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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Subject Place names

1. IOR/L/PS/12/3488

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3488
Title:
Coll 28/84 ‘Iran. Changes in Iranian place names.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and papers relating to the Persian Government’s decision in 1935 to change the name of the country from Persia to Iran, and of the changes throughout the 1930s to the names of numerous provinces, towns and cities across the country. The papers include: translated copies of memoran...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
12 Feb 1931-22 May 1940
Extent:
1 file (155 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/3755

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3755
Title:
Coll 30/42 'Correct spelling of Bahrain/Bahrein'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding whether the official spelling should be Bahrain or Bahrein. The spelling of Kuwait (Kuwait or Koweit) is also discussed in passing. The correspondence is between officials at the India Office, the Political Residency in Bush...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Aug 1932-15 Aug 1946
Extent:
1 file (52 folios)