Abstract: A printed memorandum, written by Adolphus Warburton Moore, Assistant Secretary of the Political and Secret Department of the India Office, 27 September 1876.The memorandum discusses the views of Henry Cadogan Rothery on whether the Imperial Government had to contribute to the payment of an annual subsidy to the Sultan of Muscat (as compensation for the abandonment of his claims upon Zanzibar) and of the expenses of the Agency and Consulate at Zanzibar, made by the India Office from 1870. Rothery writes that, because the Agent at Zanzibar was also acting as Judge of the Vice Admiralty Court in the Trial of the Slave Trade cases, it was the duty of the Imperial Government to contribute towards these expences.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 98 and terminates at f 101, 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 also present in parallel between f 5 and f 168; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the lower right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Memorandum dated 23 April 1877, prepared by Adolphus Warburton Moore, Assistant Secretary in the Political and Secret Department of the India Office. The memorandum was prepared in response to Government discussion over the merit of establishing a British consulate at Jeddah that was ‘free from any connection with private trade’, and court proceedings against the steamship
Medina, chartered by the British Consul at Jeddah, George de Jong Beyts, in his capacity as the director of Beyts & Co., for the conveyance of pilgrims to Jeddah. The memorandum provides a précis of correspondence related to the subject of the Jeddah Consulate between 1852 and 1877.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 121, and terminates at f 125, 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: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Memorandum, written by Adolphus Warburton Moore, 8 January 1878, with later amendments up to 12 April 1882, regarding the proposal for a Turkish telegraph line from Taiz [Ta‘izz] to Aden.The memorandum discusses British policy towards the tribes surrounding Aden, and attempts by Turkish officials in Yemen to extend sovereignty over them, particularly following the capture of Senaa [Sanaa] in 1872; and offences by Turkish forces against the tribes in 1873, which were stopped by British forces from Aden.The memorandum, which includes excerpts of letters to the Foreign Office, subsequently discusses the first proposals for a telegraph line, which were raised in 1875, the objections of the Resident at Aden, General John William Schneider, to the proposals; the possibility of using the proposal for a telegraph line to settle with the Porte (Ottoman Government) the situation with regards to the tribes near Aden under British protection; the suggestion that should the telegraph line be constructed, those parts passing through protected territories should be constructed by British agencies, and paid for by the Ottoman Government; the appointment by Turkish authorities of a telegraph agent at Aden in July 1875; a report from the Director of the Telegraph Department for the Ottoman Empire stating that the construction of such a telegraph line was not contemplated and would present many difficulties, November 1875; and the re-opening of the proposals in January 1878.A postscript to the memorandum records the continuing discussion on the matter up to 12 April 1882, including Lord Salisbury (Secretary of State for India)'s opinion that although the Government had no objections to the scheme, there were concerns regarding the territories occupied by those tribes under British protection, and that any proposal which would involve Turkish troops or officials there could not be agreed to; as well as suggesting that a submarine cable might be laid instead. These views were communicated via the Foreign Office to the Porte in March 1878 and the subject lay dormant until February 1882 when Her Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople, Lord Dufferin was again informed of the intention to construct a telegraph line from Taiz to Aden, to which he replied with the same objections as in 1878 and again proposed that a submarine cable might be equally suitable.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 56 and terminates at folio 65, 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. The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This file is a memorandum written by John Edward Ferard of the India Office's Political Department regarding the development and improvement of lighting and buoyage facilities in the Persian Gulf (including the installation of lighthouses, lighted buoys and dioptric lanterns).The memorandum is a continuation of a earlier memorandum that was produced on 28 December 1911 (IOR/L/PS/18/B187) and provides an update of developments that had taken place since the previous memorandum was written.Physical description: Condition: the file is contained within a bound volume that contains several other reports on a number of topics.Description: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at a loose plastic sheet containing the binding; 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 printed memorandum, written by Adolphus Warburton Moore, Assistant Secretary of the Political and Secret Department of the India Office, 17 August 1876.The first part of the document is a claim of expenses for an annual subsidy of 40,000 crowns from the Sultan of Zanzibar to the Sultan of Muscat as compensation for the abandonment of his claims upon Zanzibar, which was paid by the Political Agent at Muscat for the period 1870-1877, including a summary of payments made between May 1873 and February 1877.The second part of the document contains a claim for the expenses of the Agency and Consulate at Zanzibar, including: salary of Political Agent, Second Assistant and interpreters, furlough allowances and charge for interest on Government buildings.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 88 and terminates at f 91, 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. The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the back cover; 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 also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: The memorandum comprises summaries and précis of the treaties signed between the British Government and the Arab rulers and chiefs on the Arabian Peninsula and in the Persian Gulf. The first part of the memorandum, prepared by J P Gibson and dated 21 July 1927, provides overviews of the various treaties for: Koweit [Kuwait]; Bahrein [Bahrain] and the Trucial Coast; Qatar; Muscat; Mavia (in Yemen); and the Idrisi Treaties. The second part of the memorandum, prepared by David Taylor Monteath and dated 9 August 1926, offers a more detailed précis of most treaties: Koweit; Bahrein; El-Katr [Qatar]; the Trucial Coast; Oman (Muscat). A summary at the end of the précis condenses the key points common to all treaties.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; 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 booklet contains an original typed pagination sequence.