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61. IOR/L/PS/12/2086

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2086
Title:
Coll 6/20 'Red Sea: Reports of proceedings of H.M. Ships.'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of copies of extracts from (approximately) monthly reports of the proceedings of His Majesty's ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden during the years 1931-1945, which have been forwarded by the Admiralty to the Under-Secretary of State, India Office. Most of the extracts ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1931-30 Nov 1945
Extent:
1 file (245 folios)

62. IOR/L/PS/12/3721

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3721
Title:
Coll 30/10 'Persian Gulf - Reduction in Number of Subsidised Vessels in as a Measure of Economy'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a proposal to reduce the number of British naval vessels stationed permanently in the Persian Gulf. The correspondence is between officials in Iraq, India and the Political Residency in Bushire. It discusses the political im...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Sep 1931-14 Mar 1932
Extent:
1 file (24 folios)

63. IOR/L/PS/12/3724

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3724
Title:
Coll 30/13 'Persian Gulf: Henjam Naval Base; Question of Transfer to Bahrein [Bahrain]; Survey of Khor Kaliyeh Bay'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the removal of a British naval depot on Henjam Island and its relocation to Bahrain. The correspondence includes a broader discussion of Britain's position in Persia and its impact on the country's role in the Persian Gulf ge...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1928-21 Sep 1933
Extent:
1 file (178 folios)

64. IOR/L/PS/12/3726

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3726
Title:
Coll 30/16 'Persian Gulf: Surveys: Survey by HMS Ormonde, etc'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding a number of naval surveys of the coastline and islands of the Persian Gulf that were completed by Royal Navy vessels including HMS Challenger and HMS Ormonde. In addition to the logistical and technical aspects of these surv...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
7 Nov 1929-4 Feb 1948
Extent:
1 file (227 folios)

65. IOR/L/PS/12/3738

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3738
Title:
Coll 30/24 'Persia and Persian Gulf, Persian Navy. Visits to Arab Ports'
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence regarding practicalities, relevant legislation and political considerations related to the movement of Persian shipping vessels around the Persian Gulf, notably regarding potential visits to Arab ports and British naval bases in Persian territory, at Henjam an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
20 Sep 1930-8 Oct 1933
Extent:
1 volume (449 folios)

66. IOR/L/PS/18/B2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B2/3
Title:
'Memorandum on the Drafts of Despatches regarding the Affairs of Muscat and Zanzibar'
Scope & Content:
Printed memorandum, written by Henry Bartle Frere, member of the Council of India, London, between 15 and 20 July 1868. The document broadly discusses British imperial policy in Persia and the Persian Gulf, East Africa, and Western India. Its specific foci include the Zanzibar subsidy (payable t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15-20 Jul 1868
Extent:

12 folios

67. IOR/L/PS/18/B2/5

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B2/5
Title:
Zanzibar, Arabia, and the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
A printed memorandum written by Henry Thoby Prinsep, member of the Council of India, 15 July 1868. The document addresses seven matters pertaining to Britain's relations with Muscat, Zanzibar, and Persia, as follows: 1. The transfer of diplomatic relations to the Foreign Office; 2. The appointm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jul 1868
Extent:

4 folios

68. IOR/L/PS/18/C129

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C129
Title:
Defence of entrance to Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The memorandum contains a copy of a telegram (and supplementary notes) from the Government of India to the Secretary of State. It outlines the options open for securing Britain's naval supremacy in the Persian Gulf, in the event of the construction of a Trans-Persian railway which extends to the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1913
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

69. IOR/L/PS/20/C248B

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C248B
Title:
Précis on naval arrangements in the Persian Gulf, 1862-1905
Scope & Content:
Précis on naval arrangements in the Persian Gulf, 1862-1905, prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha and published by Government Central Press, Simla, 23 March 1906, for the Government of India Foreign Department. The volume is organised into twelve chapters, as follows: Chapter I, The old Indian N...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1906
Extent:

1 volume (30 folios)

70. IOR/L/PS/20/MM16

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/MM16
Title:
‘MONTHLY MEMORANDA. ARABIA, N. E. FRONTIER & BURMA. JAN. 1910 TO JUNE 1912.’
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of monthly memoranda of information received by the Government of India’s Foreign Department in relation to affairs in Arabia, the North-East Frontier of India, and Burma [Burma/Myanmar] from January 1910 to June 1912. The memoranda are divided into sections, the most common ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1910-1 Jul 1912
Extent:
1 volume (344 folios)