Consul for Arabistan
Scope & Content:
This volume consists of a précis issued by the Government of India which provides comprehensive details regarding the history of relations between the British Government and the tribes and rulers of 'Arabistan. The volume is divided into eleven sections as follows: I. British Interests in 'Arabi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Farsi
Date Range:
1912
Extent:

1 volume (68 folios)

53. IOR/L/PS/20/59

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/59
Title:
‘Military report on the British Protectorate of Aden and the Amir of Dala’s territories, with special reports on certain other tribes and adjoining border districts’
Scope & Content:
The volume, a military report compiled in the Intelligence Branch of the QMG’s [Quartermaster General’s] Department and published at the Government Central Printing Office, Simla, is comprised of several sections, as follows: section I, a Military Report on the British Protectorate of Aden, prep...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905-1908
Extent:
1 volume (243 folios)

54. IOR/L/PS/20/63

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/63
Title:
The Muntafik. Al Sa'dun, Bani Malik, Ajwad, Bani Sa'id, Bani Huchaim
Scope & Content:
This volume contains details of the Muntafik [Muntafiq], a confederacy of tribes in the Middle East, which is made up of tribal groups including the Bani Malik, Ajwad and Bani Sa'id. The volume opens with a historical outline of the development of the group before providing further details about...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1917
Extent:
1 file (87 folios)

55. IOR/L/PS/20/60

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/60
Title:
FRENCH POSSESSIONS IN THE GULF OF ADEN. COMPILED BY CAPTAIN E.J.E SWAYNE, 16TH BENGAL INFANTRY.
Scope & Content:
This volume consists of an intelligence document issued by the Government of India, Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General's Department, which provides comprehensive descriptions of French possessions on the African coast of the Gulf of Aden, including the towns of Obok [Obock] and Jibouti ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1895
Extent:

1 volume (36 folios)

56. IOR/L/PS/20/283

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/283
Title:
Monograph on the Aden Hinterland as touching the States of Dthala, Yafa', Alawi, etc., by Major H F Jacob, late Political Agent, Dthala.
Scope & Content:
Monograph on the Hinterland of Aden as touching the states of Dthala, Yafa', Haushabi and Alwai; The Turkish Frontier; The transborder people: together with a few remarks on hinterland policy, written by Captain Harold Fenton Jacob, formerly Political Agent at Dthala, 6 December 1907. The monog...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1908
Extent:

1 volume (22 folios)

57. IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 5 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 5 1
Title:
‘Hindayah Barrage’
Scope & Content:
Black and white panoramic photograph of the Hindiyah [Al Hindīyah] barrage on the river Euphrates, Iraq.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1919
Extent:
1 photographic print

58. IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 17 2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 17 2
Title:
‘Euphrates Wheels’
Scope & Content:
Black and white photograph showing several water wheels, arranged alongside each other on the Euphrates river.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1919
Extent:

1 photographic print

59. IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 24

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 24
Title:
‘Port of Basrah’
Scope & Content:
Black and white photographs, showing panoramic views of the port at Basrah [Basra]. The upper photograph shows storage areas and piles of crates, with the river and port side in the background. The lower photograph shows construction activity on the bank of the river, alongside which runs a rail...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1919
Extent:

2 photographic prints

60. IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 7 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 7 1
Title:
‘Najaf’
Scope & Content:
Black and white photograph of the roof tops of Najaf, with the twin minarets and dome of the Imām 'Alī Holy mosque in the distance.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1919
Extent:
1 photographic print