Digital Archive of the Middle East

Items

• A photograph of Col. Boustead's farewell from his Trucial Oman Scouts
  A photograph of Col. Hugh Boustead (1895-1980) at his farewell parade before the Trucial Oman Scouts in 1965. A caption on the reverse states that, upon retirement, he was 'setting off at [age] 70 to climb the Himalayas.'
• Address by President Gamal Abdel Nasser at the celebrations held by the Arab Socialist Union on the occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of Victory Day Port Said, December 23, 1968
• An Exchange between the Communist International and High Representatives of Mesopotamia (1922)
  An exchange of letters between the High Representatives of Mesopotamia and Grigorii Zinoviev, Chairman of the Communist International, both criticising the British administration, its motives and policies. Translated and annotated by Burak Sayım.
• Bahrain Population Census (1959)
  A 22-page document on the third Bahraini census, including methodology and statistics.
• British documents on Mustafa Barzani (1903-79)
  Selection of documents on Mustafa Barzani, including three pages of handwritten biographical notes on diplomatic notepaper and a typed transcript of an interview with Barzani by Richard Beeston (1926-2015)
• Charles Gault's report on the political situation in Bahrain
  A comprehensive 38-page report on the political situation in Bahrain, written in 1956 by Charles A. Gault, Political Agent in Bahrain (1955-59) and providing an in-depth analysis of the political landscape of Bahrain and critical appraisal of the policies of the financial advisor, Charles Belgrave.
• General Monthly Bulletin of Current Statistics of Palestine, Vol. I, No. 2 (August, 1936)
  The Bulletin includes data and statistics around Demography, fishery and agriculture, trade, transportation, economy and finance, and business.
• General Monthly Bulletin of the Statistics of Palestine, Vol. I, No. 1 (July, 1936)
  The Bulletin includes data and statistics around Demography, fishery and agriculture, trade, transportation, economy and finance, and business.
• General Monthly Bulletin of the Statistics of Palestine, Vol. I, No. 3 (September, 1936)
  The Bulletin includes data and statistics around Demography, fishery and agriculture, trade, transportation, economy and finance, and business.
• General Monthly Bulletin of the Statistics of Palestine, Vol. I, No. 6 (December, 1936)
  The Bulletin includes data and statistics around Demography, fishery and agriculture, trade, economy and finance, and business.
• General Monthly Bulletin of the Statistics of Palestine, Vol. I, Nos. 4 and 5 (October - November 1936)
  The Bulletin includes data and statistics around Demography, fishery and agriculture, trade, transportation, economy and finance, and business.
• Inventing the Middle East: The Early History of a Problematic Geographical Concept (1902-3)
  Textual sources on the evolution of the term 'Middle East' from Valentine Chirol and Alfred T. Mahan, selected and annotated by Guillemette Crouzet.
• Land of the Two Rivers, Part 1: Building a New Iraq. Circa 1957.
  Land of the Two Rivers, Part 1: Building a New Iraq. The first part in a series on Modern Iraq. A review of the history of the country, current development and future plans. Circa 1957. Issued by the Directorate-General of Guidance and Broadcasting, Baghdad. Printed in England by G.W. Dray & Son Ltd., Barking, Essex.
• Land of the Two Rivers, Part 2: The Crown, The People & The Country. Iraq. Circa 1957.
  Land of the Two Rivers, Part 2: The Crown, The People & The Country. Iraq. Circa 1957. A summary of the Monarchy, culture and geography of Iraq. Circa 1957. Issued by the Directorate-General of Guidance and Broadcasting, Baghdad. Printed in England by G.W. Dray & Son Ltd., Barking, Essex.
• Land of the Two Rivers, Part 3: The Creative History of Iraq. February 1957.
  Land of the Two Rivers, Part 3: The Creative History of Iraq. February 1957. A selection of photographic records and analyses of antiquities throughout the cultural history of Ancient Mesopotamia. February 1957. Issued by the Directorate-General of Guidance and Broadcasting, Baghdad. Printed in England by G.W. Dray & Son Ltd., Barking, Essex.
• Map of Constantinople and Surrounding Areas
  Map of Constantinople and Surrounding Areas, published by the War Office in Britain in 1909 revised from a 1908 map.
• Map of Iraq & Persia, No.2 E, Sulaimani, 1:253,440. 1923.
  Map of Iraq & Persia, No.2 E, Sulaimani, 1:253,440, 1923. Diyalah, Kirkuk & Sulaimani Divisions. Ardalan (Kurdistan) & Kirmanshah Provinces. Published Under the Direction of Colonel C.H.D Ryder, C.B., C.I.E., D.S.O., R.E., Surveyor General of India, 1923.
• Map of Jerusalem - Regional (1:100,000), Surveyed 1934, Published 1939
  Map of Jerusalem - Regional (1:100,000), Surveyed 1934, Published 1939. 1:100,000 Series, Sheet 8. Compiled, Drawn & Printed under the direction of F.J. Salmon, Commissioner for Lands & Surveys, Palestine, 1934. Surveyed by plane-table 1933-34. Contours from Military Surveys 1918 & Survey of Palestine 1934. Photo-Zincography by Survey of Palestine. Roads revised to September 1939.
• Map of Jerusalem (1:1250), District 165-130. Sub-District 7. A., Surveyed 1937, Published 1937
  Map of Jerusalem (1:1250), District 165-130. Sub-District 7. A., Surveyed 1937, Published 1937. Undertaken by Survey of Palestine.
• Map of Jerusalem (1:1250), District 165-130. Sub-District 7. B., Surveyed 1936, Published 1937
  Map of Jerusalem (1:1250), District 165-130. Sub-District 7. B., Surveyed 1936, Published 1937. Undertaken by Survey of Palestine.
• Map of Jerusalem (1:1250), District 165-130. Sub-District 7. C., Surveyed 1936, Published 1937
  Map of Jerusalem (1:1250), District 165-130. Sub-District 7. C., Surveyed 1936, Published 1937. Undertaken by Survey of Palestine.
• Map of Jerusalem (1:1250), District 165-130. Sub-District 7. D., Surveyed 1936, Published 1937
  Map of Jerusalem (1:1250), District 165-130. Sub-District 7. D., Surveyed 1936, Published 1937. Undertaken by Survey of Palestine.
• Map of Jerusalem (1:1250), District 170-130. Sub-District 10. A., Surveyed 1936, Published 1938
  Map of Jerusalem (1:1250), District 170-130. Sub-District 10. A., Surveyed 1936, Published 1938. Undertaken by Survey of Palestine.
• Map of Jerusalem (1:1250), District 170-130. Sub-District 10. B., Surveyed 1935, Published 1938
  Map of Jerusalem (1:1250), District 170-130. Sub-District 10. B., Surveyed 1935, Published 1938. Undertaken by Survey of Palestine.
• Map of Jerusalem (1:1250), District 170-130. Sub-District 10. C., Surveyed 1935, Published 1938
  Map of Jerusalem (1:1250), District 170-130. Sub-District 10. C., Surveyed 1935, Published 1938. Undertaken by Survey of Palestine.