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49. 'No. 1. Déclaration.'
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- Abstract: The item consists of a declaration concerning the Turco-Persian boundary, and how the boundary line should be fixed. It was signed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Edward Grey) and the Grand Vizier of Ottoman Empire (Ibrahim Hakki Pasha) on 29 July 1913.The main body of the document is in French.Also includes three maps:IOR/W/L/PS/18/B381 (iii) – 'SKETCH MAP SHOWING TURCO-PERSIAN FRONTIER WEST AND SOUTH OF HAWIZEH'.IOR/W/L/PS/18/B381 (iv) - 'SKETCH MAP OF MUHAMMAREH TO INDICATE THE TURCO-PERSIAN BOUNDARY'.IOR/W/L/PS/18/B381 (v-vi) – 'MAP OF THE SHATT-AL-'ARAB & BAHMANSHĪR, INCLUDING MUHAMMAREH & 'ABBÁDÁN'.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
50. 'No. 1. Anglo-Turkish Agreement. Collection of documents signed on July 29, 1913.'
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- Abstract: The item consists of a collection of documents signed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Edward Grey) and the Grand Vizier of Ottoman Empire (Ibrahim Hakki Pasha) on 29 July 1913.It contains the following: a convention concerning the establishment of a commission to improve the conditions of navigation from Shatt al-Arab; a list of lighthouses and buoys on Shatt al-Arab; a series of declarations concerning the question of the border that separates the Persian and Ottoman territories from the region of Haouizé [Hoveyzeh] to the sea, and navigation on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; and agreements between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the Grand Vizier of Ottoman Empire on Koueit [Kuwait], El Katr [Qatar], Bahreine [Bahrain], Golfe Persique [Persian Gulf], and the commission of delimitation.It also includes translations of agreements with the Sheikh of Koweit [Shaikh of Kuwait] dated 1899, 1900, and 1904, on protecting British interests, along with correspondence between Edward Grey and Tewfik Pasha regarding these agreements and railways in Asiatic Turkey.The majority of text is in French, with some English.Also includes two maps:IOR/W/L/PS/18/B381 (i) – 'MAP TO SHOW THE LIMITS OF KOWEIT AND ADJACENT COUNTRY'.IOR/W/L/PS/18/B381 (ii) – 'SKETCH MAP OF THE PERSIAN GULF & ARABIAN COAST'.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
51. 'F-86 File 82/27 - V QATAR OIL'
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- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Political Resident at Bushire, the Government of India, the India Office in London and Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives in regard to the air reconnaissance of Qatar and the negotiations with ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Sheikh of Qatar, for the oil concession, including arrangements for APOC's Mr Mylles visiting Doha and on the visit of the Sheikh of Qatar to Bahrain, from 14 to 19 October 1934. The volume contains draft agreements and:'Memorandum respecting the Boundaries in Arabia: Anglo-Turkish Arrangements' (ff. 22-23), with map (f. 24) showing the Anglo-Turkish Conventions lines in the Arabic peninsula;Hand-drawn map showing the itinerary of the Qatar air reconnaissance carried out on 29 June 1934 (folio 34).'Sketch map of Qatar Peninsula' (folio 218).There are some letters in Arabic, mainly to and from the local rulers.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 230; these numbers are written in pencil 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 35-229; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
52. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 53. PART I. (From 1st to 15th December 1918).’
