Abstract: The volumes comprise trade and commerce reports, primarily for Bahrain but also for Arabistan and Bushire covering the period 1918-1924.The reports included in the volumes are:Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the year ending 31 March 1918(ff 7-39)Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the year ending 31 March 1919(ff 51-78)Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the year ending 31 March 1920(ff 108-136)Trade Report of the Province of Arabistan for the year ending March 1920(ff 145-170)Trade Report of the Port of Bushire for the year 1919-1920(ff 172-190)Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the years ending 31 March 1921 and 31st March 1922(ff 211-224)Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the year ending 31 March 1923(ff 228-256)Report on the Trade of the Bahrain Islands for the year ending 31 March 1924(ff 310-338).The volumes also include amended versions of the reports where discrepancies were noted in them; and printed copies produced by the Government of India.The correspondence in the volume primarily comprises letters from the Political Agent at Bahrain sending out copies of the reports to interested parties, and acknowledgements of receipt in reply; some correspondence with the Eastern Bank Limited, Director of Customs at Bahrain, and Yusuf Ahmed bin Kanoo relates to requests from traders, exporters and other interested parties for trade statistics and information relating to trade and commerce in Bahrain.The first folio of volume one comprises correspondence between the Political Agency at Bahrain and the Political Residency in Bushire from 1948-1950 regarding a circular issued by the Foreign Office in 1948 which outlined a new format for trade reports.Physical description: Foliation: This volume is in two parts. The foliation sequence commences at the first folio of the first part with 1, and terminates at the last folio of the second part with 374 (the covers have not been foliated); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file comprises correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain (Clive Kirkpatrick Daly), the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited (W Meikle), and Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo regarding the value of pearls exported from Bahrain April 1923-March 1924 for inclusion in the 1923-1924 Bahrain Trade Report.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 8; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume also contains an original printed foliation sequence between ff 2-6.
Abstract: This printed memorandum, by Joseph Austen Chamberlain, contains a report of a lecture 'Germany and the Middle East', by Dr Paul Rohrbach given at the Hamberg Volksheim which was printed in
Hamburger Fremdenblatt, 3 December 1915.The report discusses Rohrbach's opinions on the current situation in Europe and how Germany now had an advantage following the opening up of routes to the Middle East and the Suez Canal through the provision of railways and money to Turkey. The lecture also focused on Germany's need for raw materials, how access to the Middle East can provide them with oil, minerals, cotton and wheat, and the potential future economic benefits posed by the war-time alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey. The lecture concludes with the suggestion that as Germany cannot compete with Britain in its Naval strength it could use the Suez Canal as a point of pressure to try to secure access to the sea and its own position in the heart of Europe.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation commences and concludes on folio 6, 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 former foliation sequence is also present in the volume; these numbers are also written in pencil, are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: The volume contains a variety of papers relating to trade in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulph [Gulf]. The volume is organised into four parts, with contents summarised on folio 4:Papers relating to trade with Suez, 1773-78: proceedings, letters, representations and answers (ff 5-57)Trade with Arabia and Persia: report of the Resident at Bushehr [Bushire, also written in the volume as Busheer] and the Resident and joint factors at Bussora [Basra, also written as Busshorah], 1790-91 (ff 55-139)Survey of the Abyssenian [Abyssinian] and Nubian Coast by Lieutenants Court and Maxfield, 22 July to 3 August 1825 (ff 140-154)Memoir by Captain Sealy of the Gulph of Persia, 1813 (ff 155-196).The papers in the volume cover the period 1773-1813, with the exception of one item dated 1825.The first part, dated 1773-78, regards attempts by the East India Company to set up trade in Suez, and the opposition of the Ottoman Government. The matter is discussed in letters, memoranda, reports and extracts of Bengal Public Consultations. The principal correspondents are: officials of the East India Company; the Ottoman Porte [Sublime Porte, Government of the Ottoman Empire]; Robert Ainslie, British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire; and Mehmed Pasha, Grand Vizir [Meḥmed Pāshā, Grand Vizier].The second part of the file consists of a report relating to the commerce of Arabia and Persia by the Resident at Bushire and the Resident and joint factors at Bussora. The report was signed at Bussora on 15 August 1790 by Samuel Manesty and Harford Jones. The report is preceded by an extract of a Bombay commercial consultation dated 25 February 1791 (f 58) and a list of different goods brought to Bushire from different parts of Hindoostan [India] (ff 58-62), as well as a letter by C Watkins.The third section consists of two letters to the Bombay Marine Board from Lieutenant Mayfield, describing his visit to the Abyssenian and Nubian coasts with Lieutenant Court. This is followed by letters from the Superintendent of the Marine. The fourth part is a memoir of a chart of the Gulph by Captain Henry William Sealy. In this memoir are recorded descriptions of places and cities (i.e. Persian coast, Muscat, and Bushire); also mentioned are remarkable objects, the longitude of the coast, ships and harbours sighted, and other remarks.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 199; 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 pagination sequence.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of Political Consultations and Political Letters sent to and from the Government of Bombay.The item relates to attacks on merchant ships by the Joasamee [Āl Qāsimī] and the numerous counterefforts made by the East India Company and others over several years to curb the power of the Joasamee 'pirates'. In particular the item is concerned with:Accounts of the attack on the Company ships
