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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Subject Territorial disputes

51. IOR/L/PS/12/2153

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2153
Title:
Coll 6/80 'South and South-Western boundaries of Saudi-Arabia'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the disputed south and south-western boundaries of Saudi Arabia. It primarily concerns an expedition to southern Saudi Arabia that was undertaken by Harry St John Bridger Philby in 1936, during which Philby was reported to have entered Yemeni and British territory. Much of t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1936-1 Mar 1937
Extent:
1 file (68 folios)

52. IOR/L/PS/12/2154

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2154
Title:
Coll 6/81 'Syria: Status of Alexandretta and Antioch.'
Scope & Content:
This file documents the British response to developments regarding the status of the Sanjak [administrative district, referred to in Arabic as Liwa] of Alexandretta, including the cities of Alexandretta [İskenderun, Turkey] and Antioch [Antakya, Turkey]. The file features the following principa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1936-31 Aug 1939
Extent:
1 file (286 folios)

53. IOR/L/PS/12/2158

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2158
Title:
Coll 6/85 'Arabia. Boundaries in: Interpretation of Rome Understanding of 1927.'
Scope & Content:
This file relates to boundaries in the Arabian Peninsula. The file begins with a Foreign Office memorandum (and an enclosed map) dated 30 April 1934, which provides a brief recent history of disputes and agreements regarding the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of modern-day Saudi Arabia. T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1934-27 Nov 1937
Extent:
1 file (38 folios)

54. IOR/L/PS/18/B485

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B485
Title:
Memorandum on Bahrein
Scope & Content:
This printed memorandum, produced by the Foreign Office, dated 13 Jan 1947, deals with the history of Bahrein [Bahrain] from the point of view of the political status of the islands at various periods and dates since 1783, and contains copies of related correspondence and discussions. The princi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
13 Jan 1947
Extent:

1 file (31 folios)