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1. '21/5 QATAR HOSPITAL'
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- Abstract: This file concerns the construction of the first hospital at Doha, Qatar, in the mid-1940s. Correspondents in this file include: Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Crawshaw Galloway, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bahrain; Cornelius James Pelly, Political Agent at Bahrain; E P Donaldson, India Office, London; Dr W N Storm and Dr Paul Wilberforce Harrison of the American Mission at Bahrain.Details include funding by the American Mission and the possibility of funding from the Government of India based on the scale of that provided for medical facilities at Dubai; the necessity of medical facilities to service the oil industry and for a Political Officer to reside at Doha under Article 8 of the Anglo-Qatar treaty of 1916; relations between the American Mission and Qatar and the British administration; and the possibility of posting an European doctor to Qatar. Notable documents include a letter, dated 6 Dhu al-Qidah 1366 (20 September 1947), from ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī to the Political Agent at Bahrain regarding the construction of the hospital and a report by Storm and Harrison about their trip to the hospital at Doha in October 1947.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 24; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
2. ‘Affairs of Aden’
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- Abstract: The item consists of letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors.The first letter, dated 30 September 1845 and found at f 145, concerns the new hospital at Aden. The letter appears to be an incomplete copy. Enclosures to this letter, which relate to its contents, can be found at IOR/F/4/2142/102303 and IOR/F/4/2142/102304.The second letter, dated 15 January 1846 and found at f 146, concerns a recent mission to the Somali Coast undertaken by Assistant Lieutenant [at Aden] Charles John Cruttenden. Enclosures to this letter, which relate to its contents, can be found at IOR/F/4/2142/102305.The third letter, dated 14 February 1846 and found at ff 148-149, concerns construction projects taking place in Aden. Enclosures to this letter, which relate to its contents, can be found at IOR/F/4/2142/102306 and IOR/F/4/2142/102307.The fourth letter, dated 2 March 1846 and found at ff 150-151, concerns the annual report on crime at Aden and an update on the wreck of the Company schooner, Memnon. Enclosures to this letter, which relate to its contents, can be found at IOR/F/4/2142/102308 and IOR/F/4/2142/102309.The item contains language which is considered offensive today.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5264, Draft 494/46’, ‘Collection No. 8, Volume 1’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 144, and terminates at f 151, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
3. ‘Aden – Quit rent and Harbour-dues’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and resolutions, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, British Political Agent at Aden. It is the third in a series of five items concerning Aden (the others are IOR/F/4/2100/98226, 98227, 98229, and 98230).The item concerns delaying the levy of quit rent for ground and harbour dues at Aden, since Haines fears that this will deter building work. The item includes a list of buildings under construction in Aden, listed by type, together with their dimensions, and the name of their owner.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 683, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4878, [Season 18]45’, ‘Vol: 3’, ‘Collection No 7 of No 10’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 238 and terminates at f 246, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
4. ‘Aden Regarding Buildings and Town of -’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; and Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden.The item concerns the proposed new building works in Aden, particularly Haines’ proposed new House of Correction, Police Office, and Post Office, and clearing the houses situated in the ‘Jews Town’ part of Aden for hygienic and safety reasons. The item also includes a request for an increase in the police force at Aden. The item contains a town plan of Aden on f 1018.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 299/47, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5480, Collection No 46’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 1005, and terminates at f 1028, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
5. ‘Aden’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, British Political Agent at Aden; the Medical Board of Bombay; John Porter Malcolmson, Civil Surgeon at Aden; Edward Eden Elliott, Civil Auditor at Bombay. It is the fifth in a series of five items concerning Aden (the others are IOR/F/4/2100/98226, 98227, 98228, and 98229).The item concerns:The question of town planning at AdenOccurrences of smallpox in Aden, and the failure of the vaccination programmes to control itAn increase in Haines’s allowance to enable him to entertain officials arriving on steamers.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 683, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4878, [Season 18]45’, ‘Vol: 5’, ‘Collection No 7 of No 39’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 257 and terminates at f 270, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
