Abstract: A letter and a short postscript, in which Arthur William Moore writes to the British Government describing an ongoing financial dispute between the chiefs of Shahr and Makulla, two principal ports on the south coast of Arabia. The author mentions the likelihood of the region falling into Turkish hands should the dispute continue, and outlines British attempts therefore to settle it. The dispute remains ongoing at the time the postscript was written.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at folio 41, and terminates at folio 46, as it is part of a larger 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 present in parallel between ff 5-152; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: A handwritten note from [Arthur William Moore?] to the Vice-Consul in Tehran, Harry Lionel Churchill, in which the author suggests that the British formally declare a Protectorate over a portion of the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden recently evacuated by the Egyptians. However, he warns against extending the Protectorate to territory not previously under Egyptian control, on the grounds that the British would then become financially liable for the protection of shipping in an area particularly hazardous for shipping.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at folio 92, and terminates at folio 95, as it is part of a larger 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 present in parallel between ff 5-152; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.