Macaulayand
DuncanThe armament and dispatch of three Company cruizers to the Gulph [Gulf] of Persia for the purpose of protecting trade in the region against the Joasamee piratesThe order to inform the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat and the English Broker at Muscat of the above expedition so that they might offer aid and assistance to the commanding officersThe prohibition of the sale of timber, teakwood and planks at British ports to Arabs as it has been discovered that some of these items are then sent to the Coast of Malabar where the Joasamee are able to source the material to repair their shipsThe successful attack on Rasul Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah], the principal port of the Joasamee, by Captain Wainwright of His Majesty's ship
La Chiffonneand Lieutenant-Colonel Smith of His Majesty's 65th RegimentIntelligence that a fleet of 18 'piratical' vessels based at Rasul Khyma are preparing to intercept merchant ships on their journey from Bussora [Basra] to IndiaInstructions to commanding officers including orders in the event of conciliatory proposals on the part of the Joasamee and orders to avoid 'all undue constraint or detriment towards the interior commerce of the Gulph'Reports of a battle between the fleet of Rehma bin Janber [Rahmah bin Jābir al-Jalhami] and the Uttobies [ʿUtūb] of Bahrein [Bahrain] in which three of Rehma's ships have been blown up and Rehma has reportedly been killed.The item also includes a note on the number of ships destroyed and men killed or wounded in the attack on Rasul Khyma (f 59 verso).Correspondents: Government of Bombay; East India Company Court of Directors; J Babington, Deputy Secretary to Government of Bombay; W J Hamilton, Secretary in the Government of Bombay Marine Department; Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to Government of Bombay; Alexander Bell, Conservator of the Forests in Malabar [Kochi]; Captain Charles Sealy, Commander of the Company's cruizer
Benares; Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government; Captain Prior of His Majesty's ship
Hesper; William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 9, Season 1814/15, Draft 20' and 'Examiner's Office November 1812-November 1813'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 52, and terminates at f 80, 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: The file consists of a despatch concerning the appointment of additional consular officers in Persia, from Henry Mortimer Durand, the British Minister at Tehran, to Robert Arthur Cecil, the Marquess of Salisbury.Durand reiterates suggestions previously given in 1895 regarding the state of affairs in Persia, and proposals for improving the strength of the British position. He also submits further suggestions which form part of a general scheme of policy, based upon examination of the current state of affairs in Persia in 1899. The principal changes which have taken place since 1895 are outlined regarding: succession, government, finance, Russian trade and political influence, and British trade.Diplomatic, Political and Consular staff in Persia are listed with costings, and suggestions are provided for places where the appointment of consular officers would be desirable, including the limits of their districts and an estimate of expenditure which the appointments would entail. He also proposes to: improve roads and possibly prospect for a railway, utilise the Telegraph Department and organise it for political purposes, grant a loan to Persia to foster goodwill, and check Russian encroachments.The file notes the enclosure of a sketch map; however this is not present and has not been bound into the file.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 99, and terminates at f 107, 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Journal of the
Recovery[originally known as the
Eaton]. The Journal covers the ship's voyage to Madras and Calcutta (Captain Joseph Beale): 4 March 1712, Porto Sancto [Porto Santo, Madeira]; 17 May 1712, [Cape of Good Hope]; 29 July 1712, Maddrass [Madras]; 29 September 1712, Ballasore [Balasore]; 3 November 1712, Calcutta; 24 January 1713, leaves Calcutta; 22 March 1713, Tellicherry [Thalassery]; 18 May 1713, Gombroon [Bandar Abbas]; 27 August 1713, Madras; 26 September 1713, Rogues River, near Balasore; 22 January 1714, Madras; 15 May 1714, Cape of Good Hope; 16 June 1714, St Helena; 16 September 1714, Deptford.Inscribed: 'This is my Originall Journall p[er] Recovery. Richard Heathfield. 15 Octo[ber] 1714'.The log book contains daily entries in eight columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], C [Courses], W [Winds], [Remarks], H [Hour], and Weather; when the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The log provides navigational information, notes of sightings of other vessels, and general remarks. Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style and New Style years.The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books:
Eaton: Journal, Richard Heathfield, Chief Mate, 1712-14 (folios 4-162, IOR/L/MAR/B/106B);
Recovery: Deck Log, 1830-31 (folios 163-247, IOR/L/MAR/B/106C); and
Recovery: Deck Log, 1832-33 (folios 248-338, IOR/L/MAR/B/106D).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 341; 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 volume contains two separate pagination sequences, between ff 168-247 and between ff 251-338. These numbers are printed and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side and the top left corner of the verso side of each folio.
