Abstract: This file contains strength returns from units of the Indian Army, the British Army, and the Royal Air Force in British India, as well as forces deployed in Persia [Iran] (covering South Persia, Southeast Persia, and the E[ast] P[ersia] Force), the Persian Gulf ports, and Aden, issued by the Adjutant-General in India.The strength returns detail the number of personnel serving with military branches and individual units as of 1 July 1924, grouped under the following categories:‘Combatant Services – Regular Forces’‘Auxiliary Force – India’‘Military Police and Levies’‘Imperial Service Troops’‘Miscellaneous Units’‘Departmental and Administrative Services’.The returns are further divided into sub-categories such as: sanctioned and actual strength; British and Indian officers, other ranks, and followers; ‘Class I’ and ‘Class II’ or ‘Class A’ and ‘Class B’ personnel; ‘Active’, ‘Reserve’, and ‘Cadet’ personnel; and ‘Mounted’ and ‘Foot’ personnel.Some returns contain footnotes with additional details about specific units.The file was printed in Simla [Shimla] and is marked ‘GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS 1924’.The file is bound in a volume with shelfmarks IOR/L/MIL/17/5/1290-1295 and 1297-1301.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 225, and terminates at f 259, 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.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: This file contains strength returns from units of the Indian Army, the British Army, and the Royal Air Force in British India, as well as forces deployed in Persia [Iran] (covering South Persia, Southeast Persia, and the E[ast] P[ersia] Force), the Persian Gulf ports, and Aden, issued by the Adjutant-General in India.The strength returns detail the number of personnel serving with military branches and individual units as of 1 June 1924, grouped under the following categories:‘Combatant Services – Regular Forces’‘Auxiliary Force – India’‘Military Police and Levies’‘Imperial Service Troops’‘Miscellaneous Units’‘Departmental and Administrative Services’.The returns are further divided into sub-categories such as: sanctioned and actual strength; British and Indian officers, other ranks, and followers; ‘Class I’ and ‘Class II’ or ‘Class A’ and ‘Class B’ personnel; ‘Active’, ‘Reserve’, and ‘Cadet’ personnel; and ‘Mounted’ and ‘Foot’ personnel.Some returns contain footnotes with additional details about specific units.The file was printed in Simla [Shimla] and is marked 'GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS 1924’.The file is bound in a volume with shelfmarks IOR/L/MIL/17/5/1290-1294 and 1296-1301.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 190, and terminates at f 224, 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.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Covers the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, including hinterlands to a width of approximately 150 miles beyond which detail diminishes. Comprises a base map, overprint and manuscript additions.The base map is produced from British Admiralty Chart No. 748B titled 'Indian Ocean - Northern Portion' dated 15 November 1918 and filed at Maps B.A.C. (748B.). Portrays marine hydrology, including sands, rocks and depths by soundings, inland hydrology, relief by hachures and spot heights, railways, roads and tracks, settlements and place names. Bears the notes 'Drawn for engraving by E J Powell' and 'Engraved by Davies Bryer & Co.'A red overprint portrays the sea line including geographical reference points, some of which possess reference letters although no key is present.Manuscript additions relate to the sea line and also accentuate the coastline.The verso bears the annotation 'Arabia'.Physical description: Materials: Printed in colour, with manuscript additions in crayonDimensions: 290 x 676mm, on sheet 405 x 763mm
Abstract: Covers a 180-mile length of the Persian Gulf coast from Ras Tuloop [Ras Tanub, Iran] south-eastwards to Bushire [Bushehr, Iran], including a twenty-mile hinterland of Persia [Iran]. Portrays hydrology, including depths by soundings, sands and muds, relief by shading, vegetation, settlements, forts, ruins and place names, and includes topographical and hydrographic notes.Surveyed by Lieutenants George Barnes Brucks and Robert Cogan, 1826. Engraved by Bateman and Son. Published by James Horsburgh, Hydrographer to the Honourable East India Company.Physical description: Materials: Printed on paperDimensions: 500 x 592mm, on sheet 583 x 713mm
