Abstract: This part is mainly composed of interdepartmental correspondence discussing the negotiations for the installation and maintenance of lighthouses and buoying in the Persian Gulf after the First World War, specifically at Muscat, Henjam and Sheikh Shuaib. Related matters of discussion include the following: the improvement of the lighting and buoying service and its locations; observations and instructions regarding the improvements; building materials for the lighthouses (ff 35-39); the involvement of the AGA Gas company regarding the cost of the arrangement and permission from the Persian Government. This part of the volume also includes two maps of the Persian Gulf showing the suggested system of lighting (ff 62-63). Some of the correspondence touches on the more general issue of financing lighting and buoying in the Persian Gulf.Notable correspondents include the following: Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Government of India, External Affairs Department; Secretary of the State for India; Muscat Political Agency; Deputy Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; HM Treasury; Director of the Royal Indian Marine.Physical description: 1 item (59 folios)
Abstract: This part is mainly composed of interdepartmental correspondence discussing the rebuilding of and improvements to the lighthouse in Muscat after the First World War. The correspondence notes that the Muscat lighthouse is not properly lit, and that there is a need to improve the pathway up to the cliff where the lighthouse is situated.The correspondence covers the following: agreements to improve the pathway, and a general description of the construction, with abstracts and measurements (ff 79-80, 114-116 and 141-143).Notable correspondents include the following: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Secretary of the State for India; various departments of the Government of India, including the Army Department, the Marine Department, the Military Department and the Public Works Department; the Overseer, Muscat; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; and the Director of the Royal Indian Marine.Physical description: 1 item (87 folios)
Abstract: The correspondence includes copies of letters, translated letters, and secret and political consultations related to the following:‘Deputation of Mehedi Ali Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān, several spellings appear in this part] to the Court of Persia [Iran] for the purpose of counteracting the designs of Zeman Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrānī, Amīr of Afghanistan, also spelled Zemaun] against Hindostan [Subcontinental India]’The progress of Mehedi Ali Khan’s negotiations with Persian officials at Tahiran [Tehran, also spelled as Teheran] including the Grand Vizier, Hajy Mirza Ibraheem Khan [Ḥājī Ibrāhīm Khān Zand Kalantar Shīrāzī, Eʿtemād al-Dawlah, Persian Prime Minister], and the King of Persia [Fatḥ ʻAlī Shāh Qājār, also called Bābā Khān]Appointment of Captain John Malcolm to the office of Envoy from the British Government to the Court of Persia on 12 October 1799The British offer of supplies of arms to the Persian GovernmentExchange of letters with Hajy Mahomed Kheleel Mullik Ettijar, native of Hazbin [Qazwin] [Ḥājī Muḥammad Khalīl Qazwīnī, Malik al-Tujjār of the Persian Empire, various spellings of his name and title feature] related to his help with the execution of the Company’s charges in Bushire [Bushehr]A list of superfine broad cloth to deliver in PersiaThe trading activities of the Governor of Bushire, Sheikh Naser Khan [Shaikh Naṣr Āl Madhkūr, son of Shaikh Nāṣir Āl Madhkūr, also spelled as Nusser]The rebellion of the Governor of Fars, Hussan Kully Khan [Ḥasan Qulī Khān]Notes on the King of Persia, his family and wealthExchange of letters between Sheikh Naser Khan of Bushire and Jonathan Duncan, the Governor at Bombay, regarding Mehedi Ali Khan’s position in BushireThe efforts of Mehedi Ali Khan to send the two princes, Mahomed [Maḥmūd Shāh Durrānī] and Ferouze [Fayrūz Shāh Durrānī] brothers of Zeman Shah, towards Herat [also spelled as Huraut] and Candahar [Kandahar] via Khorassan [Khorasan]Account of Abdur Reheem [‘Abd al-Raḥīm Khān Shīrāzī, Beglerbegi of Iraq] from the Royal Residence in Tahiran in relation to the happenings at the Persian Court; Mehedi Ali Khan’s personality and achievements; and the issue of Zeman ShahGovernor General, Lord Mornington [Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley of Norragh], honouring Mehedi Ali Khan and Hajy Mahomed Kheleel with a ‘khilaut’ [
khil'a, distinction] for their good conduct in PersiaA translated copy of a firmaun [farmān] from the King of Persia regarding the relations of his country with the EnglishDetails of the internal affairs of MuscatFrench activities in the GulfThe activities of Armenian vesselsNews of correspondence being established between Tippo Sultaun [Sulṭān Fātiḥ ‘Alī Ṣāḥib Tīpū, Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore] and Zeman Shah, and their shared feelings against the English presence in IndiaZeman Shah’s anti Shea [Shi‘a] policyCommunication with Soliman Basha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, also spelled as Soleyman] of Bagdad [Baghdad, also spelled as Bagdat]The French siege of Akkah (Acre, also spelled as Akka), and the response of the Ottoman and the BritishThe Ottomans and Wahabies [Wahhābīs] reaching an agreement regarding the governing of Lehesa [Al-Ahsa]Instructions and information to Captain Malcolm about his trip to PersiaThe movements of the Ottoman troops in SyriaThe possibility of the British establishing relations with Zeman ShahOttoman-Persian relationsOttoman-British relationsRussian-Persian relationsFrench-Arab relations.Physical description: 1 item (126 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Bushire [Būshehr] and dated 3 February 1800. The letter reports Malcolm’s arrival in Bushire and meeting with the Imaume [Imam] of Muscat [Sultān bin Ahmad Al Bū Sa’id], who was induced to sign an agreement with Malcolm and allow an East India Company representative to be installed in Muscat, and recommends strengthening ties with Muscat due to its maritime strength. It also reports Malcolm’s onward plans from Bushire and the Shaw [Shah] of Persia’s movements towards Khorassan [Khorāsān].Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)