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11. IOR/L/PS/10/750

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/750
Title:
File 3156/1918 Pt 2 ‘Mesopotamia – Administration; Public and Questions in Parliament (1919) Articles in “Times” – Sir G. Buchanan’s criticisms. Publication of Sir J. Hewett’s report as dementi [sic] Bagdad criticisms of Sir J. Hewett’s Report’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, minutes, Parliamentary notices and articles from The Times newspaper. The correspondence is related to the administration of Mesopotamia [Iraq] and Sir John Hewett’s report on the topic. The volume contains two copies of Hewett’s report...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jun 1919-18 Mar 1920
Extent:
1 volume (200 folios)

12. IOR/L/PS/10/827

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/827
Title:
File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’
Scope & Content:
The file consists of reports of news received by the Persian Gulf Residency (the ‘Political Diary’ of the Residency) relating to various areas of Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf, for each month from November 1911 to December 1920 (there is no report for June 1914). The parts of Persia covered...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Feb 1912-5 Apr 1921
Extent:

1 volume (518 folios)

13. IOR/L/PS/10/977

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/977
Title:
File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’
Scope & Content:
This volume mainly contains copies of printed monthly summaries of news (Bushire Residency Diary entries) received by the British Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, and India Office Political Department minute papers prefacing and commenting on the news summaries. The news summaries cove...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1921-29 Mar 1926
Extent:

1 volume (243 folios)

14. IOR/L/PS/10/1266/1, f 201

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1266/1, f 201
Title:
‘Sketch Map of the Persian Gulf & Arabian Coast’
Scope & Content:
The map shows the south-eastern portion of the Arabian Peninsula. It indicates Indo-European overland and submarine telegraph lines, and roads, and includes brief descriptions of topography. The map bears the inscriptions ‘War Office, March, 1905’ and ‘Topographical Section, General Staff, No....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1905
Extent:
1 map

15. IOR/L/PS/10/1266/1, f 213

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1266/1, f 213
Title:
‘Persia and Afghanistan’
Scope & Content:
The map shows Persia and Afghanistan, and those parts of the surrounding countries which border Persia and Afghanistan. It includes a table of reference which indicates how features including the following are shown on the map: railways (including those under construction or projected), roads,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1912
Extent:
1 map

16. IOR/L/PS/12/833

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/833
Title:
Ext 3252/43 ‘Persia: Security of the Bushire-Shiraz Road’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers related to the security and maintenance of the Bushire-Shiraz-Isfahan Road, and discussion over whether a British supervising engineer should be dispatched to manage and supervise repairs. It also contains a few reports about a visit by the Soviet Consul for Isfahan, Mr ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1943-21 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (60 folios)

17. IOR/L/PS/12/2116

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2116
Title:
Coll 6/49 'Railways and Communications: Proposed Jedda-Mecca Railway. Motor Transport Arrangements.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the progress of schemes relating to the improvement of transport and communications in Saudi Arabia. The file largely consists of copies of correspondence received by the Foreign Office from His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bul...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Aug 1932-17 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 file (109 folios)

18. IOR/L/PS/12/3464

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3464
Title:
Coll 28/58 ‘Persia. Roads in:–’
Scope & Content:
Papers reporting on the progress of construction and condition of roads in Persia [Iran]. The file includes: extracts taken from the Persian diaries of the Bushire Residency and Consulate-General at Bushire; extracts from intelligence summaries and correspondence from the British Legation at Teh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1932-30 Jun 1949
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

19. IOR/L/PS/12/3493A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3493A
Title:
Coll 28/87 ‘Persia; Railways; Mirjawa-Duzdap section of Duzdap Railway. Road Communications between Persia & India’
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the railway line running from Duzdap [Zahedan] via Mirjawa [Mīrjāveh] in Iran, across the border to Nok Kundi in India (now Pakistan). The first section of the file contains papers dated December 1934 to November 1941 (ff 111-184), chiefly exchanged between HM Envoy Extraordi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jan 1935-31 Oct 1947
Extent:
1 file (183 folios)

20. IOR/L/PS/20/33

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/33
Title:
‘REPORT ON THE MISSION TO SEISTAN, 1897’
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of a report by Surgeon-Major George Washington Brazier-Creagh on his mission to Seistan [Sīstān] on ‘plague duty’ to investigate the closure of the Perso-Afghan-Baluch trade routes under the ‘mantle of plague’ from April to October 1897. The report is divided into five sectio...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1898
Extent:

1 volume (63 folios)