Précis of the Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf
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Appendix containing précis of the treaties and engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf. It is broken down into the following sections: Koweit [Kuwait]; Bahrein [Bahrain]; El-Katr [Qatar]; Trucial Coast; Oman (Muscat); treaties with other...
The Date Gardens in Iraq of the Sheikhs of Koweit [Kuwait] and Mohammerah. Scope of undertakings given by HM Government in 1914. Case for the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown and Opinion thereon T W H Inskip and F B Merriman, Law Officers' Department, 29 Mar 1933. inc The date gardens in Iraq of the Sheikhs of Koweit and Mohammerah. Historical summary [undated]
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This file contains a British Government report (folios 1-19) regarding promises made by the British in 1914 to the rulers of Kuwait and Mohammerah concerning their ownership of date gardens in Iraq. The report contains a description of the situation and the legal opinion of T W H Inskip and F ...
Seistan. Irrigation Report of the Perso-Afghan Arbitration Commission, 1902-1905. Volume I. Report and Appendices.
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The first volume of reports produced by the Irrigation Officer of the Perso-Afghan Boundary Commission, Seistan [Sīstān], and submitted to the Government of India, Foreign Department. Publication statement: Simla: Government of India Foreign Department, 1906. The commission, under the direction...
‘TREATIES AND UNDERTAKINGS BETWEEN THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE SULTANS OF MASKAT AND OMAN, 1845-1914’
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Two copies of a bilingual publication entitled ‘Treaties and Undertakings in force between the British Government and the Sultans of Maskat [Muscat; also spelled Muskat in the publication] and Oman 1845-1919’. No publication information is present. Stamps on the front covers indicate that both c...
Map of Persia [Iran], printed in black and white with red annotations. The map shows the major towns and cities of Persia, with interconnecting trade routes marked with black lines. Regions are indicated in black capitals. The red annotations are either numbers, which refer to trade routes descr...
Reproduction of an illustration of mountainous terrain, seen from At Thamer [Thamar], near Jimell [Jamal], Yemen. Prominent topographic features (mountain peaks, valleys) are annotated, most with transliterated names, some with compass bearings.
Reproduction of an illustration in black ink showing a panoramic view of the mountainous landscape west of the Wali Hassan shrine, in the direction of the town of Ad Dubiyat [Aḑ Ḑubayyāt]. Various hills, mountain peaks and other features are annotated with their transliterated names. Compass bea...
Reproduction of a black-and-white illustration of a mountainous landscape, the Radfān Hills, as seen from Wali Ḩassan. Various peaks and other landforms are annotated. Some annotations indicate compass bearings. The map is signed by Major J K Tod.
‘Sketch Map of Northern Fars. To Illustrate Operations of Sir P. Sykes’ Troops: September-October, 1917; January, 1918; May, 1918.’
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This map is one of fourteen map sheets included in IOR/L/PS/20/C234. It depicts the area of operations for the troops under the command of Sir Percy Sykes during September and October of 1917, and January and May of 1918. Portrays lakes, marshes, roads, and settlements. Relief is shown by spo...
File 3516/1914 Pt 2 'German War: Persian neutrality'
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The volume concerns diplomatic tensions between Persian, Ottoman, Russian and British Governments, at the outset of the First World War (Anglo-German war in the file). The main focus is the Russian occupation of Tabriz and Persian Azerbaijan, ending with Persia's neutrality in 1914. The volume ...