6. ‘Aden. Buildings.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes, which form partial enclosures to a letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 14 February 1846. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2142/102302, alongside details of further enclosures.The item contains a report from Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Captain in the Indian Navy and Political Agent at Aden, to the Government of Bombay. Haines reports on the progress made in building new houses and shops at Aden. His report contains a list of these new buildings (folios 183-186), providing details on: the names of owners; the size; the number of buildings; the state of progress; and any further remarks. Haines suggests that the 'quit rent' [a type of land tax] should be postponed and explains his reasoning. This suggestion, along with his report, is forwarded on to the Government of India for consideration.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5264, Draft 494/46’, ‘Collection N. 8 of N. 25, Vol: 6’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 180, and terminates at f 188, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
7. ‘Bahrain Church File (correspondence with Bishop in Jerusalem)’
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- Abstract: The file comprises correspondence relating to the establishment of, and raising of funds for the construction of, an Anglican church in Manama, Bahrain. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior); the Bishop of Jerusalem (the Right Reverend Weston Henry Stewart); the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave); the Assistant Political Agent at Bahrain (Captain Hugh Dunstan Rance).Subjects covered in the correspondence include:negotiation with representatives of, and consent from other Christian institutions in Bahrain, namely the Bahrain Petroleum Company’s church at Awali, and the American Mission church in Manama;appointment of a chair to the Bahrain appeal committee;contributions and fundraising activities towards the construction of the church, with reference made to the expensive nature of construction in Bahrain, as a result of the war;visits to Bahrain by the Bishop of Jerusalem in March 1945 and January 1946;postponement of construction of the church in the immediate post-war period, due to continued prohibitively high material and labour costs;recruitment of a chaplain, including discussion of salary and requirements (accommodation, car);discussion of the nature and architectural style of any church building that might be built.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence 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.
8. ‘The sum of 10,000 rupees granted to Captain Seton to enable him to build a House for the Residency at Muscat. The amount of the intended increase to the Resident’s Allowances will be determined by the Bengal Government’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay. The item relates to the salary and allowances of Captain David Seton, the Resident at Muscat, with particular mention of Seton's request for money to build a house for the Residency and his complaints about his salary in comparison with his predecessor, Dr Bogle. In his correspondence, Seton also makes reference to the poor health that he has endured over the years as a result of his service in the region and the fact that he has been forced to forfeit 'comfort, health and affluence' and use his own funds for public service. The item also includes discussions on the raising of allowances for the position of Resident at Muscat, with the Government of Bombay requesting input from the Government of Bengal.The item contains a statement of the allowances drawn monthly by Captain David Seton during his time as the Resident at Muscat (f 53 verso).Correspondents: Government of Bombay; East India Company Court of Directors; Captain David Seton, Resident at Muscat; Gilbert Lord Minto, Governor General in Council, Fort William; Henry Shank, Private Secretary to Governor of Bombay.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 17, Season 1808/9, Draft 170, Para 71' and 'Examiner's Office October 1808'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 46 and terminates at f 58, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
9. Political No. 143 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to the Transfer to Bussorah of the Depot at Maaghil, on the Euphrates
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 11 August 1873 and received by the India Office Political Department on 8 September 1873, forwarding copies of papers relating to the transfer to Bussorah [Basra] of the depot of HM steamer Cometat Maaghil [Magil] on the Euphrates, and concurring with Colonel Charles Herbert, Consul-General at Baghdad and Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, that the change is desirable. The despatch is in compliance with the request contained in the Secretary of State's despatch No. 13 of 14 February 1873.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 111, and terminates at f 123a, 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. The sequence contains five foliation anomalies: f 111a, f 112a, f 117a, f 118a, and f 123a.
