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'Arabia. Handbooks prepared under the direction of the Historical Section of the...
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/20/E85
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This record is a file about the 'Arabia. Handbooks prepared under the direction of the Historical Section of the... dating from 1919.
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IOR/L/PS/20/E85
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Title (The name of the record)
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'Arabia. Handbooks prepared under the direction of the Historical Section of the Foreign Office - no 90'
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Date (When the record was created)
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1919
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Description (What the record is about)
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This volume contains information on the geography, political history and economic conditions of Arabia and was published by the Historical Section of the Foreign Office in April 1919. It is divided into four sections: 'Geography Physical and Political'; 'Political History'; 'Political Conditions' and 'Economic Conditions'. There is an Appendix, containing tables regarding trade in Aden, Muscat and Bahrein, 1909-1917. There is a map 'Sketch Map of the Persian Gulf and Arabia', compiled by the War Office on June 1914.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Foreign Office, 1782-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 volume (69 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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Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the map on a sleeve on the inside back cover, on number 70. Pagination: There is also an original pagination, iv-vi, 2-127.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f76bf323-3e42-488a-bdb6-b645ae1a5e6b/
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IOR/L/PS/20
Political and Secret Department Library
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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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'Arabia. Handbooks prepared under the direction of the Historical Section of the Foreign Office - no 90'