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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Subject Taxation

11. IOR/L/PS/6/121, ff 11-21

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/6/121, ff 11-21
Title:
Political No. 159 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of Correspondence Relative to the Imposition, by the Government of Fars, of a Tax which, though Nominally Levied from Muleteers, in Reality Falls on the Owners of Goods
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 1 September 1874, forwarding a copy of correspondence relative to the imposition, by the Government of Fars, of a tax which, though nominally levied from...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item (14 folios)

12. IOR/L/PS/10/30

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/30
Title:
File 868/1904 Pt 1-2 'Consular'
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises two parts discussing consular matters: Part 1 concerns exemptions of Foreign Consular Officers from Imperial and Municipal taxation; Part 2 concerns exemptions of Foreign Consular Officers in India from Customs Duties. The volume comprises two parts: 1 and 2. Each part inclu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
19 Aug 1884-18 Apr 1911
Extent:
1 volume (205 folios)

13. IOR/L/PS/10/821/5

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/821/5
Title:
File 2023/1919 Pt 5 ‘MESOPOTAMIA: Proceedings of BAGHDAD Divisional Council’
Scope & Content:
This item comprises papers relating to the establishment of the Divisional Council at Baghdad, as well as observations relating to circumstances leading to the attempted Revolution of 1920, in Mesopotamia [Iraq] under the British colonial administration. Papers comprise memoranda and enclosures i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1919-11 Aug 1919
Extent:
1 item (12 folios)

14. IOR/L/PS/10/821/9

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/821/9
Title:
File 2023/1919 Pt 9 ‘MESOPOTAMIA: Proceedings of HILLAH Divisional Council’
Scope & Content:
This item comprises papers relating to the establishment of the Divisional Councill at Hillah, as well as observations on circumstances relating to the attempted Revolution of 1920, in Mesopotamia [Iraq] under the British colonial administration. Papers comprise India Office Political Department ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1920-16 Jun 1920
Extent:
1 item (31 folios)

15. IOR/L/PS/10/821/10

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/821/10
Title:
File 2023/1919 Pt 10 ‘MESOPOTAMIA: Proceedings of KIRKUK Divisional Council’
Scope & Content:
This item comprises papers relating to the establishment of the Divisional Council at Kirkuk, as well as observations on circumstances relating to the attempted Revolution of 1920, in Mesopotamia [Iraq] under the British colonial administration. Papers comprise India Office Political Department c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1919-21 Sep 1920
Extent:
1 item (33 folios)

16. IOR/L/PS/10/821/13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/821/13
Title:
File 2023/1919 Pt 13 ‘MESOPOTAMIA: Proceedings of SHAMIYAH Divisional Council’
Scope & Content:
This item comprises papers relating to the establishment of the Divisional Council at Shamiyah, as well as observations on circumstances relating to the attempted Revolution of 1920, in Mesopotamia [Iraq] under the British colonial administration. Papers comprise India Office Political Department...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1920-26 Apr 1920
Extent:
1 item (21 folios)

17. IOR/L/PS/10/1222

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1222
Title:
File 4537/1927 Pt 1-2 'Iraq: Kuwait and Mohammerah Date Gardens'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to the matter of tax exemption on the date gardens in Iraq belonging to the Shaikh of Kuwait and the Shaikh of Mohammerah. The exemption was promised to the shaikhs by the British for assistance given during the First World War. The volume covers the inte...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1927-1933
Extent:
1 volume (1152 folios)

18. IOR/L/PS/12/2156

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2156
Title:
Coll 6/83 'Saudi Arabia: Exemption of Saudi nationals from Koshan tax.'
Scope & Content:
This file documents the British response to a recent Saudi royal command exempting Saudi nationals from paying a tax known as koshan (a tax levied on journeys from Jedda to Mecca or Medina) during the off-season, i.e. the four-month period of the year when pilgrims are not travelling to or retur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1937-12 May 1939
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)

19. IOR/L/PS/12/2854

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2854
Title:
Coll 17/8(2) 'Shaikh of Koweit's Estates: Date gardens of the Shaikh in Iraq'
Scope & Content:
This volume is a continuation of IOR/L/PS/12/2853. It consists of extensive correspondence, memoranda and reports regarding date garden properties in Iraq owned by the Shaikh of Kuwait, changes to their tax-exempt status, and lawsuits regarding their ownership. Properties owned by the Shaikh of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1934-22 May 1936
Extent:
1 volume (619 folios)

20. IOR/L/PS/12/2855

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2855
Title:
Coll 17/8(3) 'Iraq. Shaikh of Koweits Estates. Date gardens of the Shaikh in Iraq.'
Scope & Content:
This volume is a continuation of IOR/L/PS/12/2854. It consists of extensive correspondence, memoranda and reports regarding date garden properties in Iraq owned by the Shaikh of Kuwait and the Shaikh of Mohammerah. The material concerns the ongoing lawsuits regarding the Shaikh of Kuwait's owner...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 May 1936-29 Nov 1938
Extent:
1 volume (792 folios)