Coll 6/74 'Foreign Office memorandum entitled "The Seven Independent Arabian States." (Yemen, Asir, the Hejaz, Nejd, Kowait, Jebel Shammar, and Jauf.)'

IOR/L/PS/12/2147

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The record is made up of 1 file (12 folios). It was created in May 1935-21 Jan 1936. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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This file consists of a memorandum received by the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. from the Foreign Office. The memorandum, produced by the Foreign Office in May 1935, is entitled 'The Seven Independent Arabian States' (identified as Yemen, Asir, the Hejaz, Nejd, Kowait, Jebel Shammar, and Jauf) and aims to provide a brief outline of each of the seven states at the time of the Arab rising against the Turks in June 1916.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (12 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 14; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the centre top of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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English in Latin script
Type
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British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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IOR/L/PS/12/2147
Former external reference(s)
Coll 6/74

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May 1935-21 Jan 1936 (CE, Gregorian)
Subjects
International relations
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Foreign Office

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Coll 6/74 'Foreign Office memorandum entitled "The Seven Independent Arabian States." (Yemen, Asir, the Hejaz, Nejd, Kowait, Jebel Shammar, and Jauf.)', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2147, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000555.0x0002ad> [accessed 9 October 2024]

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