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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Name HM Ambassador to Russia, 1801-1922

11. IOR/L/PS/10/270

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/270
Title:
File 1719/1912 'Persia: Russians in Meshed'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discusses Russian activities in Meshed including: assessment of the Russian bombardment of a religious temple; relationship with the Nakhai tribe; complaints that the Russians were encouraging agitation to bring the back the ex-Shah which was unsettling the region. Correspondents...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1912
Extent:
1 volume (199 folios)

12. IOR/L/PS/10/298

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/298
Title:
File 3632/1912 ‘Telegraphs – Wireless in Persia’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence and notes by British government officials about the Italian Government’s support for proposals by the British company Marconi, initially in association with the German company Telefunken, to establish a network of wireless (radio) telegraph stations in Persia. T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
29 Mar 1912-27 Jul 1915
Extent:
1 volume (316 folios)

13. IOR/L/PS/10/355

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/355
Title:
File 747/1913 Pt 3 'Persia: LOANS. (1914-18) [Cost of Swedish Gendarmerie].'
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises copies of correspondence, Memoranda, minutes, telegrams, and other papers mainly between the British Ministry at Tehran; and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The correspondence is relating to the financial difficulties of the Persian Government and the question of loa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
5 Mar 1914-19 Sep 1918
Extent:

1 volume (224 folios)

14. IOR/L/PS/10/455

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/455
Title:
File 2696/1914 Pt 1-2 'Anglo-Russian Agreement'
Scope & Content:
This volume contains parts 1 and 2 of the subject 'Anglo-Russian Agreement'. The volume concerns proposed changes to the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907, following a completed draft convention between Britain, China, and Tibet (completed in April 1914, but not signed by the Chinese Government)...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 May 1914-15 Jun 1918
Extent:
1 volume (230 folios)

15. IOR/L/PS/10/478

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/478
Title:
File 3516/1914 Pt 1 'German War: Persian attitude towards Turkey'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns diplomatic tensions between Persian, Ottoman, British and Russian Governments, at the outset of the First World War (Anglo-German war in the file), including the attack made at Urmia on Russian troops by Kurdish forces. The papers cover: Attitude of Persian towards Anglo-Ger...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
01 Sep 1914-01 Jan 1915
Extent:
1 volume (164 folios)

16. IOR/L/PS/10/479

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/479
Title:
File 3516/1914 Pt 2 'German War: Persian neutrality'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns diplomatic tensions between Persian, Ottoman, Russian and British Governments, at the outset of the First World War (Anglo-German war in the file). The main focus is the Russian occupation of Tabriz and Persian Azerbaijan, ending with Persia's neutrality in 1914. The volume ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
4 Nov 1914-5 Mar 1915
Extent:
1 volume (170 folios)

17. IOR/L/PS/10/484

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/484
Title:
File 3516/1914 Pt 7 'German War: Persia'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns the Persian Gendarmerie in southern Persia (Fars), and the pro-German feelings of the Swedish officers who were part of it. The volume covers: Accusations against Swedish officers employed by the Persian Gendarmerie in Fars, suggesting that they have been abandoning their ne...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
20 Mar 1915-3 Dec 1915
Extent:
1 volume (257 folios)

18. IOR/L/PS/10/486

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/486
Title:
File 3516/1914 Pt 9 'German War: Persia'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns the situation in Persia during the First World War. The main focus is the British occupation of Bushire. The volume covers: Instructions regarding Bakhtiari. Movements of Wassmuss and German agents in Persia. Situation in Bushire, at Isfahan, at Urumia [Urmia, Iran], and at ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Aug 1915-17 Dec 1915
Extent:
1 volume (305 folios)

19. IOR/L/PS/10/488

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/488
Title:
File 3516/1914 Pt 12 'German War: Persia; Bakhtiari and Bawi affairs'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns the situation in Persia during the First World War. The main focus is securing cordial relations with the Bakhtiari to ensure security for British trade. The volume covers: Proposed grant of British honours to two Bakhtiari khans, Sirdar Assad and Sirdar Jang. Proposed matri...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1915-14 Jan 1916
Extent:
1 volume (160 folios)

20. IOR/L/PS/10/490

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/490
Title:
File 3516/1914 Pt 14 'German War: Persia; general situation'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns the situation in south-western Persia during the First World War. The main focus is the British occupation of Bushire. The volume covers: Attack on British Consulate at Ispahan, which resulted in the wounding of the Consul and the death of one of the Sowars employed as escor...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Aug 1915-30 Nov 1915
Extent:
1 volume (261 folios)