Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 3 July 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the eighth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item contains letters from the Government of Bombay to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, responding to his earlier reports on his tour of the Gulf.The item also contains correspondence regarding:Commanding Officer of the Company ship,
Mahi, Lieutenant Macdonald's intervention in a ‘piratical’ attack against a bugla by members of the Chaab [Banū Ka‘b] tribePotential inconveniences of affording assistance to British subjects who loan money to local authorities and governors in Persia [Iran], as discussed by Hennell and Lieutenant Colonel Sheil, HM Minister at the Court of TehranRequests by merchants of Bombay [Mumbai] for protection of their merchant ships when travelling to Bahrein [Bahrain], copies of which can be found at folios 289-290 and 291-292Discussions between Hennell and the Government of Bombay with regards to arrangements for the trial of Ahmed Dad Kurreem [Aḥmad Dād Karīm], and in particular whether he should be tried by the authorities in Muscat or tried in Bombay at the High Court of Admiralty.Copies of the above correspondence are forwarded by the Government of Bombay to the Government of India, along with Hennell’s proposal that Lieutenant Arnold Burrows Kemball should replace Major Rawlinson during his temporary absence from the Baghdad Residency.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 87, Vol: 8.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 272, and terminates at f 304, 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: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, an extract Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 14 January 1847.The item relates to an application from Messrs W and A Graham & Company, merchants at Bombay, to assist their agent, Hurry Curson, in obtaining all the privileges extended to British subjects trading in Persia [Iran]. The application, originally made to the Government of Bombay, is forwarded to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, who replies with his opinion on the application.The application is mistakenly dated 14 November 1846, the correct date being 14 November 1845.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5595, Draft 346/47’, ‘Collection No. 37 of No. 2’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 253, and terminates at f 261, 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: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 31 January 1848. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the forty-eighth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to a letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister at the Court of Persia [Iran], to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, dated 18 August 1847. Sheil advises Hennell that Her Majesty’s Government has confirmed that they should not interfere in cases where British subjects have loaned money to Persian subjects in Persia. Hennell passes this information on to the Government of Bombay and cites it as relevant to the recent case of Messrs Mills and Co.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48, Col: 2, Vol: 48’, ‘Collection No. 4 of No. 21’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 547, and terminates at f 550, 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: Chart 2837b.Hydrographic chart covering the Persian Gulf from Al Basra, Mesopotamia [Al Basrah, Iraq] westwards to approximately longitude 53° 20’E. Also includes the adjacent coastal areas of Persia [Iran], Mesopotamia and the eastern Arabian Peninsula. Portrays hydrology, including depths by soundings and contours, anchorages, sands and rocks, relief by spot heights, hachures and rock drawings, vegetation, settlements, forts and place names, and includes topographical notes and navigational aids, including lights and prominent landmarks.Includes insets of Ras Tanura, Arabia [Ras Tannurah, Saudi Arabia] at scale 1:18,360; Kharag [Kharg] & Khargu, Persia [Iran] at scale 1:72,913; Henjam Sheikh Shu'aib, Persia [Lavan Island] at scale 1:121,520; and Al Bida, Al Katr [Al Bid', Qatar] at scale 1:60,760.Eighteen annotated sketches of significant navigational views at unspecified scales on both the north and south coasts are also included.Chart surveyed and compiled by Commander Charles Golding Constable and Lieutenant Arthur William Stiffe, Indian Navy (1860); also incorporates surveys by Captain John Michael Guy and Captain George Barnes Brucks, East India Marine (1821-29); with corrections and additions from the Marine Survey of India to 1911. Engraved by J & C Walker. Published at the Admiralty 1862, with new editions 1876, 1890, 1900, 1903 and 1912, and small corrections.The sheet bears the stamps:'Not to be used for navigation. For reference purposes only' in red on the map face.The number '30.2' in black in the upper right margin.Physical description: Materials: Printed on paperDimensions: 964 x 622mm, on sheet 1020 x 666mm
Abstract: Chart 2837a.Hydrographic chart covering the Strait of Hormuz and the adjoining sections of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. Also includes the adjacent coastal areas of Persia [Iran] and the Musandam Peninsula. Portrays hydrology, including depths by soundings and contours, anchorages, sands and rocks, relief by spot heights, hachures and rock drawings, vegetation, settlements, forts and place names, and includes topographical notes and navigational aids, including lights and prominent landmarks.Includes insets of Kishm, Persia [Qeshm, Iran] at scale 1:145,826; Kais to Bandar Abbas, Persia [Kish to Bander-e Abbas] at scale 1:72,913; Henjam Island, Persia [Hengam Island] at scale 1:145,826; Charak, Persia [Bandar-e Charak] at scale 1:145,826; Chiru, Persia [Bandar-e Chiruyeh] at scale 1:72,913; Khor Fakan, Oman [Khawr Fakkan, United Arab Emirates] at scale 1:60,760; and Abu Thabi, Trucial Oman [Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates] at scale 1:72,913.Thirty-three annotated sketches of significant navigational views at unspecified scales on both the north and south coasts are also included.Chart surveyed and compiled by Commander Charles Golding Constable and Lieutenant Arthur William Stiffe, Indian Navy (1860); also incorporates surveys by Captain John Michael Guy and Captain George Barnes Brucks, East India Marine (1821-1829); with corrections by Commander Frederic Henry Walter and Lieutenant H T Bowen, Royal Navy (1910). Engraved by J & C Walker. Published at the Admiralty 1862, with new editions 1865, 1890, 1910, 1911 and 1912, and small corrections.The sheet bears the stamps:'Not to be used for navigation. For reference purposes only' in red on the map face.The number '20.2' in black in the upper right margin.Physical description: Materials: Printed on paperDimensions: 960 x 636mm, on sheet 1003 x 665mm
