[Letters from Maj-Gen Sir Henry Green to O T Burne, 14 Dec 1875-22 Feb 1876, memorandum by Green, 28 Feb 1876, and letters from Green to A W Moore, 17 Apr-3 May 1876, all dealing with frontier affairs (Khelat, Sind, Punjab, etc)
Memorandum on the Ameer of Cabul's attempt to incite a jehad in Afghanistan, by Mr A H Browne, of the "Bombay Gazette", dated the 30th April 1877; [with covering letter from Browne to Lt-Col O T Burne, dated Simla, 30 Apr, stressing importance of obtaining information from Mecca]
[Letter from Cpt G C Napier, on Special Duty in Persia, to Political Secretary, India Office, dated London, 30 Jul 1879, reporting on his journey on the Turkoman frontier of Persia and his negotiations with the Turkomans]
[Letter from Cpt G C Napier, on Special Duty in Persia, to Political Secretary, India Office, dated London, 30 Jul 1879, reporting on his journey on the Turkoman frontier of Persia and his negotiations with the Turkomans]
The file consists of one volume containing a summary of principal events in 1907 by Wilfrid Malleson, Assistant Quartermaster-General, Intelligence Branch, Division of the Chief of Staff in Simla. It covers the following: Russia in Asia, North China, China, Assam, Bhutan, Burma, Indo-China, Jap...
'MOBILISATION ROUTES IN PERSIA (VOL. IV, PART II) (FARS, LARISTAN, KERMAN and YAZD)'
Scope & Content:
Volume IV, Part II of a series of publications on ‘Routes in Persia’ produced by the General Staff, India. The volume, entitled Mobilisation Routes in Persia, has a military focus, and covers routes in an area in central and southeast Persia spanning Fars, Laristan, Kerman, and Yazd. The volum...
The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/2. It shows the area surrounding the city of Shiraz. The location of the British Consulate and the positions occupied by British Indian troops and the South Persia Rifles are indicated. Portrays relief by form lines and rock dra...
Persian Gulf Gazetteer. Part I. Historical and Political Materials. Précis of Koweit Affairs, 1896-1904
Scope & Content:
The volume, stamped ‘Secret’ on the front cover and frontispiece, is part 1 (historical and political materials) of a précis of Kuwait (spelt Koweit throughout) affairs for the years 1896-1904. It was prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha of the Bombay Provincial Civil Service, and published in 190...