Abstract: The volume discusses the ongoing negotiations in Constantinople between the Ottoman, British and Russian Governments through 1912 and 1913 regarding the Turco-Persian Frontier. Also discussed is the decision in July 1913 to establish a delimitation commission to which Albert Charles Wratislaw and Arnold Talbot Wilson are appointed as representatives of the British Government.Also discussed in the volume is the region of Kermanshah and in particular Qasr-i-Shirin [Qaşr-e Shīrīn], along with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's concerns over the rights accorded to them in their 1901 concession should some of that territory be ceded to Turkey.Further discussion relates to the movements of Russian and Turkish troops near the frontier and the withdrawal of Turkish troops from certain places along the frontier.This volume is part two of two. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 334; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: The volume comprises correspondence, letters, notes and printed reports relating to translated articles from various Arabic language media. The articles are written from an anti-British view point and relate to the topic of British strategy concerning Kuwait and Mohammerah and the perceived intention to diminish the Ottoman Sultan's influence.The papers in the file are divided into 7 parts:extract from
Al Ahram, Cairo, 16 September 1904. This concerns an article entitled 'Arabia: From our special correspondent in Muscat' which gave comments on English policy towards Kuwait and Iraq. British officials indicate that they believe this was written by a Frenchman residing in Muscat, Monsieur Goguyer.anti-British Arabic leaflet,
Fath-el-Basayer.Section 2. Translations of articles in the
Habl-ul-Matin, April and May 1906.Section 3. Pan-Islamic propaganda. Including a circular memorandum from the Office of the Director of Criminal Intelligence.Section 4. Extract from "
Busrah Gazette", 23 August 1906 on Shaikh Mubarak's contribution to the Hedjaz Railway.Section 5. Extract from
Lewa, Cairo, 25 June 1908, 'The Mesopotamia Problem' looking at the Kuwait and Mohammerah intrigue and the British response.The principal correspondents in the volume are: the Political Agent at Kuwait, Stuart George Knox; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Percy Zachariah Cox; First Assistant Resident to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, J H Bill; Office of the Director of Criminal Intelligence; Foreign Office, Simla; John Gordon Lorimer.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 35; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-31, and ff 2-34; 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.
Abstract: The file comprises correspondence from two distinct periods. Correspondence at the beginning and end of the file is dated 1909 to 1913 (ff 2-16, ff 52-87), and discusses the British protection of Bahrainis in Ottoman Turkey, in response to Ottoman Government representatives in Constantinople [Istanbul] questioning Britain’s claim of Bahrain being under its protection, and the registration and status of the increasing numbers of Bahrainis residing in the port of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], thanks to that port’s relative stability and affluence. Some of this correspondence deals with a specific incident occurring in March 1911 in which three Bahrainis were detained by the Basra authorities, with the latter refusing to recognise that the men were under British protection (ff 56-63). The principal correspondents in these parts of the file are: the British Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul] (Sir Gerard Augustus Lowther); the British Consul at Bussorah [Basra] (Francis Edward Crow); the Acting British Consul for Arabistan (Arnold Talbot Wilson).The middle portion of the file (ff 17-50) comprises copies of correspondence from the Basrah [Basra] archives, dated 1873-1878, sent to the Political Agent at Bahrain (Major Stuart George Knox) by Wilson in December 1910 (covering letter, f 16):letters dated 1878 from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Charles Ross), reporting of the destruction of Zobara [Zubarah] by the Shaikh of el Bidaa [Al Bidda] with ‘two or three thousand followers’, under a Turkish flag (ff 20-21);letters dated 1873-1874, chiefly between the British Consul at Baghdad (Colonel Charles Herbert) and the British Ambassador at Constantinople (Sir Henry George Elliot), discussing a disagreement between British and Turkish Government officials over the Turkish Government’s intention to conscript Bahrainis residing in Turkish-administered Iraq into the Ottoman army, including a copy and translation of a memorial from the ‘Bahrainees of Kerbulla [Karbalā']’ (ff 22-50).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 88; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-87; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.Condition: There is considerable insect damage on some pages in the file, in the form of small holes in the paper. However the damage is not sufficient to impair the legibility of any text.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2416/130506. It is the sixth in a series of twenty-eight items on the Persian Gulf.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding the Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf; and Lieutenant-Colonel William Fenwick Williams, HM Commissioner for settling the boundaries between Turkey [Ottoman Empire] and Persia [Iran].The item concerns Lieutenant-Colonel Williams’s request for HC Ship
Cliveto remain for an extended period at Mohumrah [Khorramshahr, also rendered as Mahumrah and Mahumerah in the item], and Hennell’s decision to despatch HC brig
Euphratesto Mohumrah to replace the
Clive.The item contains a table of contents (f 499), and the title page (f 498) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1851’, Collection No. 1, Vol. 6’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 498 and terminates at f 504, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2376/126162. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Acting Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq]; Lieutenant-Colonel Williamson, HM Commissioner for settling the boundaries between Persia [Iran] and Turkey [Ottoman Empire]; and Major General G Tchirikoff, Russian Commissioner. It is the fourth in a series of fifteen items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns the use of the East India Company steamer
Nitocristo convey Williamson and Tchirikoff, with their suites, from Baghdad to Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] to commence their work in settling the Turco-Persian border.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 745 of 1850’, and ‘Coll[ection] No 5’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 52, and terminates at f 64 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2416/130506. It is the fifth in a series of twenty-eight items on the Persian Gulf.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Commodore John Patterson Porter, commanding the Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf; and Lieutenant Frederick Erskine Manners, commanding the Honourable Company’s brigantine
