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1. IOR/L/PS/12/3958

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3958
Title:
Coll 30/215 'Pay of Interpreters in the Persian Gulf.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Government of India concerning a request by the Resident to upgrade the pay of certain First Interpreters in the Vernacular cadre of the Persian Gulf Residency: namely, those at Muscat, Kuwait, and Khorra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 May 1943-9 May 1947
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/3847

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3847
Title:
Coll 30/118 'Gypsum deposits in the Persian Gulf.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the potential commercial exploitation by British firms of deposits of gypsum in the Persian Gulf. Gypsum was used as a cementing material and for the manufacture of plaster board. The main deposits were along the coast of Iran (referred to throughout as Persia), but the substan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Aug 1935-31 May 1945
Extent:
1 file (21 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/3762

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3762
Title:
Coll 30/48 'Persian Gulf, Publicity in the'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence and related documents concerning journalistic coverage of the Persian Gulf and Britain's presence in it, with an emphasis on Britain's role in Bahrain and Kuwait. This correspondence is primarily between officials at the India Office, Foreign Office, Political A...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1932-16 Sep 1947
Extent:
1 file (363 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/3711

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3711
Title:
Coll 30/4 'Shatt-El-Arab Conservancy Board Convention'
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence between British officials regarding negotiations with the Governments of Iraq and Persia to establish a board to improve and maintain the conservancy of the Shatt el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] waterway. The primary correspondents in the file are officials from the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
5 Feb 1931-11 Aug 1932
Extent:
1 volume (692 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/3946

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3946
Title:
Coll 30/206 'Bahrein Naval Wireless Station.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence concerning the Naval Wireless Station at Bahrain. The papers include: correspondence from the India Office, the Admiralty, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf concerning the installation of a wireless receiving and transmitting set at the Jufair naval...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1940-8 May 1944
Extent:
1 file (25 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/3761

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3761
Title:
Coll 30/47 'Koweit: Education of Sheikh's Son'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding plans for Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, one of the sons of the Ruler of Kuwait, to study in the United Kingdom. Much of the correspondence is between John Gilbert Laithwaite of the India Office and Gabbitas, Thring & Co Ltd., an educational...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1932-1 Aug 1935
Extent:
1 file (59 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/3903

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3903
Title:
Coll 30/166 'Koweit: Water Supply.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the supply of water to Kuwait (also referred to as Koweit), particularly in terms of Kuwait's dependence for water on Iraq. The papers cover: delays to Kuwaiti water boats in the Shatt al Arab caused by Iraqi customs, which resulted in a water shortage in Kuwait, and complaint...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Oct 1936-31 Oct 1939
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/3816

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3816
Title:
Coll 30/96 'The Qatar Treaty of 1916'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the India Office and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, concerning the terms of the treaty of 1916 between the British Government and Qatar. The papers discuss the fact that the 1916 treaty was not made binding on the Shaikh of Qatar's heirs and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1934-9 May 1935
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/3776

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3776
Title:
Coll 30/59 'Persian Gulf. Creation of Persian Navy, etc'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning their response to the Government of Iran's desire to establish a navy in the Persian Gulf. Topics discussed include what role the British Government should play in terms of supplying ships, personnel and training and the subs...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
25 Sep 1929-21 Dec 1936
Extent:
1 file (310 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/3953

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3953
Title:
Coll 30/210(4) 'Bahrein Petroleum Company: Recruitment of women-stenographers.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence from the Ministry of Fuel and Power, Petroleum Division; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the Political Agent, Bahrain, concerning a request from the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) to recruit women stenographers in the United Kingdom: ten immedi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1945-9 Jan 1946
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)