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151. IOR/L/PS/18/B330

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B330
Title:
Inter-departmental conference on Middle Eastern affairs. Secretary's note: situation in Kurdistan
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a note in which the struggle for Kurdish independence within Iraq is detailed, taking into account the occurrences of the year 1919. The document covers the following: Kurdish concerns regarding being under the control of the Armenians Kurdish appeals to the British governm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1919
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

152. IOR/L/PS/18/B413

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B413
Title:
Oil Interests in the Persian Gulf. Communicated by the Board of Trade and revised to 28 June 1928.
Scope & Content:
Memorandum outlining oil concessions in Persia and Iraq held by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Standard Oil, and the Turkish Petroleum Company. It covers the Arabian littoral of the Gulf, and highlights the restrictions placed on Arab rulers by treaty engagements from granting oil concessions wit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1928
Extent:

1 file (1 folio)

153. IOR/L/PS/18/B450

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B450
Title:
The Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
This is a secret printed memorandum by the Political Department of the India Office, dated 25 June 1935, concerning the Persian Gulf. The memorandum is divided in nine numbered sections, which include: 'Procedure for dealing with Persian Gulf Questions', 'British Relations with Persian Gulf Stat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jun 1935
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

154. IOR/L/PS/18/B468

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B468
Title:
The Date Gardens in Iraq of the Sheikhs of Koweit [Kuwait] and Mohammerah. Scope of undertakings given by HM Government in 1914. Case for the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown and Opinion thereon T W H Inskip and F B Merriman, Law Officers' Department, 29 Mar 1933. inc The date gardens in Iraq of the Sheikhs of Koweit and Mohammerah. Historical summary [undated]
Scope & Content:
This file contains a British Government report (folios 1-19) regarding promises made by the British in 1914 to the rulers of Kuwait and Mohammerah concerning their ownership of date gardens in Iraq. The report contains a description of the situation and the legal opinion of T W H Inskip and F ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Mar 1933
Extent:
1 file (35 folios)

155. IOR/L/PS/18/C210

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C210
Title:
'Bolshevik Intrigue in Persia since October 1922'
Scope & Content:
The memorandum is a report produced for the Inter-Departmental Committee on Eastern Unrest, which includes intelligence covering the period October 1922 to March 1923. It provides an overview of Russian-Persian relations and of changes made to Russian official representation at Tabriz, Tehran, a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1923
Extent:

1 file (31 folios)

156. IOR/L/PS/18/C211

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C211
Title:
'Pan-Islamic and Turkish propaganda etc. in Persia'
Scope & Content:
The memorandum consists of a report on information obtained by the British since October 1922 regarding Turkish efforts to spread Pan-Islamic, pro-Turkish, and anti-British propaganda in Iraq and Persia. This includes information on Turco-Persian relations.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1923
Extent:

1 file (15 folios)

157. IOR/L/PS/18/C215

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C215
Title:
'No. 1. Memorandum: Relations between Persia and Iraq'
Scope & Content:
The memorandum is concerned with a recent deterioration in diplomatic relations between Iraq and Persia; particular focus is given to the following issues: Persia's refusal to officially recognise Iraq; Persia's desire for judicial privileges for its subjects within Iraq; border disputes between...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1928
Extent:

1 file (5 folios)

158. IOR/L/PS/20/63

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/63
Title:
The Muntafik. Al Sa'dun, Bani Malik, Ajwad, Bani Sa'id, Bani Huchaim
Scope & Content:
This volume contains details of the Muntafik [Muntafiq], a confederacy of tribes in the Middle East, which is made up of tribal groups including the Bani Malik, Ajwad and Bani Sa'id. The volume opens with a historical outline of the development of the group before providing further details about...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1917
Extent:
1 file (87 folios)

159. IOR/L/PS/20/202

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/202
Title:
Notes of a journey through Kurdistan in the winter of 1881-82.
Scope & Content:
By Montagu Gilbert Gerard, Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, 1st Central India Horse, published in Calcutta by the Quarter Master General's Department. The notes consist of diary entries for the period 15 November 1881 to 16 April 1882, documenting each stage of Captain Gerard's journey th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1883
Extent:
1 file (28 folios)

160. IOR/L/PS/20/221

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/221
Title:
Personalities. 'Iràq (Exclusive of Baghdad and Kàdhimain), 1919
Scope & Content:
The volume contains brief biographical statements on individuals active in Iraq, often including comments on their character, reputation, political affiliations, command of armed forces, and attitudes towards European and regional powers.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1919
Extent:

1 volume (155 folios)

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