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'A précis of the Relations of the British Government with the Tribes and Shaikhs...
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/20/E96
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This record is a file about the 'A précis of the Relations of the British Government with the Tribes and Shaikhs... dating from 1912.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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IOR/L/PS/20/E96
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Title (The name of the record)
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'A précis of the Relations of the British Government with the Tribes and Shaikhs of Arabistan. By Lt A T Wilson, Acting Consul for Arabistan'
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Date (When the record was created)
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1912
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Description (What the record is about)
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This volume was published by the Superintendent Government Printing in Calcutta in 1912 and marked as very confidential. The first part of the volume concerns the Relations of the British Government with the tribes and shaikhs of Arabistan and included list of officials in Arabistan (folio 6) and collections of reports and correspondence on: British interests in Arabistan between 1635 and 1800, the issue of frontiers between Turkey and Persia (folios 30v-34), information on the Sheikhs of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran] from 1567 to 1910 and their relations with the Turks, and piracies in the Shatt-Al-Arab from 1891-1900 (folios 28-30). The second part of the volume concerns irrigation schemes in Arabistan (folios 39-44) and land acquisition by foreigners in Arabistan (folio 44v-50).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 volume (67 folios).
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b60c36c4-1bbd-4fd9-9e8b-fc50166c4b51/
Series information
IOR/L/PS/20
Political and Secret Department Library
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/L/PS
Political and Secret Department Records
Within the series: IOR/L/PS/20
Political and Secret Department Library
Within the sub-series: IOR/L/PS/20/E
Political and Secret Department Library: 'E' Books
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'A précis of the Relations of the British Government with the Tribes and Shaikhs of Arabistan. By Lt A T Wilson, Acting Consul for Arabistan'