Abstract: This file is a report concerning arms traffic in the Persian Gulf written by Sir David Taylor Monteath. The report discusses the British Government's efforts to enforce a prohibition in the trade of arms in the Gulf region.The report is divided up as follows:Chapter I.(i.) Events in the Persian Gulf, June to November 1910 (paragraphs 79-103);(ii.) Events in the Persian Gulf, November 1910 to April 1911 (paragraphs 104-122);(iii.) Land Operations in Mekran, April and May 1911 (paragraphs 123-131);Chapter II.(i) Negotiations with France (paragraphs 133-141);(ii) Negotiations with the Sultan of Muscat (paragraphs 142-165);(iii) Negotiations to obtain French acceptance of the warehouse (paragraphs 166-175);(iv) The Question of compensating the Dealers (paragraphs 176-179);Chapter III.Events in the Persian Gulf, 1911-1912 (paragraphs 181-202)Appendices (contains a number of tabular charts and statistical tables)IndexPhysical description: The file is contained within a bound volume that contains a number of other files.Foliation: The foliation for this report commences at f 32, and terminates at f 70, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these humbers 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 also present in parallel between ff 7-89; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: A memoir written by Major Hugh Dunstan Holwell Rance about his career in the Indian Army and the Indian Political Service (IPS), 1932-47. The memoir details:His childhood and educationHis service in the Indian Army, 1932-36 and 1940-43His service in the IPS, 1936-40, at Baroda [Vadodara], Simla [Shimla], Agra, Rajkot, Bushire [Bushehr], Shiraz and BahrainHis service in the IPS, 1943-47, at Quetta, Mekran [Makran], Bahrain, the Trucial Coast [United Arab Emirates] and ShirazHis career with the Colonial Service in Northern Rhodesia [Zambia] and at the Colonial Office in London, 1948-51His career in the private sector, 1952-76.Folios 56-58 contain photocopies of maps showing parts of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and the Gulf.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 59; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: a typed pagination sequence is present between ff 6-55.
Abstract: Chart 3380. (The chart also bears the number '2362'.)Hydrographic chart covering the north-eastern tip of Bahrein [Bahrain] Island and a small portion of western Muharrak [Muharraq] Island in the western part of the Persian Gulf. Portrays hydrology, including depths by soundings and contours, sands, rocks, reefs and anchorages, vegetation, cultivation, settlements and street layouts, significant buildings, forts, water sources and place names, and includes topographical notes and navigational aids, including lights, buoys, beacons and prominent buildings.Surveyed by the officers of the Royal Indian Marine ship
Investigatorunder the direction of Commander Thomas Henry Heming, Royal Navy, 1901-02. Engraved by Malby & Sons. Published at the Admiralty, 1903.Physical description: Materials: Printed on paperDimensions: 457 x 480mm, on sheet 678 x 503mm
Abstract: Map showing Persia and the Persian Gulf. The map shows cities, roads, and hydrology, and highlights the scale of Russian trade and British trade. There are some boundaries traced by hand: in yellow the boundary suggested in Sistan, and in blue the border preferred by Kerman.Physical description: Materials: printed in colour on paper with manuscript additions in coloured pencilDimensions: 790 x 990 mm
Abstract: Chart that shows the location of pearl banks along the 'Arabian' shore of the Persian Gulf north of Ras Tanura. In addition to pearl banks, the chart also lists names of some coastal settlements and islands.Physical description: Materials: Drawn on paper.Dimensions: 480mm x 435mm
Abstract: Chart that shows the location of pearl banks along the 'Arabian' shore of the Persian Gulf from roughly Ras Tanura to Dubai. In addition to pearl banks, the chart also lists names of some coastal settlements and islands.Physical description: Materials: Blue-printDimensions: 645mm x 415mm
Abstract: Distinctive Features:Blueprint showing the locations of pearling banks on the Trucial Coast indicated by numbered small circles with a dot in centre.Physical description: Dimensions:363 x 588 mm, on sheet 419 x 645 mm
Abstract: Distinctive Features:Blueprint showing the locations of pearling banks on the Trucial Coast indicated by numbered small circles with a dot in centre.Physical description: Dimensions:363 x 588 mm, on sheet 418 x 650 mm