‘Notes of a journey made between Shiraz and Jashk, via Fassa, Darab, Bandar Abbas, and Minab.’
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Confidential notes of a journey made through Persia [Iran] from Shiraz to Jashk [Jāsk], via Fassa [Fasā], Dārāb, Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and Mīnāb, by John Richard Preece, Assistant Superintendent of the Telegraph Department, Persia. The report was published by the Intelligence Branch, Of...
‘MONTHLY MEMORANDA. ARABIA, N. E. FRONTIER & BURMA. JAN. 1910 TO JUNE 1912.’
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The volume consists of monthly memoranda of information received by the Government of India’s Foreign Department in relation to affairs in Arabia, the North-East Frontier of India, and Burma [Burma/Myanmar] from January 1910 to June 1912. The memoranda are divided into sections, the most common ...
This volume relates to British policy regarding the Gulf island of Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām], occupied in part, on and off, by the British since the late nineteenth century. Interdepartmental correspondence refers to the establishment of a British telegraph station on the island in 1868, follo...
‘Sketch to illustrate positions of Flagstaffs at Elphinstone Inlet and Sheep Island. (Musandim Peninsula.)’
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The sketch map shows the positions of flagstaffs on the Musandim Peninsula [Shibh Jazīrat Musandam], including Elphinstone Inlet [Khawr ash Shamm], Sheep Island [Jazīrat Umm al Ghanam] and Malcolm's Inlet [Ghubbat al Ghazira]. Relief is indicated by hachures. The sketch is signed by William H...
‘Panorama showing ground traversed by Anglo-Turkish boundary ‘Haushabi-Humar’ to N. of ‘Ad Dareja’’
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Black and white reproduction of an illustration of mountainous territory on the Anglo-Turkish boundary. Significant hills and summits are marked as either being in British (B) or Turkish (T) territory, or being on the boundary itself (BO).
‘View from village of Lakmat Magharam (ruined) about 1½ miles west of Sanah [Ṣanʻā']’
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Black and white reproduction of an ink illustration, a panoramic view of the terrain from Jabal Hesha, on the left-hand side of the view, to Jabal Shem on the right-hand side. The chief hills are annotated, as are some other topographic features. A note at the bottom of the map states that culti...
'Sketch of the Ground in the Neighbourhood of AHWAZ ON THE KARUN. showing the position occupied by the PERSIAN ARMY, and the advance of the BRITISH DETACHMENT upon the Town, March 1857.'
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The map shows a region around Ahwaz in south-western Persia, indicating the position occupied by the Persian army, and the landing place and advance of British troops. The map also indicates hydrology and buildings, with some indication of relief, and brief descriptions of topography. The map i...
File 978/1917 Pt 3 'Mesopotamia and Persia: occupation of Baghdad; protection of holy places'
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This volume contains correspondence, reports, telegrams and minutes regarding the protection of Shiah Holy Places and Persian subjects by the British Government after the occupation of Mesopotamia during the First World War. Related matters of discussion include the following: the situation in d...
Coll 6/80 'South and South-Western boundaries of Saudi-Arabia'
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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...
Coll 54/2 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Working Party'
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The file contains papers relating to the Working Party of the Middle East (Official) Committee. It mainly consists of Working Party papers received by the Commonwealth Relations Office, and a register of these papers with notes at the back of the file. The file includes agendas for meetings of...