Tigris.The item concerns the reported plunder, by a group from the Huwajir [al-Hawājir] tribe, of a vessel belonging to a Bushire [Bushehr] merchant at the mouth of the Euphrates river. Lieutenant Manners seeks to locate the ‘pirate boat’, going first to Mohumrah [Khorramshahr, also rendered as Mohumerah in the item], then to Grain [Kuwait, also rendered as Grane and Koweit in the item] and finally to Katiffe [Al-Qatif, also rendered as Katiff in the item], where he is able to seize the boat. Included is a list of the articles found on board.The item contains a table of contents (f 482), and the title page (f 481) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1851’, Collection No. 1, Vol. 5’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 481 and terminates at f 497, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2324/120974. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Lieutenant Stradling; Major Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq]; and Lieutenant Alan Hyde Gardner, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf. It is the third in a series of six items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:Rawlinson’s request for one or two vessels of the Persian Gulf Squadron to be dispatched to Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] to help him to support British trade at MohumrahThe East India Company brig
Euphratesrunning aground near the island of Karrak [Khark Island] and the good conduct of the pilot of the
Euphrates, Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], as well as the aid offered by the inhabitants and the shaikh of KarrakA plan for the East India Company sloop of war
Elphinstone’s cruise around the Gulf, including instructions for when she reaches Asseeloo [Bandar-e Asaluyeh] and Debaye [Dubai].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 776/49’, ‘Coll[ection] 13’, and ‘Collection No 3 of No 29’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 1004, and terminates at f 1025 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Major Henry Rawlinson, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq]. It is the fortieth in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns Rawlinson’s complaint against Hajee Jaabar, Shaik of Mohumrah [Shaikh Jābir bin Mirdāw al-Ka‘bī of Khorramshahr] that he has obstructed British trade at that port. Rawlinson has requested that some British vessels be sent to Mohumrah.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 2 of No 4’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’ and ‘Draft no 465 of 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 622, and terminates at f 627, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This file consists of a note written by Colonel Edward Charles Sparshott Williams, in which the author assesses the new practicalities and costs introduced by the Persian Government's desire to extend the proposed construction of a railway all the way from Mohamerah [Khorramshahr] to Teheran [Tehran]. He also makes specific comments and suggestions relating to clauses in the draft contract for construction of the railway.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences and terminates at folio 201, as it is part of a larger physical volume; this number is written in pencil, is circled, and is located at the top right corner of the folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; this number is also written in pencil, but is not circled.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the sixth in a series of eleven items about the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2050/93533, 93534, 93535, 93536, 93537, 93539, 93540, 93541, 93542, and 93543). The principal correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf; Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:Attempts at mediation between Abdullah bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], former Shaik of Bahrein [Shaikh of Bahrain], and Mahomed bin Kalipha [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], Shaik of Bahrein, by Jabbir [Shaikh Jābir I bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Ṣabāḥ], Shaik of Koweit [Kuwait]The strength and ambitions of Ameer bin Physal [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turki bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd], including his demand for tribute from Mahomed bin KaliphaA discussion of the history of Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] and whether it has ever been subject to Persia [Iran]An investigation into the wreck of the
Mary Mullaby[
Mary Mallaby] off Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] by Captain Charles Fisher, and alleged plunder from the ship.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Coll No [Collection Number] 1, Draft 558, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4291, [Season 18]44’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 658 and terminates at f 735, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the seventh in a series of eleven items about the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2050/93533, 93534, 93535, 93536, 93537, 93538, 93540, 93541, 93542, and 93543). The principal correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:The strength and ambitions of Fysul bin Toorky [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turki bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd]The movement of Esai bin Tarif [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ḥamad bin Ṭarīf Āl Bin 'Alī al-'Utbī] from Kenn [Kish Island] and to Biddah [Al Bidda]The possibility of restoring his property to Dhyee bin Azoon [Dhāḥī bin A‘ūn], after it was plundered at Monamah [Al-Manāmah]A dispute between Khaleefa bin Shakboot [Shaikh Khalīfah bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān of Abu Dhabi] and Suggur bin Sultan [Shaikh Ṣaqr bin Sulṭān al-Qāsimī of Sharjah], and the role played by Muktoom bin Butye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāseh of Dubai]Complaints made by Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, former Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf, against various officials in Bushire [Būshehr] and their resolutionA dispute over whether Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] is subject to Persia [Iran] or the Ottoman EmpireA list of the repairs due to the Residency in Bushire.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Coll No [Collection Number] 1, Draft 558, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4291, [Season 18]44’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 736 and terminates at f 792, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the sixth in a series of seven items about the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1912/81793, 81794, 81795, 81796, 81797, and 81799). The correspondents are: the governments of Bombay and India; Captain Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Captain Robert Oliver, Superintendent of the Indian Navy; and Lieutenant Charles D Campbell of the East India Company Steamer
Hugh Lindsay.The item concerns the initial refusal of Sheik Faris of Mahomerah [Shaikh Faris bin Ghaith Āl Kaabi of Mohammarah, i.e. Khorramshahr] to give Campbell coal deposited at Mahomerah belonging to the British Government, despite acknowledging that it was British property.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Col [Collection] 12, Draft 713, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3227, [Season 18]41’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 388 and terminates at f 406, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.