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11. IOR/L/PS/12/2896

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2896
Title:
Coll 17/34 ‘Iraq. Tour in the Persian Gulf of H.M. Ambassador in Iraq’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers relating to a tour by Sir Basil Newton, HM Ambassador to Iraq, to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, visiting Sharja [Sharjah], Muscat, Bahrain, Basra, Fao [Al-Faw], and Abadan. The file mostly consists of the following: Correspondence between the India Office (Rol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Feb 1940-28 Jun 1940
Extent:
1 file (46 folios)

12. IOR/L/PS/12/3453

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3453
Title:
Coll 28/48 'Persia. Anglo-Persian Oil Company; Relations with Persian Govt.'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, memoranda, and other papers, concerning relations between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) and the Persian Government, and between the British and Persian governments over APOC operations in Persia [Iran]. The file covers: reports of attacks on APOC drilling operations at Bik...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
26 Sep 1923-22 Jun 1931
Extent:
1 volume (272 folios)

13. IOR/L/PS/12/3490A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3490A
Title:
Coll 28/85S (1) ‘Persia. Abadan and S. W. Persian oilfields; Protection of British interests.’
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to strikes and social unrest amongst workers on the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company’s (AIOC) oilfields in southern Iran (frequently referred to as Persia throughout the file), and the AIOC refinery at Abadan. The file’s principal correspondents include: the British Ambassador at Tehran...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Mar 1946-28 Feb 1948
Extent:
1 file (555 folios)

14. IOR/L/PS/12/3490B

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3490B
Title:
Coll 28/85S (1) ‘Persia; Abadan and S.W. Persian Oilfields; A.I.O.C. Indian Employees’
Scope & Content:
The file is a direct chronological continuation of Coll 28/85S (1) ‘Persia. Abadan and S. W. Persian oilfields; Protection of British interests.’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3490A). It consists chiefly of extracts of quarterly reports, prepared by HM Consul-General at Khorramshahr, on affairs at the Anglo-Iran...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1948-4 Mar 1949
Extent:
1 file (31 folios)

15. IOR/L/PS/12/3491A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3491A
Title:
Coll 28/85S (2) ‘Persia; Abadan situation 1946; Policy to be pursued by H.M.G. (Recommendations & General Appreciation).’
Scope & Content:
Secret papers and correspondence concerning the British Government’s response to the potential threat of Soviet Communist penetration in Persia [Iran] and a perceived increase in influence of the Tudeh Party within the Persian Government. The political crisis was triggered by events at the Anglo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jul 1946-1 Nov 1946
Extent:
1 file (40 folios)

16. IOR/L/PS/12/3939

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3939
Title:
Coll 30/198 ‘Persian Gulf Defence : - ABADAN.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers mostly relating to the defence of Abadan (and to a lesser extent other areas of Persia [Iran] and Bahrein [Bahrain]) during the Second World War. It includes papers concerning the following: the defence of oil installations of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) at Ab...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1942-15 Jul 1943
Extent:

1 file (113 folios)

17. IOR/L/PS/12/4506

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4506
Title:
Coll 44/27 'Persia: Attitude towards European Situation, 1939'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence on Persian [Iranian] attitudes towards the war in Europe [Second World War] from 8 July 1939 to 20 February 1942. The correspondence is primarily comprised of exchanges between HM Minister in Tehran and the Foreign Office, and includes material relating to the fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jul 1939-20 Feb 1942
Extent:
1 file (52 folios)

18. IOR/R/15/2/368

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/368
Title:
File 9/23 I Fishing schemes in Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence sent and received by the Political Agent at Bahrain concerning the development of new fisheries in Abadan, to improve the diet of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's staff. There are two copies of a report on Abadan fishery schemes, (ff 5-19 and ff 23-37) and a brief...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1944-21 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (28 folios)

19. IOR/R/15/5/177

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/177
Title:
File 3/7 PIRACY in the Persian Gulf.
Scope & Content:
This file relates to several cases of robbery, which have reportedly been committed by Persian subjects (referred to in the file as pirates) in the Shatt-al-Arab, against Kuwaiti sailing boats, including those belonging to the Kuwait Water Supply Company. The file includes copies of correspond...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Dec 1943-19 Feb 1947
Extent:
1 file (86 folios)

20. IOR/W/L/PS/18/B381 (v)-(vi)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/W/L/PS/18/B381 (v)-(vi)
Title:
'MAP OF THE SHATT-AL-'ARAB & BAHMANSHĪR, INCLUDING MUHAMMAREH & 'ABBÁDÁN'
Scope & Content:
The map represents the Shatt-al-Arab, Muhammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran], and Abadan. The map records settlements, main buildings, hydrology, roads and telephone lines. Printed in two sheets by the War Office and signed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Edward Grey) and the Grand Vizi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1912
Extent:
1 map (2 sheets)