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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Subject Pearl divers

1. IOR/L/PS/5/270, ff 443-449

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/270, ff 443-449
Title:
Turkish Government Proposal for Pearl Diving Operations on the Coast of Nejd
Scope & Content:
This item comprises copies of a political despatch and enclosures from the Government of India, Foreign Department, to the Secretary of State for India, No. 131 of 1872, dated 17 June 1872. The enclosures date from 29 March to 23 May 1872 and concern reports of Turkish [Ottoman] efforts to establ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1872
Extent:
1 item (7 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/457

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/457
Title:
File 2830/1914 Pt 2 'Persian Gulf: Pearl Fisheries. Investigation into Alleged Depletion of Pearl Banks. Germans and the Industry. Concessions, etc.'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns pearl fishing in the Persian Gulf; in particular attempted incursions into the trade by the French, Germans, and others; the political and economic interests of the British in pearl fishing; investigations into reports of the depletion of the pearl fishing banks in the Gulf; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1902-28 July 1914
Extent:
1 volume (283 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/3786

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3786
Title:
Coll 30/69 'Bahrain: Pearling Riots in.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns demonstrations by pearl divers in Bahrain in 1932, in the course of which two people were killed. The disturbances arose following the issue of a proclamation by the Government of Bahrain announcing changes in inheritance law. However, the file states that the basic cause of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1932-15 Aug 1934
Extent:
1 file (79 folios)