'File 1/20 Russian Activities in the Persian Gulf.'

Title:

'File 1/20 Russian Activities in the Persian Gulf.'

Date:

1929/1929

Description:

Abstract: The file relates to possible Russian commercial activities in Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein).The main correspondents are the Political Agent, Bahrain (Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior) and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. There is also correspondence with Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; and A W Davis, British Consul, Shiraz.The papers cover: the attitude of the British Government to the possibility of Russian ships landing goods in Bahrain; the desire of the British Government to avoid the risk of Russian commercial activities being used as a means of introducing political propaganda to Bahrain; reports of interest by Russians, including staff of the [Soviet-Iranian] Sharq Company, in Bahrain, Kuwait and Dubai; the offer to a Bahrain merchant to be exclusive agent for the Sharq Company in Bahrain; correspondence with the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain concerning the decision of Shaikh Hamed [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] to prohibit the landing of Russian goods, passengers, and crew at Bahrain, and the need to issue a relevant proclamation bearing an Arab rather than a British signature; and reports of Russian ships in the Persian Gulf.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 15; 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in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

International trade
Communism
Propaganda

Geographic region:

Soviet Union

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00033d_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00033d_en
IOR/R/15/2/94
IOR/R/15/2/94

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