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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Name Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council, 1773-1947

251. IOR/L/PS/18/C122

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C122
Title:
'Memorandum on Persian Railways'
Scope & Content:
The memorandum outlines the development of proposals for railways in Persia between 1872 and 1911. This includes discussion of the potential advantages/disadvantages (both commercial and political) for the British in the construction of railways in Southern Persia, and the potential threat posed...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
20 Jun 1911
Extent:

1 file (42 folios)

252. IOR/L/PS/18/C145

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C145
Title:
Political Situation in Persia, the North-West Frontier, Afghanistan, and Aden
Scope & Content:
The memorandum is divided up into four sections and a conclusion. The first (folios 125-130) provides an update on the political situation in Persia, and considers how advantageous/disadvantageous it is to British interests, with specific updates on the following places: Isfanhan [Eşfahān], Fars...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1916
Extent:

1 file (16 folios)

253. IOR/L/PS/18/C152

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C152
Title:
Quetta-Seistan Railway
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a report by the Secretary of State for India [Joseph Austen Chamberlain], which is addressed to the Prime Minister [Herbert Henry Asquith]. The report concerns a proposal, made by the Commander-in-Chief in India [Sir Beauchamp Duff], to extend the Quetta–Nushki railway to S...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1916-4 Aug 1916
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

254. IOR/L/PS/18/C158

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C158
Title:
Memorandum by the Chief of Imperial General Staff and a Minute by Edmund George Barrow and John Evelyn Shuckburgh, on the Situation in Southern Persia
Scope & Content:
This file concerns attacks made against the South Persian Rifles [South Persia Rifles] by members of Persian tribes at Kazerun and Dashtistan [Dashtestan] (also spelled as 'Dasht-i-Arjun' and 'Dashtarjin' in the file), and the possibility of sending troops from Bushire. The file consists of a m...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Dec 1916-27 Dec 1916
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

255. IOR/L/PS/18/C162

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C162
Title:
Sir Percy Sykes's Position. Viceroy's Telegram of 28 February 1917. Note by Political Secretary, India Office.
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a note which concerns Sir Percy Sykes's position as commander of the South Persian Rifles [South Persia Rifles]. The note, written by the Secretary to the Political Department, India Office [Sir Arthur Hirtzel], is written in response to a telegram, dated 28 February 1917 a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1917
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

256. IOR/L/PS/18/C165

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C165
Title:
Mesopotamia Administrative Council. Control of South Persian Rifles.
Scope & Content:
This file concerns control of the South Persian Rifles [South Persia Rifles]. The file consists of the following seven telegrams, which were submitted to the War Cabinet: Secretary of State for India [Joseph Austen Chamberlain] to the Viceroy of India [Frederic John Napier Thesiger], 19 March 19...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1917-13 Jun 1917
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

257. IOR/L/PS/18/C166

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C166
Title:
Telegrams Relating to the South Persia Rifles
Scope & Content:
This file concerns control of the South Persian Rifles [South Persia Rifles]. It consists of the following telegrams: Secretary of State for India [Joseph Austen Chamberlain] to the Viceroy of India [Frederic John Napier Thesiger], 9 January 1917; Viceroy of India to the Secretary of State for ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1917-6 Feb 1917
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

258. IOR/L/PS/18/C179

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C179
Title:
Mesopotamia Administration Committee. Proposed extension of Quetta-Nushki-Dalbandin railway.
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the Government of India's proposed extension of the Quetta-Nushki-Dalbandin railway westwards to Mirjawa [Mīrjāveh]. It consists of the following: five telegrams between the Viceroy of India [Frederic John Napier Thesiger] and the Secretary of State for India [Edwin Samuel Mon...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jun 1917-18 Aug 1917
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

259. IOR/L/PS/20/C158A/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C158A/2
Title:
‘TREATIES AND UNDERTAKINGS BETWEEN THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE SULTANS OF MASKAT AND OMAN, 1845-1914’
Scope & Content:
Two copies of a bilingual publication entitled ‘Treaties and Undertakings in force between the British Government and the Sultans of Maskat [Muscat; also spelled Muskat in the publication] and Oman 1845-1919’. No publication information is present. Stamps on the front covers indicate that both c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Oct 1845-11 Feb 1914
Extent:

2 volumes (70 folios)

260. IOR/L/PS/20/C247

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C247
Title:
‘Précis of correspondence on international rivalry and British policy in the Persian Gulf, 1872-1905.’
Scope & Content:
The volume, stamped ‘Secret’ on the front cover and frontispiece, is a précis of British Government correspondence relating to international rivalry and British policy in the Persian Gulf between 1872 and 1905. It was prepared by Judge Jerome Antony Saldanha of the Bombay Provincial Civil Servic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1906
Extent:

1 volume (58 folios)