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 31 January 1848. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the forty-ninth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to correspondence received by Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, from Shaik Syf bin Nubhan [Shaikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Mu‘awali], Governor of Bunder Abass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas], dated 6 October 1847. The correspondence claims that the Queen [Victoria] has sanctioned a proposal by Syed Saed [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Imam of Muscat, to transfer control of his rented territories in Persia [Iran] to Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister at the Court of Persia. The item contains the reactions of Hennell and the Government of Bombay to this claim, with the latter requesting further information from Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and Company Agent in the Dominions of the Imam of Muscat.Sheil is also referred to as HM Minister at the Court of Tehran and HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Tehran.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48, Coll: 2, Vol: 49’, ‘Collection No. 5 of No. 21’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 551, and terminates at f 556, 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 and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] and the East India Company Court of Directors.The item concerns the amount of compensation to be paid to Dr John McNeill for the expenses incurred during his journey from Tabreez [Tabriz] to Bushire [Bushehr] and back, a journey made as a result of his abortive appointment as Resident at Bushire.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay, the Court of Directors, and Dr McNeill.The item contains a table of contents (f 377), and the title page (f 376) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 2196, No. 5, Draft 573-1838, Collection No. 3 of No. 32’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 376 and terminates at f 380, 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: Memorandum written in French and published by the Foreign Office in 1874.The memorandum discusses the situation in Persia, including the interior and exterior threats the country faces, and the potential threat the situation poses to the borders of the British Empire.The perceived exterior threat to Perse is the progress and advancement of the Russian Empire in Asia and their perceived interest in occupying Merv, the ancient capital of Khorassan [Khorāsān]. The interior threat is considered to be the general situation in Persia and its difficulties in establishing administration within its own borders.Also discussed in the memorandum is the strength and skill of the Turcomanes (Turkmen) cavalry which could potentially disrupt Russia's plans in Asia and the lack of continuous British representation in Persia and the possible need to provide support to their ally in order to stop Russia from advancing through Asia.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at f 61, and terminates at f 63, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original incomplete printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Covers a 400-mile length of the Persian Gulf coast from Bushire [Bushehr] south-eastwards to Basadore [Basaidu] in Persia [Iran], including a fifteen-mile hinterland. Portrays hydrology, including depths by soundings, sands and rocks, relief by hachures and rock drawings, vegetation, settlements and place names, and includes topographical and hydrographic notes.Surveyed by Lieutenants George Barnes Brucks and Stafford Bettesworth Haines, 1828. Engraved by Richard Bateman. Published by James Horsburgh, Hydrographer to the Honourable East India Company.Physical description: Materials: Printed on paperDimensions: 637 x 948mm, on sheet 670 x 1005mm
Abstract: The memorandum considers whether or not the British Government should support the development of a Trans-Persian Railway linking Europe to India. To this end it examines the potential benefits, and who (Britain, Germany, Persia, or Russia) stands to gain/lose the most from the project; it looks into the commercial, strategic, and political implications of the railway from a British perspective. It also provides advice on the steps to be taken by the British Government depending on whether it chooses to back or oppose the scheme. Sir Arthur Hirtzel is the author of the memorandum.The appendix (folios 22-24) contains extracts on opinions concerning the Trans-Persian Railway from various authorities including: the Board of Trade; Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, Chief Commissioner of Baluchistan; Sir Percy Cox, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Frederick Noel Paton, Director-General of Commercial Intelligence, India; Lieutenant-General Sir Douglas Haig, Chief of the General Staff, India; Sir Trevredyn Rashleigh Wynne, President of the Railway Board, India; the Government of India; and Sir William Nicolson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, War Office.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at f 18, and terminates at f 24, 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 printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: The memorandum — signed by Lieutenant-General Percy Lake, Chief of the Indian General Staff — considers whether Britain should accept Russian demands that the proposed Trans-Persian Railway should be routed via Kerman. It examines the potential strategic advantages to Russia, the consequent potential threat to British India, and how these would be negated if the railway passed via Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. An estimate is also provided of the additional force that would be required to defend India should the railway be routed as the Russians desire.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at f 34, and terminates at f 36, 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Report written by Adolphus Warburton Moore, Assistant Secretary in the Political Secret Department of the India Office, and dated 14 February 1877. The report, which deals with the question of British consular jurisdiction in Persia and the Persian Gulf, was written in order to close a matter that had been the subject of correspondence for over ten years. The report is a narrative of Government of India correspondence dating from 1866 to 1876 on the subject, and covers matters such as: questions over the extent of the territory over which jurisdiction may be exercised; the extent of jurisdictive powers held by the Political Resident, his Assistant, and other officials; implementation of jurisdictive powers; tribunals; legal procedure; civil and criminal law; the slave trade. An appendix to the report (folios 17-18) contains extracts from treatises (most in French) held between Persia and Great Britain (dated 4 March 1857), Persia and Russia (22 February 1828), and Persia and Germany (21 June 1873).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside 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.