10. Persian Gulf Affairs
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- Abstract: The item mainly relates to affairs in the Persian Gulf. It chiefly comprises copies of despatches of Captain Samuel Hennell, Political Resident, Persian Gulf, to John Pollard Willoughby, Secretary to the Government, Bombay [Mumbai], with relevant enclosures, such as letters to and from Hennell, reports, and translations of letters. It also includes: Willoughby’s acknowledgments of receipt; Hennell’s reports to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors, EIC; and Willoughby’s communications with Thomas Herbert Maddock, Secretary to the Government of India with the Governor-General. Hennell’s despatches were sent from the island of Karrack [Khark, also known as Kharg, also spelled Karrak in this item], the Residency having relocated to the island following a dispute with Mirza Assad, the Governor of Bushire [Bushehr].The main subjects covered are:Arrangements for strengthening the defences of Karrack, by repairs to the wall and fort of the town, organisation of the ammunition stores and the erection of new buildings; departure from Karrack of Sheik Nasir [Shaikh Nāṣir Āl Mazkūr II, a former Governor of Bushire]; conversion of the island into a military post and imposition of martial lawHennell’s efforts to monitor and influence Khorshid Pasha [Khūrshid Pasha], Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Forces in Nedgd [Najd, also known as Nejd], in view of the latter’s recent encroachments on the coastline of the Persian Gulf and purported plan to conquer the island of Bahrein [Bahrain], including: sending letters of ‘warning’ to Khorshid Pasha; dispatching the Assistant Resident, Lieutenant Thomas Edmunds, to Bahrein and Koweit [Kuwait]; instructing HM Consul in Egypt to demand an explanation from the ruler of Egypt, Mahomed Ally [Muḥammad ‘Alī Pasha al-Mas'ud bin Āghā] of his policy in the Persian Gulf ; ascertaining the policy of Abdoollah ben Ahmed [‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], Sheik of Bahrein [Shaikh of Bahrain], and the sheik's estimation of the likelihood of an Egyptian invasion; ascertaining the ‘disposition, the strength and the relative interests’ (f 62) of the main rulers in the Persian Gulf towards Khorshid Pasha (see ff 62-66) and influencing them against assisting the Egyptian force in obtaining supplies of grainConsideration of the possibility of Khorshid Pasha turning his attentions to Bussorah [Basra] and Mohumrah [Khorramshahr, formerly Mohammerah] if there is a rupture of relations between Egypt and the [Ottoman] Porte and a battle between Ibrahim Pasha [Kavalali] (unrecognised Khedive of Egypt and Sudan) and Hafiz Pasha [Hafiz Osman Pasha] in SyriaAversion of a possible war between Bahrein and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] over the ‘fugitive’ from Bahrein, Esa bin Tareef [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ḥamad bin Ṭarīf Āl Bin ‘Alī al-‘Utbī], and members of his Alli Ally [Āl Bin ‘Alī] tribe, who are residing in Aboothabee, and news that the Shaik of Bahrein has signed a treaty of peace with Kuleefa bin Shakboot [Shaikh Khalīfah bin Shakhbut Āl Nahyān], the Shaik of Abothabee [Shaikh of Abu Dhabi]Rumours of a Persian force marching from Tehran into Khorassan [Khorasan] to occupy HeratDelays in the transmission of overland (mail) packets, notably with regard to events in Syria between [Ottoman] Turkey and Egypt, and investigation of different routes, including via Damascus, transmission times, charges and possible couriers.There is a note at the beginning of the item stating that the ‘Enclosure in Bombay Secret Letter No. 75, dated 12th June 1839, are missing from this Collection’.Physical description: 1 item (42 folios)
11. Aden Affairs
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- Abstract: Folios 223-240 chiefly comprise correspondence and minutes of senior legal, financial and administrative officials of the Government in Bombay [Mumbai], and the Secretary to the Government of India, with the Governor-General. The main subjects covered are:The legality of sending convicts to Aden for employment in the construction of roads, in relation to Regulation XIV of 1827 regarding the transportation of convicts by the Government of India. Includes a summary of British law on transporattion of convicts from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I onwardsThe amount of allowance Major Bailie is entitled to receive whilst serving as Political Agent, Aden, during the absence of Commander Stafford Bettesworth Haines on sick leave, and the entitlement and liability of Haines regarding the cost of his passage to Bombay on sick leavePlans for the fortifications in Aden, including a discussion of the requirements and costs, following a report supplied by Captain Robert Foster of the EngineersAuthorisation of expenses submitted for the superintending engineers purchasing and preparing material for barracks and other buildings at Aden.Folios 241-261 comprise three reports by Haines to the Secretary to the Government, Bombay, 9 and 11 June, regarding the administration of Aden. His reports cover:The system of law and justice practiced at Aden prior to it becoming a British possession, including ‘Paper A’ entitled ‘Punishment according to Mahomedan Law’ (f 249)New arrangements for currency and customs duties, including ‘Paper B’ detailing