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1. IOR/L/MIL/17/16/28-29

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/28-29
Title:
Two reports on Cyprus
Scope & Content:
Two reports on Cyprus. The first (IOR/L/MIL/17/16/28) is of a military nature and was produced in 1878, when Britain received Cyprus as a Protectorate from the Ottoman Empire. The second report (IOR/L/MIL/17/16/29), dated 1936, assesses the island’s suitability for settlement by officers of the I...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1878-1936
Extent:
2 volumes (102 folios)

2. IOR/L/MIL/17/16/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/2
Title:
Gazetteer of Arabia
Scope & Content:
An alphabetically-arranged compendium of the tribes, clans and geographical features (including towns, villages, lakes, mountains and wells) of Arabia that is contained within three seperate bound volumes. The entries range from short descriptions of one or two sentences to longer entries of sev...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1917
Extent:

3 volumes (1,100 folios)

3. IOR/L/MIL/17/16/4

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/4
Title:
Arabia
Scope & Content:
This volume contains geographical, social and economic information on Arabia and was produced by the Naval Staff Intelligence Department, June 1919. It is divided into two sections: 'Geography'(folios 3-8) and 'Man' including 'Race, Language and Religion', 'Manners and Custom', 'Economic Capaci...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1919
Extent:
1 volume (14 folios)

4. IOR/L/MIL/17/16/5

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/5
Title:
Arabia Intelligence Report
Scope & Content:
This volume contains geographical and strategic information on Arabia and was produced by the Naval Staff Intelligence Department, October 1941. It is divided into six sections: 'Policy', 'Strategy and Tactics', 'Economics' (folio 4) 'Geography and Topography' (folios 4v-10), 'Base Facilities a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1941
Extent:

1 volume (24 folios)

5. IOR/L/MIL/17/16/14

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/14
Title:
Handbook of Yemen
Scope & Content:
The volume is Handbook of Yemen. Prepared by the Arab Bureau, Cairo, 1st edn, 15 January 1917 (Cairo: Government Press, 1917). The handbook contains information about Yemen under the following headings: Area; Physical Character (including Relief and Climate); Population; Districts and Towns; Ag...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1917
Extent:

1 volume (91 folios)

6. IOR/L/MIL/17/16/3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/3
Title:
Routes in Arabia
Scope & Content:
This volume contains descriptions of the 'more important of the known routes in Arabia proper' produced by the General Staff in Simla, India. It is divided up as follows: Part I - Routes in North-Eastern, Eastern, and Southern Arabia. Part II - Routes in South-Western, Western, and North-Weste...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1915
Extent:

1 volume (425 folios)

7. IOR/L/MIL/17/16/12

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/12
Title:
'Handbook of Hejaz'
Scope & Content:
The volume is Handbook of Hejaz. Prepared by The Arab Bureau, Cairo, 2nd edn, 26 February 1917 (Cairo: Government Press, 1917). The handbook comprises information about Hejaz under the following headings: Area; Physical Character; Population; Districts and Towns; Tribal Notes; Political; Person...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1917
Extent:

1 volume (98 folios)

8. IOR/L/MIL/17/16/28, f 91

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/28, f 91
Title:
‘Sketch map of Cyprus’
Scope & Content:
Map of Cyprus, indicating: coastline, rivers, roads, towns, villages. A note in the bottom left corner of the map states that it was prepared under the direction of Captain George Edward Grover, and lithographed at the Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General’s Department.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1878
Extent:
1 map

9. IOR/L/MIL/17/16/12, f 4

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/12, f 4
Title:
‘Outline map of Hejaz’
Scope & Content:
Imprint: Reproduced by the Survey of Egypt, 1st March 1917 (758Z). Distinctive Features: Outline map of Hejaz showing routes across the region with districts and approximate location of major tribes indicated. Contains a key to symbols at the bottom left-hand corner. Routes numbered for refe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1917
Extent:
1 map

10. IOR/L/MIL/17/16/14, f 6

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/14, f 6
Title:
‘Outline map of Yemen’
Scope & Content:
Imprint: Reproduced by the Survey of Egypt, January 10th 1917 (663Z). Distinctive Features: Outline map of Yemen showing routes across the region with districts and approximate location of major tribes indicated. Contains a key to symbols at the bottom left-hand corner. Routes numbered for r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1917
Extent:
1 map