Abstract: The file consists of a memorandum addressed to the War Cabinet by the Political Department of the India Office on the question of the employment of Japanese troops in Mesopotamia. It summarises the Government of India's views given in a telegram dated 21 November 1917, with military and political grounds for objecting to Japanese assistance. It also includes extracts from the Report of the Trade Commissioners who visited Mesopotamia earlier in 1917, and raises the concern that Japanese commercial influence will lead to political claims.Written by John Evelyn Shuckburgh, 13 December 1917, with an introduction dated 18 December 1917.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 24, and terminates at f 26, 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 between ff 24-26; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: This file contains papers relating to the proposed sale of Tunb Island to Muscat by the Shaikh of Lengeh; correspondence between the Political Agent in Muscat and Faisal bin Turkee; appointment of Louis Maguire as US Consul at Muscat; administrative and political affairs in Gwadur [Gwadar]; disputes between Arabs of Sur and Ras al-Hadd; and the 1881 Administration report and trade returns. The majority of the papers are issued by the Political Agent in Muscat.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 93; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: A paper written in continuation of a previous memorandum regarding the Italian Occupation of Assab Bay [IOR/L/PS/18/B22], which brings the story up to date.The first section describes the course of events at and around Assab from May 1880 to September 1881, including protests made by the Egyptian Government to the Italian Government at their purchase of the whole coastline around Assab Bay and the islands nearby, and an enquiry that followed the massacre of an Italian exploring party. This section concludes with two reports suggesting that, although the Italians had not made much progress at Assab Bay, they had shown their intention to get a foothold on the African continent.The second section reproduces correspondence between the British, Italian and Egyptian governments, and between the India Office and the Foreign Office from May 1880 to September 1881. The correspondence relates to the purchase of land at Assab Bay by the Rubattino Company; Italian Government denials that the territory would be used for military purposes; attempts made by the Italian Government to legitimise their occupation of the place by encouraging the British Government to accredit a British Agent there, both for commercial purposes and for the purpose of co-operation in the suppression of the slave trade; and a British Government proposal that the Italian Government enter into a formal convention about the matter with the Egyptian Government.The final section reproduces correspondence connected with a proposed disembarkation of Egyptian troops at Raheita to the south of Assab Bay; Egyptian appeals for a British warship to be sent to the area; Italian protestations that disembarkation at Raheita would constitute a provocation; and the British Government's re-affirmation that the sovereignty of the coastline at Raheita and Assab Bay belongs to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the Khedive of Egypt.The paper is written by Arthur William Moore.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at folio 25, and terminates at folio 40, as it is part of a larger 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.
Abstract: Memorandum concerning treaty rights of British ships in Persia. It covers the Anglo-Persian Agreement of 1920 and its repercussions on the coasting trade; it highlights how other powers that have treaties with Great Britain have the right to partake in the coasting trade of the United Kingdom, whereas these other powers reserve their own coasting trade to national ships. It details negotiations with Persia and the resulting Tariff Autonomy Treaty, and outlines British shipping interests in Persia. Written by the Board of Trade, 20 August 1928.An Annex is also included providing figures for the share of British shipping in the Persian coasting trade 1925-26, and lists the lines and steamers engaged in this activity.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences and terminates at f 75, as it is part of a larger physical volume; this number is written in pencil, and is located in the top right corner of the recto side of the folio.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, extracts from a Bombay [Mumbai] Political Consultation, [10?] June 1845. The papers contained in this item are partial enclosures to a Political Letter sent from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 10 June 1845. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2122/100076, alongside details of further enclosures.The item relates to a letter, dated 16 May 1845, from the Government of India to the Government of Bombay. The letter communicates the Governor General of India’s approval of action taken by Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to mitigate attacks on trade at Bahrein [Bahrain] by the former chief of that region. The letter is forwarded to Hennell.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5061, Draft 29/46, Coll[ection]: 23, Vol: 12’, ‘Collection No. 11 of No. 62’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 510, and terminates at f 512, 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.