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- Abstract: The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 1 and 15 December 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, telegrams, notes, reports, tables, and memoranda.An index to the contents of this volume can be found at folios 1-11. The volume concerns:Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military Operations dated 8 December 1918 (ff 131-132), 15 December 1918 (ff 221-222)Supplies, particularly of sheep, milk, and engineer storesMovement of ships and loads transportedThe future administration and borders of MesopotamiaThe demobilisation of Turkish [Ottoman] forcesThe future requirements for railways and water transportThe situation on the Trans-Caspian Front, in Afghanistan, and at MosulRepatriation of non-Turkish prisoners of warChange in censorship of telegramsSelection of an Emir for IraqPrisoners of war labour corpsFinancial control of MesopotamiaDiscussion about the future independence of Kurdistan under British protection and reports on interviews with Kurdish leadersThe future administration of Arab ProvincesRepresentation of Persia [Iran] at the Peace CongressArmenian refugeesCossack fighting against the Bolshevics [Bolsheviks]Capture of the Caucasus Military Agency mission by the BolshevicsUnfounded rumours of British activity south of Merv [Mary]Harvesting machineryConcerns about the ships entering Alexandra Docks, Bombay [Mumbai], while carrying defective explosivesProvision of propaganda materialA report on the Russian petroleum industry (dated 17 October 1918) by D Ghambasshidze, of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce in London (ff 38-43)An article on salvage work in Mesopotamia (ff 78-81).The following tables appear:Weekly return of the sick and wounded on 26 October 1918 (ff 20-21), 9 November 1918 (ff 214-215)Ration strength of Force D on 2 November 1918 (ff 24-27), 9 November 1918 (ff 93-96), 19 October 1918 (ff 166-172)State of supplies on 26 November 1918 (ff 54-55), 7 December 1918 (ff 192-193)Strength returns of Force D on 2 November 1918 (ff 58-60), 19 October 1918 (ff 115-128), 9 November 1918 (ff 180-182)Distribution of Force D on 26 October 1918 (ff 83-93), 23 November 1918 (ff 183-192)Strength return of troops in India including those held as reinforcements for Force D (f 161)Employment of Labour and Porter corps (ff 202-204).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 222; these numbers are printed, and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
53. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 53. Part II. (From 16th to 31st December 1918).’
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- Abstract: The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 16 and 31 December 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, telegrams, notes, reports, tables, and memoranda.An index to the contents of this volume can be found at IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3313. The volume concerns:An appreciation [report] and intelligence summary from the Directorate of Military Operations dated 22 December 1918 (ff 145-146)The demobilisation of Turkish [Ottoman] forcesRepatriation of prisoners of warA request by a Tartar leader to submit a request to the Peace Conference that Azerbaijan might be placed under British protectionAn application by the leader of the Assyrian Community at Bakuba [Baqubah] to send a representative to the Peace ConferenceThe progress of demobilisation in the 6th Turkish [Ottoman] ArmyThe progress of demobilisation and shipment of troops to EnglandDemobilisation of horsesRelease of certain Arab prisoners at Jezirat Ibnomar [Cizre]The future of the Government of IraqPolicy of maintaining Fao [Al-Faw] defencesThe violation of the armistice terms by the Turks as reported by the Ukrainian Consul in Trans-CaucasusProposal for the organization of intelligence in the Caucasus and details of the spheres of influence decided onInformation concerned with alleged brutal treatment of Indian Prisoners of War at the hands of the TurksHanding over Army flour mills to a civil firmThe delimitation of the Iraq Frontier and candidates for the Emirate of IraqRailway progress reportExpenditure at BakuDespatch of officers for Knox’s MissionReports on Malleson’s MissionDetails of fighting between the Armenians and the GeorgiansThe validity of Bicharakov’s mandate to take command of all Russian troops in the CaucasusCivil administration of MesopotamiaEvents in Dair-ez-Zar [Deir ez-Zor] and Abulkamal [Albu Kamal].The following tables appear:Strength returns of Force D on 28 September 1918 (ff 4-28), 12 October 1918 (ff 52-66), 26 October 1918 (ff 79-92), 16 November 1918 (ff 93-95)Ration strength of Force D on 16 November 1918 (ff 29-32, 168-173), 2 November 1918 (ff 45-52), 26 October 1918 (ff 96-102), 30 November 1918 (ff 164-167), 7 December 1918 (ff 204-208)Weekly return of the sick and wounded on 16 November 1918 (ff 72-73).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 218; these numbers are printed, and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
54. 'Memo by Capt O St John R. E. on the Persian Frontier East of the Caspian of 15 May 1874'
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- Abstract: The memorandum — dated 15 May 1874 — describes the Persian frontier east of the Caspian Sea; this includes the upper valley of the River Atrak [Atrek], the districts of Derehgaz [Dargaz], and Kalet-i-Nadiri [Kalāt-e Nāderī]. The author is Captain Oliver Beauchamp Coventry St John, and the memorandum is divided into the following sections:f 6, a list of the authorities used by Captain St John to compile his General Map of Persia;ff 7-10, 'Physical description of the country S. E. of the Caspian', which describes the course and known sources of the Atrak River;ff 10-13, 'Natural frontier of Persia', outlines the Captain's views on what he considers to be Persia's ideal northern frontier, the mutual agreement between Persian and Russia defining the frontier, and what he believes to be the 'de facto' frontier;ff 14-15, ' Country East of Astrabad — The Goklans';ff 15-18, 'Bujmird and the Kurdish Colony';f 18, 'Frontier line along the Atrak', explains what the Captain believes to be Persia's interpretation of the mutual agreement between Persia and Russia defining the northern frontier, and that the current agreement would cede many Persian settlements to Russia.Appended to the end of the file (see folios 23-24) is a note written by Lieutenant William John Gill dated 8 June 1873, which concerns how he was prevented from travelling with a Persian force to collect rent due from the Gourgon [Gorgān] due to Russian intervention.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at f 3, and terminates at f 24, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
55. 'Memorandum on the Russo-Perso-Afghan Frontier.'
