'FILE NO: 14/14 name; BANK FOR MUSCAT (IMPERIAL BANK OF IRAN & THE PERSIAN GULF)'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'FILE NO: 14/14 name; BANK FOR MUSCAT (IMPERIAL BANK OF IRAN & THE PERSIAN GULF)'
- Date:
- 1945/1948
- Description:
- Abstract: The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, concerning the establishment of banks in the Gulf including Dubai, Kuwait, and Muscat.Issues discussed in the correspondence include:Concerns relating to the establishment of the 'India and Persian Gulf Bank Limited' with a view to undertaking banking services in Muscat and DubaiApproval of the application by the Imperial Bank of Iran to open branches in Muscat and DubaiBanking Agreement between Sultan and Imperial Bank of Iran, 10 July 1948.Included in the file is a copy of the 'Banking agreement between the Shaikh of Dubai and the Imperial Bank of Iran dated 5th January 1956'The file features the following principal correspondents: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (William Rupert Hay); the Political Agent, Muscat (Ralph Ingham Hallows); the Secretary to the Government of India, External Affairs Department; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr]; the Imperial Bank of Iran; and the Eastern Bank Limited.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 217; 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 1-217; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.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:
- Banking
Banks - Geographic region:
- Dubai
- Rights:
- رخصة المشاع الإبداعي لأغراض غير تجارية
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000db_ar
81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000db_en
IOR/R/15/6/444
IOR/R/15/6/444