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6241. IOR/L/PS/18/C77

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C77
Title:
'Memo by Capt O St John R. E. on the Persian Frontier East of the Caspian of 15 May 1874'
Scope & Content:
The memorandum — dated 15 May 1874 — describes the Persian frontier east of the Caspian Sea; this includes the upper valley of the River Atrak [Atrek], the districts of Derehgaz [Dargaz], and Kalet-i-Nadiri [Kalāt-e Nāderī]. The author is Captain Oliver Beauchamp Coventry St John, and the memora...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 June 1873-15 May 1874
Extent:

1 file (22 folios)

6242. IOR/L/PS/18/C78

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C78
Title:
'The Russians in Akhal'
Scope & Content:
The memorandum is divided into four parts. The first part (folios 26-41) outlines Russian activities and aims in the Trans-Caspian region from 1716-1880; it narrates the extension of Russian influence over the Turcoman [Turkmen] tribes in the region to their eventual absorption into the Russian ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1882
Extent:

1 file (34 folios)

6243. IOR/L/PS/18/C81

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C81
Title:
'Memorandum on the Affairs of Persia. August 1892 to October 1893.'
Scope & Content:
The memorandum is a summary of news and events in Persia of interest to the British Government. The subject matter largely concerns itself with reports indicating that the current Shah, Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar, is very unpopular, and discussion on whether Britain and Russia should work together...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1893
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

6244. IOR/L/PS/18/C83

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C83
Title:
Memorandum on the Special Mission to Seistan and Mekran.
Scope & Content:
The memorandum provides a brief overview of correspondence between the India Office and the Foreign Office, on the subject of the boundary commissions for Seistan and Mekran [Makran] in 1872; headed by Frederic John Goldsmid. It is noted that the Foreign Office's refusal to pay a share of the co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1874
Extent:

1 file (5 folios)

6245. IOR/L/PS/18/C87/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C87/1
Title:
Selection from Correspondence Relative to the Traffic in Arms in the Persian Gulf, 1897-98. Part I
Scope & Content:
This file contains a selection of correspondence and enclosures compiled by the India Office Political and Secret Department relating to arms traffic in the Persian Gulf from 1897-98. Correspondents include: the India Office, the Foreign Office, the Marquess of Salisbury, the Secretary of Stat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
28 Apr 1898
Extent:

1 file (27 folios)

6246. IOR/L/PS/18/C87/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C87/2
Title:
Selection from Correspondence Relative to the Traffic in Arms in the Persian Gulf, 1897-98. Part II
Scope & Content:
This file contains a selection of correspondence and enclosures compiled by the India Office Political and Secret Department relating to arms traffic in the Persian Gulf from 1897-98. Correspondents include: the Political Agent and Consul at Maskat [Muscat], the Political Resident in the Persia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
26 Oct 1898
Extent:

1 file (26 folios)

6247. IOR/L/PS/18/C88

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C88
Title:
The Trade in Arms with the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a memorandum written by William Lee-Warner, Secretary to the Political and Secret Department of the India Office, it concerns the arms trade in the Persian Gulf from 1881-98. The following topics are covered: Persian prohibition of the trade in arms and ammunition with Pe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jun 1898
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

6248. IOR/L/PS/18/C91

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C91
Title:
Letter from Sir M. Durand to Foreign Office
Scope & Content:
The file consists of a letter from Henry Mortimer Durand, Minister at Tehran to the Foreign Office, introducing an enclosure from Captain Percy Molesworth Sykes regarding the proposed telegraph line from Kerman to India, dated 22 September 1898. Sykes details the potential starting points for the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1898
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

6249. IOR/L/PS/18/C92

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C92
Title:
Arms Traffic in Persian Gulf. Supply of information by exporters to the Custom authorities
Scope & Content:
The file consists of a letter from Richard Thomas Prowse, Secretary to the Board of Customs, to the Under Secretary of State for India concerning the question of whether the Customs Consolidation Act 1876, empowers the Board of Customs to require, under penalty, names of suppliers and consignees...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1899
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

6250. IOR/L/PS/18/C93

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C93
Title:
Report on the proposed Orders in Council for Persia and the States in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file consists of a report on British consular jurisdiction in Persia and the territories bordering the Persian Gulf by Sir P Francis, and Sir Arnold Burrowes Kemball. It includes the following: treaty limitations on jurisdiction; civil and criminal jurisdiction in Persia; an assessment of d...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sept 1873
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

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