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- Abstract: This file consists of a memorandum written by Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, in which the author discusses a proposed delimitation of the Russo-Perso-Afghan frontier by the Russian Government. The author points out that, aside from the difficulties of delimiting such featureless terrain, any artificial boundary so marked out would be ignored by the numerous nomadic tribes of the area. The author proposes instead that a frontier be established merely in general terms.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences and terminates at folio 169, as it is part of a larger physical volume; this number is written in pencil, is circled, and is located at the top right corner of the folio.An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; this number is also written in pencil, but is not circled.
56. 'Memorandum on the Attrek, or Northern, Frontier of Persia'
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- Abstract: The memorandum concerns Persia's northern frontier with Russian Turkestan along the Attrek [Atrek] River valley. It outlines Russian activities in the region (e.g. troop movements, fort construction, and meetings with local chieftains), along with British and Persian diplomatic responses to these activities; this includes British efforts to prevent Persia from ceding the region to Russian control. It covers British suspicions that the Russians are encroaching on Persia's northern border, and attempting to draw the local Turkoman tribes away from their relations with Persia.The memorandum is illustrated with a number of map sketches, which show a number of different interpretations of the Persian-Russian frontier:Captain George Campbell Napier's Map 1876. Denoting supposed Persian border line (f 116);Arrowsmith Map. 1834 (f 117r);Zimmerman's Map. 1841 (f 117v);Vambery's Map 1863 (f 117v);Russian Map 1863 (f 119r);Arrowsmith Map 1872 (f 119v);Walker's Turkestan. 1873 (f 120r);Russian Map 1873 (f 122r);Kiepert's Turkestan 1876 (f 135v).The memorandum includes a number of brief insertions in French; these insertions consist of recollections from diplomatic conversations, which have occurred in relation to Persia's northern frontier.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at f 113, and terminates at f 137, 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.
57. 'Memorandum on the Affairs of Persia. August 1892 to October 1893.'
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- Abstract: The memorandum is a summary of news and events in Persia of interest to the British Government. The subject matter largely concerns itself with reports indicating that the current Shah, Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar, is very unpopular, and discussion on whether Britain and Russia should work together over the succession — in the event of his death — in order to maintain the independence of Persia as per their understanding of 1834. It therefore also includes brief mentions of riots in Astrabad [Gorgān], Bakhari [Chahār Maḩāl va Bakhtīārī], Hamadan, and the occupation of a telegraph office at Shiraz.There is also brief coverage of the state of Persian relations with Afghanistan, Turkey, and Russia, including a mention of a recent a recent boundary treaty signed with the latter in 27 May 1881.The memorandum was written by Francis Leverson Bertie, Foreign Office.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at f 106, and terminates at f 111, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the item also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
58. 'Memorandum taken at the desire of Sir Harford Jones Baronet by Mr D Morier'
