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21. IOR/L/PS/10/1071

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1071
Title:
File 2325/1922 ‘Iraq: administration. ANGLO-IRAQ TREATY NEGOTIATION 1930-’
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence, memoranda, drafts, reports, telegrams and minutes regarding different aspects of negotiation and the creation of the Anglo-Iraqi treaty. The papers notably cover: Negotiations, alterations, and presentations of the Treaty itself between Iraq and British Go...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1922-8 Jan 1931
Extent:
1 volume (731 folios)

22. IOR/L/PS/10/1124

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1124
Title:
File 3665/1924 Pt 1 ‘Arabia:- Situation 1924; Wahabi attack on Hedjaz. Capture of Taif & defeat of Hedjaz Army. Abdication of King Hussein.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers concerning the invasion of the Hedjaz [Hejaz] by Wahabi [Wahhabi] forces associated with the Sultan of Najd, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], and the subsequent abdication of the King of Hedjaz, Amir Hussein [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāsh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
19 Aug 1924-6 Jan 1925
Extent:

1 volume (419 folios)

23. IOR/L/PS/10/1125/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1125/1
Title:
File 3665/1924 Pt 2 ‘Arabia:- situation 1924. H.M.Govt’s policy of complete neutrality regarding the future of the Holy Cities. Question of the recruitment of troops in the Aden Protectorate on behalf of the Emir Ali.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the British Government’s policy of neutrality in response to the invasion of the Hejaz by Wahabi [Wahhabi] troops under the rule of the Sultan of Najd, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. The correspondence covers: responses to the invasion ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1924-26 May 1925
Extent:

1 item (57 folios)

24. IOR/L/PS/10/1126

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1126
Title:
File 3665/1924 Pt 5 ‘Arabia:- Situation 1925; Hedjaz-Nejd hostilities’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to the invasion of the Hejaz region of Arabia by Wahabi [Wahhabi] troops under the Sultan of Najd, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. The papers cover: the Wahabi attack on Jeddah, and a blockade of the coast to the south of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1925
Extent:

1 volume (400 folios)

25. IOR/L/PS/10/1127/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1127/2
Title:
File 3665/1924 Pt 8 ‘Arabia:- Situation 1925; Hedjaz-Nejd hostilities; Egyptian mediation’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence exchanged between the Foreign Office, India Office, and British officials in Egypt, relating to King Fuad of Egypt’s desire to mediate in the dispute between the kingdoms of Najd and Hedjaz [Hejaz]. The correspondence focuses on the British Government’s refusal to advise King Fuad ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Oct 1925-17 Dec 1925
Extent:

1 item (27 folios)

26. IOR/L/PS/12/2157

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2157
Title:
Coll 6/84 'Yemen: Attitude of Yemeni Govt. towards the Italo-Ethiopian dispute. Policy of H.M.G. in event of Italian occupation of Yemeni territory.'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to Italian activities in the Middle East, particularly in the Yemen. The correspondence includes discussion of the following: British policy in the event of the Italians occupying Sheikh Said [Ra’s Shaykh Sa‘īd], or any other part of the Yemen. The Yemen's position in the Italo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1934-1 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 file (348 folios)

27. IOR/L/PS/12/2158

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2158
Title:
Coll 6/85 'Arabia. Boundaries in: Interpretation of Rome Understanding of 1927.'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to boundaries in the Arabian Peninsula. The file begins with a Foreign Office memorandum (and an enclosed map) dated 30 April 1934, which provides a brief recent history of disputes and agreements regarding the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of modern-day Saudi Arabia. T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1934-27 Nov 1937
Extent:
1 file (38 folios)

28. IOR/L/PS/12/2162

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2162
Title:
Coll 6/90 'Syria: Anglo-French relations in the Near East. French policy in Syria.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns Anglo-French relations in the near East, particularly relating to French policy in Syria. Much of the correspondence relates to British efforts to obtain information from the French Government regarding the latter's future policy in Syria. The correspondence includes discuss...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1939-29 May 1947
Extent:
1 file (83 folios)

29. IOR/L/PS/12/2163

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2163
Title:
Coll 6/91 'Saudi Arabia. Policy of H.M.G. Qn. of credits and guarantee of assistance to Ibn Saud.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns British policy towards Saudi Arabia during the Second World War (the abbreviation 'Qn' in the title stands for 'Question'). The correspondence discusses the question of providing financial or material assistance to Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Oct 1939-1 Jan 1945
Extent:
1 file (338 folios)

30. IOR/L/PS/12/2881B

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2881B
Title:
Coll 17/20(2) 'Iraq. Anglo-Iraq treaty of 1948.'
Scope & Content:
The file mainly contains papers relating to the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty [the Treaty of Alliance between the United Kingdom and Iraq] of 1948, which were mostly sent to the Commonwealth Relations Office by the Foreign Office. These papers include: a copy of a speech by the Secretary of State for Forei...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1948-19 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (28 folios)