Hand drawn map showing the course of the North Western Railway between Duzdap [Zahedan] and Dalbandin
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The map, which is drawn with black and red ink, indicates: the boundary between Afghanistan and the Chagai district of Baluchistan [in present-day Pakistan] as a solid red line; the North Western Railway as a dashed red line; hydrology; roads.
MAP NO.1: TURKEY IN EUROPE ZONE OF THE STRAITS SMYRNA THE ISLANDS
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This map shows Turkey where it is included in Europe and features the Straits, Smyrna [Izmir], and islands. The map indicates boundaries and relief with contours. The map includes a printing statement which reads '(B 16478) WT 18378-212.5050.10/20.H&S,LTD.'
The volume consists of despatches to the Duke of Argyll, Secretary of State for India, from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire [Bushehr], dated 27 February-6 November 1869. The despatches contain enclosures comprising correspondence sent and received by Pelly, dated 1...
File 636/1907 'Turkish Arabia: Bagdad Consulate. Mr Gaskin (Commercial Asst). Detention by Turkish authorities (1914-1918). Settlement of accounts.'
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The correspondence discusses the appointment of John Calcott Gaskin as Commercial Assistant to the British Consul at Bagdad in 1906, and the decision for his salary to be paid jointly by the British Government Treasury and the Government of India. Following the outbreak of The First World War t...
File P 3372/1916 Pt 1 'Arab Revolt: the French Mission. French Designs in Hedjaz'
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The volume contains correspondence, and India Office Secret Department minute papers, mostly relating to French policy regarding the Hedjaz [Hejaz or Hijaz]. This correspondence largely consists of: copies of telegrams between the Foreign Office and the British High Commissioner of Egypt (Sir Ar...
PZ 586/1931 'Persia & Iraq: Exchange of Representatives'
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The file contains copies of correspondence sent to the India Office by the Colonial Office and the Foreign Office, mostly regarding the exchange of diplomatic representatives between Persia [Iran] and Iraq. It largely consists of copies of correspondence between the office of the High Commissio...
Ext 2401/42 'Middle East: recruitment of RAF levies'
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The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the Foreign Office, the India Office, the RAF (Royal Air Force) Headquarters in the Middle East, the Minister of State in Cairo, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the British Envoy in Baghdad, and discusses the recruitment of 1...
This file contains correspondence regarding a request by a Mr V Subbiah (various spellings throughout) for a British visa to go to France from Pondicherry. Related matters of discussion include the following: request and complaints from V Subbiah regarding his British visa application; an enquir...
This file contains copies of annual reports regarding the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia) during the years 1930-1938 and 1943-1944. The reports were produced by the British Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bullard) and sent to the Secretary of S...
