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581. IOR/R/15/1/560

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/560
Title:
File 61/6 VI (D 70) Nejd affairs (Bin Saud General File) Final Payments to Bin Saud in Lieu of Subsidy
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of letters, telegrams, administrative reports, memoranda, and hand-written notes concerning the affairs of Ibn Sa'ud and the Najd. The correspondence is between the Political Residency in Bushire, the Political Agencies in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jeddah, the High Commissioner in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Jun 1923-19 Jan 1931
Extent:
1 volume (267 folios)

582. IOR/R/15/1/309

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/309
Title:
File 18/143 I (D 87) Service of Iraqi judicial documents in Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The papers are mainly dated April 1930 - September 1931, with a few papers at the rear of the file dated January-February 1935. The file relates to the custom of serving summonses and other legal documents emanating from the Iraq courts on individuals residing in Kuwait (whether Iraqi subjects or...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1930-6 Feb 1935
Extent:
1 volume (114 folios)

583. IOR/R/15/1/269

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/269
Title:
14/164, 14/166 B 22, CLAIM OF HASSAN SAMAIYAH FOR PROPERTY LOST ON ABU MUSA. 1910
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the claim of Hassan Samaiya for property lost on Abu Musa island after the German company Wonckhaus lost the concession following an international tribunal. Includes a list of articles used in the mining operation and also discusses the welfare of some donkeys left ther...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
23 Oct 1907-19 May 1913
Extent:
1 volume (117 folios)

584. IOR/R/15/1/265

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/265
Title:
File 14/155 I, succession to the Shaikhdom of Abu Dhabi, 1909 - 1921; 147/127 I Succession to the Shaikhdom of Umm al-Qaiwain, 1909 - 1929
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence relating to the succession to the Shaikhdom of Abu Dhabi, 1909 - 1921; and correspondence relating to the succession to the Shaikhdom of Umm al Qawain 1900 - 1929. The main correspondents are: the Residency Agent, Sharjah; Political Resident Persian Gulf; Secr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Jul 1904-21 Apr 1930
Extent:
1 volume (155 folios)

585. IOR/R/15/1/272

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/272
Title:
14/169 Differences between Shaikh Rashid of Um ul Kowein and his brother Naser bin Ahmad, June 1912 to 22 Jany 1917
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence about a disagreement between the ruler of Umm al-Qawayn, Sheikh Rashid, and his brother, Naser bin Ahmad, concerning the estate of their father. The main correspondents are Khan Bahadur 'Isa ibn Abd al-Latif, the Residency Agent, Sharjah; Political Resident Pers...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Jun 1912-15 Jan 1917
Extent:
1 volume (214 folios)

586. IOR/R/15/1/295

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/295
Title:
File 18/56 I (B 70) The Trucial Coast Order in Council; File 18/51 I (B 70) The Ottoman Order in Council, 1910; File 18/131 I (B 70)The Foreign Jurisdiction (Military Forces) Order in Council, 1927
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of three files, which have been brought together to form a single volume. The first file ('File 18/56 I, Trucial Coast Order in Council') runs mostly from May 1911 - July 1912, then contains three documents and two pages of file notes dated December 1943 - January 1944. The f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Nov 1910-7 Dec 1943
Extent:
1 volume (122 folios)

587. IOR/R/15/1/243

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/243
Title:
14/72 B. 3. Messrs Malcolm and Abu Musa 1898 - 1906
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the application of Arsham and Tigranes Joseph Malcolm for mining rights to iron oxide on Abu Musa island and other locations such as the islands of Dalma, Ghagha, Sir Abu Nu'air and Musandam Peninsula. Letters also discuss the resources of salt, gold and the activities of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 May 1898-26 Aug 1906
Extent:
1 volume (63 folios)

588. IOR/R/15/1/260

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/260
Title:
File 14/115 VIII B 15 Abu Musa. Red oxide concession.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the mining of red oxide on Abu Musa island. Correspondence topics include: The Second British Memorandum, December 1911 (printed copy). The migration of the Sudanese community from Sirri to Abu Musa. The activities of the German company Wonckhaus which was not permite...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
27 Aug 1911-30 Dec 1912
Extent:
1 volume (188 folios)

589. IOR/R/15/1/596

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/596
Title:
'File 61/18 I (D 74) Bin Saud: discussion of Persian Gulf questions with'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence pertaining to attempts to address issues between Ibn Sa'ud and Britain's Persian Gulf interests and responsibilities. The main correspondents are James More (later Harold Dickson), Political Agent in Kuwait, Cyril Barrett (acting, then later Hugh Biscoe), Polit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 May 1929-4 May 1931
Extent:

1 Volume (262 folios)

590. IOR/R/15/1/652

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/652
Title:
‘File 86/2 IV (C 43) Bahrain Oil; Eastern and General Syndicate Limited’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to ongoing exploratory oil drilling being undertaken in Bahrain by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (hereafter BAPCO). The volume is a direct continuation of ‘File 86/2 III (C 42) Bahrain Oil, Eastern and General Syndicate Limited’ (IOR/...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Jan 1933-29 Jun 1933
Extent:
1 volume (227 folios)