former (up to May 1839) and proposed rates of import and export duty charged on sea and land (interior) goods including transit duties (ff 249-250)Merchant shipping activity on the peninsula coastThe general health of the troopsMeasures undertaken by Major Bailie during Haines’s absenceHaines’s requests for an assistant, a customs accountant from Bombay, and a boat and crew under the Agent’s chargeThe chain of mountains forming a boundary line with Egyptian possessions in the peninsula and the potential implications for viable British trade and commerce through the port of Aden, as well as the potential threat to British securityThe Agent’s proceedings with the Sultan of Lahedge [Lahej] and the various chiefs and sheiks [shaikhs] of the vicinity since his arrival on 20 May 1839, including the cultivation of relationships; arrangement of stipends; exchanges of gifts; and assurance that the British have no plans to march on LahedgeThe Agent’s suggestion concerning the employment of mounted camel bedwins [bedouins] to police or patrol the plains adjacent to interior.Physical description: 1 item (40 folios)
12. Aden Affairs
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- Abstract: This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 54 of 1843, dated 18 July 1843. The enclosures are numbered 3-43 and are dated 21 March to 17 July 1843.The enclosures mostly consist of correspondence, minutes of the Governor of Bombay subscribed to by the Board, and audits of disbursements, relating to affairs of Aden and the Northeast African coast. They concern matters including:The Political Agent at Aden, Stafford Bettesworth Haines, reporting that relations between the Arab tribes in the neighbourhood of Aden continue to be ‘tranquil’, that supplies into Aden are plentiful, and that the three convicts who escaped from confinement had not yet been apprehendedHaines reporting the return of the Honourable Company’s brig of war Tigrisfrom Zanzibar and the north-east coast of Africa, and submitting a report by the commander of the Tigris, Lieutenant William Christopher, of his proceedingsThe approval of the Governor of Bombay in Council of Christopher’s proceedingsThe Government of Bombay enquiring of the Government of India whether there is any objection to the Government of Bombay publishing a portion of the journal which would promote commerce with the places at which Christopher ‘met with a friendly reception’Haines making a requisition on the Senior Naval Officer at Aden, Lieutenant Young, for the services of one of the Honourable Company’s vessels of war to proceed to Mussowah [Massawa or Mitsiwa], and from there to visit all ports along the Northeast African coast as far as Bunder Gassim [Bosaso]The proposal of the Governor of Bombay in Council, George Arthur, for the reduction of the Garrison at Aden by the withdrawal to Bombay of the detachment of the 16th Regiment Native Infantry, without reliefHaines submitting the names of persons who have received grants of land for building upon at Aden, his opinion that those people are hesitant to erect permanent buildings until a final decision has been passed by Government regarding the camp limits at Aden, and his proposals for the amount of Quit Rent to be leviedAn investigation by Haines into the conduct of the Aden Police Jemedar [Jemadar], and a party of Police, resulting in the Jemedar being found not guilty of theft, but guilty of assault on the Duffedar [Dafadar] of the Poona [Pune] Auxiliary Horse, Bahadoor Singh [Bahādur Singh], and the opinion of the Governor of Bombay in Council on the punishment which should have been imposed on the JemedarAudits by the Civil Auditor, Bombay, Edward Eden Elliot, on the disbursements of the Political Agent at Aden during the periods May to October 1841, 1 November 1841 to 31 January 1842, and 1 February to 31 April 1842The Government of Bombay commenting on certain items in Haines’s disbursements and cautioning him to limit his expenditure on the entertainment of different ‘Chiefs’ visiting Aden, and on presents given to visiting ‘Chiefs’, as much as possibleHaines being informed by the Government of Bombay that it does not approve of the tone of a letter from him, in which he provides an explanation for expenditure on the entertainment of ‘Chieftains’ visiting Aden, and on presents for themHaines’s explanation, requested by the Government of Bombay, for debiting to Government 250 Rupees per month for the salary of Shaik Tyeb Ibrahimjee [Shaikh Ṭayyib Ibrāhīmjī, also spelled Sheikh Tyeb Ibramjee in this item] during the period he was employed as Coal Agent at Aden, and also charging to Government the same rate of salary when Shaik Tyeb Ibrahimjee was sent by Haines to Maculla [Mukalla] to purchase provisions.The main correspondents are the following: Haines; the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, L R Reid; the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, John Pollard Willoughby; Lieutenant William Christopher, commanding the Honourable Company’s brig of war Tigris; and HM Consul and Honourable Company’s Agent in the Dominions of the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat, Captain Atkins Hamerton. Other correspondents include Seid ibn Sultan [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Imaum of Muscat.Physical description: 1 item (219 folios)
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