'File 52/4 (B 1) Persian Islands (1) Kais [Kish] Island'
Date:
1906/1908
Description:
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the status and ownership of Qais [Kish] island off the coast of Iran. The file contains a discussion of the island's history and a copy (with English translation) of the
sanad(deed) through which the family of the Kowam-ul-Mulk of Shiraz claimed ownership of the island.Physical description: The file has been foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using pencil numbers marked in the top-right corner of each recto. The folio numbers are uncircled, except numbers 8 to 11, which are circled. There is an earlier foliation system that runs from folios 7 to 11, using ink numbers in the top-right corner of recto pages. The following foliation anomaly occurs: 1a.