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351. IOR/R/15/5/383

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/383
Title:
Where's Where in Arabia, Mesopotamia and Persia
Scope & Content:
The volume, marked confidential, is Where's Where in Arabia, Mesopotamia and Persia, prepared by the General Staff, India, and printed in Simla by the Government Central Branch Press, in 1915. The volume is an index of places, arranged alphabetically. Each place has reference to the Survey of In...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1915
Extent:

1 volume (40 folios)

352. IOR/R/15/5/3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/3
Title:
‘Establishment. No. I/12 Appointments and Changes in the Political Residents & Agents in the Persian Gulf, and Secretaries, Bushire, & of the Govt. of India. and Others.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the departure (either permanently or on temporary leave) of current, and the arrival of new incumbents, to the post of Political Resident and Consulate General in the Persian Gulf. The file includes: circulars issued by the Political Resident to Political Agents and Of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1913-10 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (189 folios)

353. IOR/R/15/5/33, f 88

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/33, f 88
Title:
Rough Sketch Showing Dispositions at the Battle of Injair
Scope & Content:
The map shows the primary troop movements and encampments of the Battle of Injair [Abar Nuqayr] that took place on 5 October 1929 between the forces of the Ikhwan and Ibn Sa'ud. The map also identifies the location of the Injair wells and what appear to be two elevated areas. The map is enclos...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1929
Extent:
1 map

354. IOR/R/15/5/45

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/45
Title:
File 13/3 Arms Traffic
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding arms traffic through Kuwait to Turkish territory, the Persian Gulf and Persia, and British measures prohibiting contraband. The main correspondents are: the Ruler of Kuwait, Mubarak us Subah (Shaikh Mubarak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ); the Foreign Office; Per...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
30 Mar 1909-17 Dec 1912
Extent:
1 volume (302 folios)

355. IOR/R/15/5/73

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/73
Title:
File 27/1 Koweit Trade Reports
Scope & Content:
This volume primarily concerns the preparation and submission of annual trade reports. Most of the volume consists of copies of trade reports for Kuwait (for each financial year from 1912-1913 up to and including 1916-1917), which are submitted by the Political Agent, Kuwait (Captain William Hen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 Aug 1912-27 Dec 1918
Extent:
1 volume (257 folios)

356. IOR/R/15/5/128

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/128
Title:
File 2/2 I. Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence related to Kuwait-Iraq smuggling. British officials discuss the Iraqi Government’s proposal to the Kuwaiti Government for cooperation to help control smuggling between the two countries. They also discuss the conditions under which permission is given to ship g...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Feb 1933-2 Feb 1934
Extent:

1 volume (218 folios)

357. IOR/R/15/5/167

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/167
Title:
File 2/14 Iraq Government's request for their geologist to be permitted to carry out study of rock formation in Kuwait territory
Scope & Content:
This file contains papers relating to a request by the Iraqi Government to have its geologists conduct tests on rock formations in Kuwaiti territory. The file is entirely comprised of correspondence between British officials regarding the matter, including proposals for mineral and geological exp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 May 1937-30 Jul 1940
Extent:
1 file (11 folios)

358. IOR/R/15/5/65, f 150

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/65, f 150
Title:
Annexe Numero 5A: SKETCH MAP OF THE PERSIAN GULF AND ARABIAN COAST
Scope & Content:
The map shows the Persian Gulf and Arabian Coast naming the settlements, regions and bays; the map also indicates the Indo-European overland and submarine telegraph lines and roads. Some brief descriptions of topography are given. The map was included as 'Annexe Numero 5A' but in the file is s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1913
Extent:
1 map

359. IOR/R/15/5/10

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/10
Title:
BUILDINGS. No. 4/13 I Correspondence regarding Surgeon's quarters.
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, estimates and receipts relating to the accommodation for the Medical Officer of the Political Agency at Kuwait. The discussion in the volume relates to the leasing, maintenance and state of repair of housing for the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1924-11 Mar 1946
Extent:
1 volume (255 folios)

360. IOR/R/15/5/22

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/22
Title:
File 9/9 Deportation of Jewish merchant, Salih Sasoon Nahlab, to Basra
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the detention and temporary deportation from Kuwait to Basra, of Salih Sasoon Mahlab, a Jewish merchant. Following official enquiries, the suspicion that Salih Sasoon Mahlab (also spelt Nahlab) was charging excessive brokerage on goods he bought from K...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Aug 1918-2 Sep 1918
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)