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IOR/L/PS/18/B293
- Record Id:
- 040-000563429
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000562855
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0002b7
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028632320.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/18/B293
- Title:
- Memorandum on British commitments to the Idrisi
- Scope & Content:
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The file consists of a memorandum from the Political Intelligence Department of the Foreign Office concerning British commitments to the Idrisi Saiyid and Amir of Sabia [Saiyid Muhammad-bin-Ali-al-Idrīsi]. It contains quotes from correspondence by the Political Resident at Aden, the India Office, the Viceroy of India, and the Government of India.
It covers: the Anglo-Turkish Conventions of 1913 and 1914; His Majesty's Government's attitude towards the Idrisi; the establishment of relations with the Idrisi; and the terms of a treaty with the Idrisi for co-operation against the Turks in return for independence. A copy of the treaty of 30 April 1915 is included in an appendix, with a summary of the main points in the memorandum. A further section is included headed 'Relation of Commitments to the Idrisi to British Desiderata' regarding the extension of the British Trucial System to the whole of the Arabian Peninsula, and the maintenance and improvement of their position at Aden.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000562855
037-000563103
040-000563429 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/18 : Political and Secret Department Memoranda
IOR/L/PS/18/B : Political and Secret Department Memoranda: Section B
IOR/L/PS/18/B293 : Memorandum on British commitments to the Idrisi - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0018]/036-000562855[0002]/037-000563103[0316]/040-000563429
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 file (3 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0002b7
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1917
- End Date:
- 1919
- Date Range:
- 1918?
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) for this description commences at f 112, and terminates at f 114, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 112-114; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Former Internal References:
- Special No. 4.
[884] - Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)