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- Abstract: Copy of a memorandum detailing the views of the Prince Royal [Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran], Abbas Mirza, expressed to Sir Harford Jones, HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia, on the night on 31 May 1810. The Prince Royal mainly expressed views concerning Russo-Persian armistice negotiations and Ottoman-Persian relations including:The breakdown of the armistice negotiations and renewal of war between the Russians and Persians over the sole issue of the defence of the Ottoman frontierPersian-Ottoman cooperation in the defence of the frontierThe perceived shortcomings of the Ottoman defensive arrangements at the frontierSuggestions for the appointment of a new Seraskier [Serasker] to the frontier by the Ottomans.The memorandum also details the Prince Royal's frustrations at his having received payments of tobacco and sugar from the British for the war with Russia, rather than money or war matériel.The memorandum was an enclosure in Jones's letter to Earl Bathurst, enclosed in Jones's secret letter of 4 June 1810, which was received on 4 October 1810.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
59. 'Muscat French Flag Question'
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- Abstract: This volume contains correspondence predominantly between Major W G Grey, Officiating Political Agent; Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department; and A Barnett Barker, Lieutenant-Commander, HMS Lapwing; and Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd, the Sultan of Muscat. The volume primarily concerns a dispute between Great Britain and France with regards to the flying of the French flag by Muscat dhow boats, resulting in arbitration by the Hague Tribunal. Subjects discussed within the volume include:The case of a British ship (HMS Terpsichore) boarding a vessel flying the French flag (folios 320-324);The French Consul's visit (folio 76);A landing at Gwadar in 1896 by the Perso-Baluch Boundary Commission without reference to the Sultan of Muscat (folios 111, 119);The objection to the inclusion of the Sultan in the Hague Arbitration (folio 7) and selection of members for the Hague Arbitration (folio 14);The captain Ali bin Salim Walad Taib [‘Alī bin Sālim Walad Tayyib?] (folio 289);Boundaries of Muscat as given for the Hague Arbitration (folios 168, 231, 266);Instructions that the Political Agent should not interfere with French consul's visit (folio 76);The case of ‘Abd al-Ḥasan bin ‘Abdullāh, known as Habluk (folio 67-68);The treatment of the Khoja's (f. 42); Nasib bin Muhammad [Naṣīb bin Muḥammad] (folio 67);The naval contractor and French protection (folio 60);Russian interests (folio 17);Question of the flag on Telegraph Island off Musandam (folios 201, 27);Boundaries with Ras-el-Khaimah (Ras al-Khaymah)and Shargah (Sharjah) (folio 200); slave trade under French flag (folio 320).Documents of particular interest include:Agreements between the United Kingdom and France referring to Arbitration: the Question of the Grant of the French Flag to Muscat Dhow, February 1905 (folios 1C-4);Memorandum regarding the history of the Khoja Community now in Oman (folios 39-45); letters of Faysal bin Turki Al Bu Said (folios 47, 53-54);Documents concerning the interpretation of a 15 June 1900 (16 Ṣafar 1318) notification ( ‘ilān) in Arabic by Faysal bin Turki regarding flying flags of foreign governments (folios 134-144, 179-186);'List of dhow owners supposed by French to be under their protection' (folios 177-178);And Nine separate notes in reply to various statements made in the French case for the Hague Tribunal (folios 204-233);'Foreign Department Notes. Limits of the Sultanate of Muscat', by John Gordon Lorimer, dated 22 March 1905 (folios 267-268)Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the cover and terminates at the final folio; these numbers are typed, with additions/clarifications/corrections in ink and pencil, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Foliation errors: 1, 1A, 1B and 1C; 42 and 42A. Fold out folios: 36, 53-54, 93 and 93A; 138; 183; 185.
