'Memorandum respecting British interests in the Persian Gulf'

Title:

'Memorandum respecting British interests in the Persian Gulf'

Date:

1908/1908

Description:

Abstract: The memorandum, printed for the use of the Foreign Office, was compiled on 12 February 1908 and contains information compiled by the India Office on British political and commercial interests in the Persian Gulf, including Pearl Fisheries (folios 58v-63); General Trade Statistics and German Competition (folios 64-66); Lighthouses (folios 66v-67v) and British Cables (folios 67v-71).The memorandum contains five maps:'Sketch to illustrate positions of Flagstaffs at Elphinstone Inlet and Sheep Island (Musandim Peninsula)' (f 26);'Sketch of Approaches to Kuweit Harbour and Shatt Al Arab' (f 47);'Sketch Map of the Persian Gulf and Arabian Coast' (f 75);'Sketch Map of the Persian Gulf and Arabian Coast' (f 82);'Persia and Afghanistan' (f 83).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 18, and terminates at f 83, since 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 also present in the bottom right-hand corner of the recto of each folio. These numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled. Pagination: This section of the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Pearl industry and trade
Trade (practice)
Lighthouses

Geographic region:

Persian Gulf

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0001b7_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0001b7_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B166
IOR/L/PS/18/B166

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