Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we're still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

Sub-series

Political and Secret Department Memoranda: Section B

Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/18/B

What’s it about?

This record is about the Political and Secret Department Memoranda: Section B dating from 1862-1946.

Is it available online?

Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies.

Can I see it in person?

Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at British Library: Asian and African Studies.

Full description and record details

Reference

IOR/L/PS/18/B

Title

Political and Secret Department Memoranda: Section B

Date

1862-1946

Description

Comprises memoranda relating to Africa (Red Sea, Somalia, Zanzibar, Mozambique etc), the Middle East (Arabia, Persian Gulf, Mesopotamia etc), Nepal,Tibet, Bhutan, North East Frontier, Burma, South China and Indo-Chinese Peninsula. For IOR/L/PS/18/B86, see IOR/L/PS/18/B87-88, For IOR/L/PS/18/B263 see IOR/L/PS/18/C175; numbers IOR/L/PS/18/B204 and IOR/L/PS/18/B278 not used.

Related material

See also the relevant sections of IOR/L/MIL/17, IOR/L/PS/12 and IOR/L/PS/20

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

534 items

Access conditions

Available for research unless otherwise stated

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/09d435ca-4e74-4a72-bb3a-2ed210f51df7/

Series information

IOR/L/PS/18

Political and Secret Department Memoranda

See the series level description for more information about this record.

View series description

Catalogue hierarchy

963,091 records
33,182 records

Within the fonds: IOR/L/PS

Political and Secret Department Records

1,332 records

Within the series: IOR/L/PS/18

Political and Secret Department Memoranda

You are currently looking at the sub-series: IOR/L/PS/18/B

Political and Secret Department Memoranda: Section B