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Name Government of India, Foreign and Political Department, 1783-1937 Digitised Content Yes (available)

1. IOR/F/4/186/3886

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/186/3886
Title:
'Respecting the measures adopted to procure restitution of the property seized on board the Hector by the Sheik of Busheab in the Persian Gulph'
Scope & Content:
This item consists of extracts from political letters received from the Government of Bombay by the Court of Directors, containing enclosures regarding the measures taken to secure the return of East India Company property that was seized from the country ship Hector in the Persian Gulf by the S...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1805-Mar 1806
Extent:
1 item (30 folios)

2. IOR/G/29/26

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/26
Title:
Sir John Malcolm's mission to Persia: copies of his letters and enclosures to the Governor-General, Fort William
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters and enclosures from Captain John Malcolm, British Envoy at Abusheher [Bushehr, various spellings appear in the volume] to the Earl of Mornington, Governor-General, Fort William (Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess, Wellesley, spelled Marquis in the volume). Letters were a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1799-31 Jul 1801
Extent:
1 volume (291 folios)

3. IOR/G/29/33

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/33
Title:
List of Enclosures in the Bengal Secret Letters dated 9th February, 31st March, 3rd May + 6th June 1808, relative to Persia
Scope & Content:
The volume relates to affairs in Persia [Iran] and contains copies of letters, extracts and translations of letters, intelligence reports, and proceedings of Governor-General in Council meetings at Fort William, Calcutta [Kolkata], being enclosures to several despatches sent during the first hal...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
9 Feb 1808-6 Jun 1808
Extent:
1 volume (205 folios)

4. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/25

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/25
Title:
'Memorandum of information received during the month of August 1909, relating to affairs in Persia, and on the Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf'
Scope & Content:
The file consists of a memorandum written by Leonard William Reynolds, Deputy Secretary to the Government of India, at Simla, 1 September 1909. Based upon a series of reports it covers: the situation in Persia - Azerbaijan, Shiraz, and Kerman; the Zil-es-Sultan; telegraph lines in Persia; the R...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1909
Extent:

1 file (7 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 4-307

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 4-307
Title:
The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 3
Scope & Content:
The three hundred and four folios in the collection begin with an abstract of the contents of Secret Letter No. 3. The enclosures to Secret Letter No. 3 themselves are primarily concerned with the following subjects: The arrival of the Political Agent in Ludhiana Captain Claude Martine Wade at ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1837
Extent:
304 folios

6. IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 320-662

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 320-662
Title:
The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 9
Scope & Content:
The assurances of the Maharaja of the Punjab Ranjit Singh that his forces would not invade Sindh without prior coordination between the governments, and his acceptance of British mediation in disputes with the Amirs of Sindh if pursued as discretely as possible, following discussions with the Pol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1837
Extent:
343 folios

7. IOR/L/PS/5/128, ff 229-300

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/128, ff 229-300
Title:
Punjab and Afghanistan Affairs
Scope & Content:
Enclosures to Despatch to the Secret Committee No. 15, dated 9 October 1837. The enclosures relate to affairs in Lahore (the Punjab) and Afghanistan, and are dated 24 July - 11 September 1837. The papers cover: correspondence from Captain Claude Martine Wade, Political Agent, Loodeeana [Ludhia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jul - 9 Oct 1837
Extent:
1 item (72 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/5/129

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/129
Title:
'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM INDIA', Vol 48
Scope & Content:
The volume contains copies of enclosures to despatches from the Government of India Secret Department to the East India Company Secret Committee. The volume is divided into five items: Affairs at the Court of Catmandhoo [Kathmandu] (IOR/L/PS/5/129, ff 1-3) Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq] Affairs...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1838-14 Feb 1838
Extent:
1 volume (770 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/5/130

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/130
Title:
'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM INDIA', Vol 49
Scope & Content:
The volume contains copies of enclosures to despatches from the Government of India Secret Department to the East India Company Secret Committee. The volume is divided into fifteen items: Interview with Maharajah Runjeet [Maharaja Ranjit] Singh (IOR/L/PS/5/130, ff 3-19) Afghanistan Affairs (IO...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1838-5 Jul 1838
Extent:
1 volume (740 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/5/131

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/131
Title:
‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM INDIA’, Vol 50
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of copies of Enclosures to Despatches to the East India Company Secret Committee from the Government of India Secret Department, dated 5 July-13 August 1838. The despatches themselves are not included in the volume. The enclosures relate to various events in Afghanistan, Av...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jul 1838-13 Aug 1838
Extent:
1 volume (764 folios)