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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Name Department of Overseas Trade, 1918-1953

11. IOR/L/PS/12/3331

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3331
Title:
Coll 25/26 'Orders-in-Council: Morocco: Surrender of British Extra Territorial rights; Anglo-French Convention, 1937'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, minute papers, drafts, and notes relating to the surrender of British extraterritorial rights in the French zone of Morocco. Much of the early papers cover the interdepartmental discussion between the India Office, Foreign Office, Board of Trade, Dominions Office, Colonial Office...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1 Sep 1933-3 Feb 1938
Extent:
1 file (318 folios)

12. IOR/L/PS/12/3470A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3470A
Title:
Coll 28/62 ‘Persia. Soviet commercial penetration in:’
Scope & Content:
The first part of the file (ff 52-75) contains correspondence dated 1932, exchanged between: HM’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Tehran, Reginald Hervey Hoare; John Gilbert Laithwaite of the India Office; George William Rendel of the Foreign Office; Cecil Claude Farrer of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Oct 1932-21 Feb 1945
Extent:
1 file (74 folios)

13. IOR/L/PS/12/3753

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3753
Title:
Coll 30/40 'Persian Gulf. Trade, Miscellaneous Enquiries and Correspondence with the Department of Overseas Trade'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Department of Overseas Trade in London and British officials based in the Persian Gulf regarding commercial relationships between British companies and local traders in the region, primarily in Bahrain and Kuwait. As such, the file also contains a li...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Aug 1929-21 Apr 1939
Extent:
1 file (230 folios)

14. IOR/L/PS/12/3754

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3754
Title:
Coll 30/41 'Co-ordination of Commercial Intelligence: Method of Conducting Correspondence between the Political Resident and the D.O.T. in Visits of the Vice-Consul, Bushire, to Gulf Countries'
Scope & Content:
This file contains the following: correspondence and related documentation from 1939 concerning the travel arrangements of R S T John (British Vice-Consul in Bushire) around the Persian Gulf in order to complete research for a report on economic conditions in the region (folio 1-52) corresponden...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1925-7 Feb 1940
Extent:
1 file (126 folios)

15. IOR/L/PS/12/3785

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3785
Title:
Coll 30/68 'Trade: Japanese trading activities in the Persian Gulf.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains reports on Japanese trade with the Persian Gulf, in the light of a marked increase in Japanese trading activities in the region. The file contains information relating to Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Oman, and the Trucial Coast. The file consists of correspondence from the Pol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1933-2 Apr 1938
Extent:
1 file (117 folios)

16. IOR/L/PS/12/3789

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3789
Title:
Coll 30/72 'Foreign Shipping in: Inauguration of regular steamship service from Italy by the Lloyd Triestino Company.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the introduction of a 'subsidised' shipping service into the Persian Gulf by the Italian shipping company Lloyd Triestino. The Foreign Office viewed the development with concern, at a time of increasing international interest in the Persian Gulf. The papers cover: summary of f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jan 1933-31 May 1935
Extent:
1 file (53 folios)

17. IOR/L/PS/12/3797

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3797
Title:
Coll 30/80 'Trade: Reports on Persian Gulf Market and trading possibilities'
Scope & Content:
The file contains information on economic and trade conditions in the states located on the Arab side of the Persian Gulf, and discussion of the potential market there for British goods. The main correspondents are the Department of Overseas Trade, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1930-12 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (354 folios)

18. IOR/L/PS/12/3798

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3798
Title:
Coll 30/81 'Minerals: Desire of Commander Bayldon R.N., (retd.) for concession for mining Red Oxide on Abu Musa. Possibilities of deposits on the Tamb Islands.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns attempts by Commander Robert Corbett Bayldon, Royal Navy, (retired) to obtain a concession to mine red oxide on the island of Abu Musa (also referred to as Bu Musa) from the Shaikh of Shargah [Sharjah]. The result was an agreement in 1934 granting Bayldon the personal right to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1934-26 Jul 1947
Extent:
1 file in 3 parts (475 folios)

19. IOR/L/PS/12/4129

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4129
Title:
Coll 35/23 'Arabia: establishment of cable communication between Shaikh Said and Perim'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the re-establishment of cable communication between Sheikh Said and the island of Perim [Yemen], proposed by the ruler of Yemen in 1932, and negotiations with Eastern Telegraph Company Limited. The file contains correspondence between: the Eastern Telegraph Company Limited; th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
12 Jan 1932-26 Nov 1936
Extent:
1 file (59 folios)

20. IOR/L/PS/18/C212

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C212
Title:
REPORT ON THE TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF PERSIA to June, 1923.
Scope & Content:
This volume consists of a report on the trade and industry of Persia, written in two sub-divided chapters. The volume also includes a map showing trade routes, a summary of general information and a conclusion, and an appendix showing imports and exports from 1921-1922. The report was written ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1923
Extent:

1 volume (11 folios)