60. 'ABSTRACT OF LETTERS FROM INDIA 1867'
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- Abstract: Confidential printed abstracts of letters received by the India Office from the Government of India, and from senior officials in certain areas outside India, during the year 1867. The letters are dated November 1866-December 1867. The abstracts each have one of the following titles:Abstracts of Letters received from IndiaAbstracts of Military Letters received from IndiaAbstracts of Secret Letters received from IndiaAbstracts of Secret Letters receivedAbstracts of Secret Letters received from the Resident at AdenAbstracts of Letters received from Colonel Merewether, Commanding Abyssinian Reconnoitering Force.Each abstract contains summaries of one or more letters from the specified source, each with a title giving the subject of the letter. Letters from India are divided within each abstract by the branch or department of the Government of India they originated from. The correspondence covers issues including:Famine in Madras and Bengal Provinces, in particular Orissa [Odisha], and a subsequent enquiry into the handling of the Orissa famine by British officialsPublic works, including railways, irrigation, roads, docks, lighthouses, navigational locks, and land reclamationPay, pensions, recruitment, and other personnel issues in the Indian Civil and Military establishments, including the employment of ‘Natives’ in the Civil administrationIssues concerning Princely States, including: issues of succession; pensions; local administration; land claims; extradition treaties; debts; subsidies for railway passage; an attempt to overthrow the Rajah of Munnipore [Manipur] [Raja Chandrakirti Singh] by exiled Munnipooree [Manipuri] revolutionaries; the disarming of the Maharaja Scindia’s forces; and the proposed deposition of the Nawab of Tonk [Nawāb Muḥammad ‘Alī Khān]Issues concerning the Indo-European Telegraph, including negotiations with the Governments of Persia [Iran] and Bagdad [Baghdad] for overland telegraph routesLand issues, including: plantations of cash crops such as cotton, cinchona, and tea; the sale of ‘waste lands’; forestry; land revenue settlements; and tenant rightsRevenue and expenditure, with tables for the financial years 1865-66 and 1866-67 and estimates for the financial year 1867-68Judicial affairsEducationFinanceIssues concerning emigration from India to French coloniesMilitary affairs, including: the supply, transport, and accommodation of troops; sanitation; proposed deployments of Indian troops in the Straits Settlements and China; the deployment of a local counterinsurgency force in Kattywar [Kathiawar]; and claims of military units on ‘prize money’ [property looted by British forces] consequent to service in the ‘Mutiny’ [Indian Uprising of 1857]The murder of British ships’ crews on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and proposed retaliatory expeditionsFrontier affairs, including: a campaign against the Hussun Kheyl Afreedies [Ḥassan Khel clan of the Afrīdī tribe] on the Northwest Frontier; raids and fortifications on the frontiers of Punjab and Sind [Sindh]; and frontier policy in Beloochistan [Baluchistan]Civil conflict in Affghanistan [Afghanistan] between the Ameer Shere Ali [Amīr Shīr ‘Alī Khān] and Mahomed Ufzal Khan [Amīr Muḥammad Afẓal Khān], and suspected Persian designs on the countryAffairs in the Persian Gulf, including the seizure of a ship from Bahrein [Bahrain] by Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and subsequent protest from Persia; the presence of Turkish [Ottoman] warships in the Gulf; proposed deployments of ships to combat the slave trade; the relations of the Chief [Shaikh] of Bahrein with the Wahabee [Wahhābī movement]; and complaints from the British India Steam Navigation Company concerning trade embargoes on some products by Persian authoritiesAffairs in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, in particular attempts by Syud Toorkee [Sayyid Turkī bin Sa’īd Āl Bū Sa’īd] to capture MuscatAffairs in and around Aden Settlement, including conflict with the Foodlee [Faḍlī Sultanate] and Turkish [Ottoman] attempts to make Mukalla and Shehur [Ash Shihr] tributaryAffairs in Zanzibar, including slavery, the construction of a new capital in Dhar Salaam [Dar es Salam] by the Sultan, and reports of the death of the missionary Dr David LivingstoneThe imprisonment of British and other nationals by Emperor Theodorus [Tewodros II] of Abyssinia [Ethiopia] in the context of civil conflict in the country, and preparations for a British expedition to Abyssinia. Includes reports from an advance mission by Colonel William Mereweather, Commanding Officer of the Abyssinia Reconnoitering Force, to identify an invasion route for the expeditionAffairs in Burmah [Myanmar/Burma], including trade relations and customs duties, civil unrest in and around Mandalay and the flight of Burmese princes to India; proposed roads or railways to China; and a Burmese mission to France to conclude commercial agreements and acquire weaponsThe annexation of three districts of Cochin China [Vietnam] by FranceAffairs in Central Asia, in particular the Russian advance; a request from the Ameer [Amir] of Bokhara [Bukhara] for British support against Russia; and insecurity in Eastern Toorkistan [Xinjiang] following the capture of Khotan [Hotan] by Kokandee [Kokandi] raidersThe primary correspondents are:The Government of IndiaThe Government of BengalThe Government of MadrasThe Government of BombayThe Viceroy and Governor-General of IndiaThe Resident in AdenThe Political Agent in ZanzibarColonel William Mereweather, Commanding Officer of the Abyssinia Reconnoitering Force.The abstracts were printed and bound in London, and each one includes the following colophon: ‘LONDON: Printed by GEORGE E. EYRE and WILLIAM SPOTTISWOODE, Printers to the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty. For Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.’Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 338; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.