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File 4535/1928 Pt 2 ‘Persian Gulf Negotiations 1928. Status of Tamb. (and Abu Musa)’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains papers relating to the ownership and sovereignty of the islands of Tamb and Abu Musa (and Little Tamb and Sirri) in the Persian Gulf, and negotiations for a general treaty between the United Kingdom and Persia [Iran]. The papers mainly consist of correspondence and India Offi...
Coll 6/67(2) 'Boundaries of South-Eastern Arabia and Qatar.'
Scope & Content:
This volume concerns British policy regarding the south-eastern boundaries of Saudi Arabia. It documents preparations for negotiations with the Saudi Government, and includes interdepartmental discussion regarding the approach that the British Government should take in reaching a settlement wi...
File 5876/1920 ‘Mesopotamia:- King for. Question of suitability of Feisul; French protest against Feisul; Feisul proclaimed “King of Iraq”; Treaty with Feisul’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence regarding the election of Sherif Feisal [Fayṣal al-Awwal bin al-Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, also written as Faisal and other variations in the volume] as King of Iraq, and negotiations leading to the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1922. Specific topics discussed include:...
Coll 6/47 'Yemen: Relations between Italy and the Imam of the Yemen.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns relations between Italy and Yemen. It largely consists of copies of Foreign Office and Colonial Office correspondence discussing the following: Reports in 1936 that the Treaty of Friendship (1926) between Italy and Yemen has been extended until November 1937. Details of negoti...
Coll 6/61 'The Yemen: Relations between H.M.G. and the Imam.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns Anglo-Yemeni relations. Consisting largely of copies of Colonial Office and Foreign Office correspondence, it documents negotiations leading up to the conclusion of the Treaty of Sana'a between Britain and Yemen (signed on 11 February 1934 and ratified on 4 September 1934), an...
This item is a collection to Bombay Political Despatch No. 52 of 31 July 1867, from the Secretary of State for India to the Government of Bombay Political Department (the Political Despatch itself is not included in this item). The collection consists of papers forwarded with the Government of B...
PZ 4329/36 Arabia: proposed execution at Hodeida, Yemen, of a Letter of Request issued by a court in India
Scope & Content:
The file consists of correspondence concerning the proposed execution at Hodeida, Yemen, of a Letter of Request issued by a court in Surat, India. It discusses the procedure for serving the summons to the King of Yemen, Imam Yahya bin Muhammad bin Hamid Ud Din [Ḥamīd al-Dīn, Yaḥyā Muḥammad], and...
Coll 1/29 'Aden Protectorate: legal status of subjects of the Hadhramaut; reports on Hadramis in Mecca, 1936, by the British Legation, Jeddah'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the India Office, the Colonial Office, the Foreign Office, the Political Department of the Government of India, and the High Commissioner in Cairo, regarding the legal status of Hadramaut [Hadramawt] subjects; plus minutes regarding Saudi influence in the...
Coll 5/84(2) ‘Chicago Agreement: Position of Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms with regard to post war Civil Aviation; International Civil Aviation Organisation Meeting in Cairo 1946. Tandy's Deputation.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers related to the position of the Gulf States – Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Bahrain, Dubai, Kalba, Kuwait, Ra's al-Khaymah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Qaywayn – under the Convention on International Civil Aviation (1946), also known as the Chicago Convention. Much of the correspondence is c...
Coll 6/34 'Yemen: Oil and Mining Concessions in. Messrs Mitchell and Boucher. Activities of Mr E.R. Bailey. Petroleum Concessions Ltd: Survey of Kamaran.'
Scope & Content:
This file largely consists of copies of Colonial Office and Foreign Office correspondence relating to oil and mining concessions in Yemen. Matters discussed in the correspondence include the following: Details of a concession for the exploitation of oil and other minerals, reported to have been...
