PZ 2429/1935 'Count Byron de Prorok: activities in Yemen and Persian Gulf'

Name: PZ 2429/1935 'Count Byron de Prorok: activities in Yemen and Persian Gulf'
Author: Foreign Office, Passport Control Department (correspondent) | Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)

İsim	PZ 2429/1935 'Count Byron de Prorok: activities in Yemen and Persian Gulf'
Yazar	Foreign Office, Passport Control Department (correspondent) \| Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)
Basım Tarihi:	1935/1939
Basım Yeri	- Qatar National Library
Konu	Archaeological expeditions \| more \| less
Tür	Kitap
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	62
Fiziksel Boyutlar	1 file (62 folios)
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	81055/vdc_100000000466.0x00019a_ar \| 81055/vdc_100000000466.0x00019a_en \| IOR/L/PS/12/135
Kayıt Numarası	81055%2Fvdc_100000000466.0x00019a_dlme
Lokasyon	British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Tarih	1935/1939
Notlar	The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the monitoring by British officials of the activities of Count Byron Khun de Prorok and his expeditions in Yemen and the Persian Gulf. This included attempts to search for the ancient lost city of Ubar in the Rubʻ al Khālī and the fabled capital city of the Queen of Sheba.The discussion in the file relates to the correspondence with scientific institutes (Royal Geographical Society; Royal Anthropological Institute) concerning de Prorok's scientific credentials, nationality, name and title. Also discussed is the refusal of the Sultan of Muscat to allow an expedition to proceed from Muscat and the British refusal to allow a start from Sharjah. Also discussed are British concerns about motivations for the expedition and connections with Italian oil interests.Included in the file is a handwritten letter from Prorok to the India Office (folio 32) and an advertisement for an evening lecture at the Pump House, Bath (folio 10).The file contains correspondence between: the Passport Control Department, Foreign Office, London; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the India Office, London. \| 1 file (62 folios) \| The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. \| Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 7, and terminates at f 68, 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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PZ 2429/1935 'Count Byron de Prorok: activities in Yemen and Persian Gulf'

Yazar Foreign Office, Passport Control Department (correspondent) | Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)

Basım Tarihi 1935/1939

Basım Yeri - Qatar National Library

Konu Archaeological expeditions | more | less

Tür Kitap

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 62

Fiziksel Boyutlar 1 file (62 folios)

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası 81055/vdc_100000000466.0x00019a_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000466.0x00019a_en | IOR/L/PS/12/135

Kayıt Numarası 81055%2Fvdc_100000000466.0x00019a_dlme

Lokasyon British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers

Tarih 1935/1939

Notlar The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the monitoring by British officials of the activities of Count Byron Khun de Prorok and his expeditions in Yemen and the Persian Gulf. This included attempts to search for the ancient lost city of Ubar in the Rubʻ al Khālī and the fabled capital city of the Queen of Sheba.The discussion in the file relates to the correspondence with scientific institutes (Royal Geographical Society; Royal Anthropological Institute) concerning de Prorok's scientific credentials, nationality, name and title. Also discussed is the refusal of the Sultan of Muscat to allow an expedition to proceed from Muscat and the British refusal to allow a start from Sharjah. Also discussed are British concerns about motivations for the expedition and connections with Italian oil interests.Included in the file is a handwritten letter from Prorok to the India Office (folio 32) and an advertisement for an evening lecture at the Pump House, Bath (folio 10).The file contains correspondence between: the Passport Control Department, Foreign Office, London; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the India Office, London. | 1 file (62 folios) | The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. | Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 7, and terminates at f 68, 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. | more | less

Parçası Olduğu British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers