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1. 'Memo D82. Containing Tables of Salutes revised to 1913.'
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- Abstract: This file contains successive revisions of a document entitled, 'Table of Salutes granted to Native Chiefs and Nobles of India and to certain Chiefs near Aden and in the Persian Gulf'. The editions are dated between 1860 and 1913.Each edition is accompanied by correspondence between government departments regarding revisions to be made to the tables and forwarding the newly revised tables to the Secretary of State for India. Folios 20-21 reproduce correspondence relating to the delivery of insignia of the KCIE to the Shaikh of Mohammerah.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 1 and terminates at f 74, 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 present in parallel between ff 1-74; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
2. ‘File 15/13 RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1, Rules and instructions to wear orders (Decorations) medals’
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- Abstract: The main contents of the file are the following printed documents, which were originally circulated by the Viceroy of India to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and others, for information and guidance:A Government of India, Foreign and Political Department Notification dated 22 May 1928, reproducing the text of the regulations governing the acceptance and wearing of foreign orders and medals, by both military and civil government servants;Two lists showing the order in which orders, decorations and medals should be worn, compiled by the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, St James’s Palace, London, 1936 and 1941;Instructions about the wearing of orders, miniature decorations and medals with evening dress, compiled by the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, St James’s Palace, London, 1936.The file also contains the following main items of correspondence:A circular letter dated 1926, from the Secretary to the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India and the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, which provides instructions about the method of wearing with evening dress, a Companion’s badge of the orders of the Star of India and the Indian Empire;An addendum to a letter dated 1928, from the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department, regarding the cost, in rupees, of replacing a 1911, silver Delhi Durbar Medal.Physical description: Foliation: numbered 1A-1D, 2-18. The numbering is written in pencil in the top right corner of the folio and encircled. The numbering starts at the front of the file, on the file cover (f 1A) and ends on the inside cover at the back of the file (f 18). Folio 1C is blank.
3. 'File 15/18 FOREIGN AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT CIRCULARS RECEIVED FROM THE GOVT OF INDIA.'
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- Abstract: The file contains Government of India circular letters, memoranda and notices issued mainly by the Foreign and Political Department. These were sent to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire who forwarded them to the Political Agent, Bahrain and others. The circulars contain instructions, information and guidance on a wide range of topics. Most circulars are about the staffing and financing of departments and offices of the Government of India. Topics addressed include the following:The grant of an exemption to British consular and political officers stationed in the Persian Gulf, from payment of rent for their accommodation, 1929;Revised regulations regarding the wearing of foreign orders, decorations and medals by both Government of India officers and British subjects, 1930;An instruction to review local expenditure and actively reduce costs as part of a drive for retrenchment of expenditure by all departments and offices of the Government of India, 1930;Notice of a new declaration to be made to Persian Customs by foreign travellers and pilgrims entering Persia, about the amount of foreign money in their possession, under a new Persian Foreign Exchange Law, 1931.There are also several circulars in the file that communicate official British foreign policy in other parts of the world during periods of disturbance, so that British officials elsewhere would be able to counteract any inaccurate reports in circulation. Included are circulars about British occupied Palestine in 1928-1929, as follows:Printed circular memoranda from the Colonial Office, London, 1928, entitled ‘The Western or Wailing Wall in Jerusalem’, ‘Disturbances in Palestine’ and ‘Arming of Jews’;Circular telegram from the British High Commissioner, Jerusalem, 1929, about the reaction of the Arab population in Jerusalem to his instructions temporarily regulating religious observance at the wailing or western wall , pending a British Government enquiry into the existing rights of Muslims and Jews.Physical description: Foliation is written in pencil in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the second folio, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 189. Some of the parts of the file have been paginated, which means that there are a number of folio numbers missing from the sequence. Foliation omissions: f 7, f 11, f 13, f 15, ff 76-77, ff 166-169. Foliation errors: f 3 is followed by f 3A, f 123 is followed by ff 123A-C. Folio 94 is folded.
4. 'File 1/A/11 I Honours and Awards.'
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- Abstract: The file relates to the award of titles and honours, principally to Gulf rulers, but also to Bahraini citizens and members of staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain.The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the India Office. There is also correspondence from the Residency Agent, Sharjah; Shaikh Sa'id bin Maktoom, Ruler of Debai [Sa‘id bin Maktum Āl Maktum, Ruler of Dubai]; and Shaikh Hamad bin 'Isa al Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], Ruler of Bahrain. Enclosures include correspondence from the Foreign Office, Government of India; and other British officials in the region.The papers cover: correspondence concerning awards to individuals (e.g. folios 6-10); administrative arrangements for sending awards to the region (e.g. folio 11); procedure for the presentation of awards to local rulers (e.g. folio 13); the award of an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) to the Ruler of Debai, December 1932 - February 1934; the suggestion that Shaikh Sultan [Sultan bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī], Ruler of Sharjah be awarded a similar title to one granted to the Ruler of Dubai, May 1935; the allocation of Silver Jubilee Medals to Bahrain, March-May 1935; exemption granted to the Ruler of Bahrain from the covenant for the restoration of the insignia following his appointment as Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE), July, November 1935; increase in the number of guns in the salute for the Ruler of Sharjah, October 1935; the decision to confer the title 'His Highness', in place of their previous title, 'His Excellency', on the Rulers of Bahrain and Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], November 1935 - October 1936, January-June 1937; the visit of Shaikh Hamad of Bahrain to London in June 1936 to be invested with the KCIE, December 1935 - December 1936; and the distribution of Coronation Medals (to commemorate the coronation of King George VI on 12 May 1937) in Bahrain, May-July 1937. (The dates given refer to main items of correspondence, and may include enclosures of an earlier date.)The Arabic language content of the file consists of approximately twenty folios, principally correspondence (nearly all with English translations) between the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Residency Agent, Sharjah; and Gulf rulers.The date range gives the covering dates of the main items of correspondence; the title page on folio 5 states that the file was opened on 1 February 1932 and closed on 31 July 1937.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 348; 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 ff 6-348; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in same position as the main sequence.
5. 'File 11/5 Titles. Koweit 15 Recommendations for Titles and Honours'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the Ruler of Kuwait, Mubarak us Subah (Shaikh Mubarak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ); his successor Shaikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah; the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department; the Secretary to the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India; the Civil Commissioner in Baghdad; John Gordon Lorimer, Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE), at the Foreign Office in Simla; the British Residency in the Persian Gulf; the Political Agent in Baghdad; and the Political Agency in Kuwait; regarding recommendations for titles and honours to be granted to various subjects.The volume also contains speeches and programmes for the investitures; in detail:request by J G Lorimer for sanads (ordinances) to be conferred to the Persian Gulf Gazetteer workers in recognition of their services;recommendations for the Assistant Surgeon in Kuwait, Daudur Rahman, sent by the Ruler of Kuwait;grant of Knight Commander to the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) to the Ruler of Kuwait,investiture of Commander of the Order of the Star of India (CSI) to Shaikh Salim (Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Ruler of Kuwait from 1917); and of CIE to his successor from 1921, Shaikh Ahmad;title of Khan Sahib conferred on Mullah Abdullah bin Abdul Ilahi, Arabic Munshi at the Political Agency in Kuwait and badge of Khan Bahadur granted to Sahib Mulla bin Muhammad, Secretary to the Sheikh of Kuwait;title of Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) to the Sheikh of Mohammerah, Sir Khazal Khan (Khaz'al bin Jabir bin Merdaw al-Ka'bi), KCIE.The volume contains documents in Arabic with English translation, a speech by H E the Naval Commander in Chief, and acceptance speeches from the Rulers of Kuwait.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 188; 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 3-187.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
6. 'File 20/5 CEREMONIALS AND HONOURS. Honours, Titles & Decorations'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence regarding the grant of titles and badges to various persons in the Gulf. For instance, the title ‘Khan Bahadur’ was given to, among others, Khan Sahib Abdur Rahman Zaiyani, an Arab merchant, and to Mirza Ismail Barduli, an interpreter at the Agency in Muscat. The badge of a ‘Member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire’ was delivered to Captain John Baron Howes. The title ‘Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire’ was given to Shaikh Hamad Bin ‘Isa Al-Khalifa.The file also contains correspondence regarding the procedure for the replacement of the King’s Silver Jubilee Medals.The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agencies in Bahrain, Muscat, and Kuwait, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, and the Under Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department.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 127; 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 1-115 and ff 116-125; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
7. '176 Decorations and medals: instructions to wear'
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- Abstract: The file comprises letters of notification and congratulation, in Arabic and English, to individuals being conferred awards and honours by the British Government. The majority of the correspondence relates to the conference of the titles Khan Sahib or Rai Sahib on a number of prominent Bahraini's however also included are the announcements of the granting of the title Companion of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) on a number of members of ruling families including:Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Shaikh of Qatar in 1919‘Abdullāh bin Jilūwī, Amir of Hasa in 1921 (Honorary C.I.E.)Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, brother of the Shaikh of Bahrain in 1921Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh of Kuwait in 1922Aḥmad Āl Thanayyān, cousin of the Sultan of Nejd in 1922 (Honorary C.I.E.)Also included in the file is a request from the Civil Commissioner at Baghdad for the names of any individuals employed by the Political Agency at Bahrain, including menial staff, who served during the war and were therefore entitled to the 'Victory' and 'British War' medals.The file also contains copies of memorandum of information regarding the wearing of decorations of the Order of Star of India and the Order of the Indian Empire issued in 1921, and a notification on the order of precedence for India issued in April 1923.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 100; 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 2-97; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
8. ‘1900. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.’
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- Abstract: This volume consists of printed copies of telegraphic correspondence, dated 1 January to 31 December 1900, of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, with Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India.The start of the volume contains a detailed index of names, places and subjects (ff 2-8). This is followed by telegrams from the Secretary of State for India to Lord Curzon, numbered 1-489 (ff 9-75) and telegrams from Lord Curzon to the Secretary of State for India, numbered 1-502 (ff 77-162).A wide variety of subjects are covered, including matters relating to the following:The Aden Protectorate, notably Turkish [Ottoman] ‘encroachments’ on Haushabi [al-Ḥawshabī] territoryThe war in South Africa [the South African War or Second Boer War in Southern Africa, 1899-1902]Army matters, such as the recall of officers of the Indian Army from furloughBoer prisoners of war, including the proposal to send them to Ceylon [Sri Lanka]Russian ‘designs’ upon Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas]The Burma [or Myanmar]-China boundaryThe China Expeditionary Force [Gaselee Expedition], notably arms and ammunition, estimated cost, hospital and medical arrangements, and the rank and position of General Sir Alfred Gaselee within the ForceThe replacement of the Garrison at Hong KongCurrency, including proposed measures to address the serious scarcity of rupees, the Paper Currency Act Amendment Bill, the purchase and shipment of silver from England, the release of gold, and the shipment of gold to EnglandFamine [the Indian famine of 1899-1900], notably famine and cholera in the Bombay Presidency, crop prospects and relief works, and composition of the Famine CommissionHonours, including the Queen’s Birthday HonoursKoweit [Kuwait], in particular a dispute with Nejd [Najd]Loans, including applications from Native States [Princely States] for loans for famine relief purposes, and a loan to the Nizam of HyderabadMaskat [Muscat], notably a site for a French coal-shed, and the actions of the Sultan of Muskat regarding the use of French flags by his subjectsRailways in British India and the Uganda RailwayRussia, in particular Russian ‘designs’ on the Persian Gulf.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 162; 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 leading and ending flyleaves.Pagination: the volume also contains two original printed pagination sequences.
9. '1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.'
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- Abstract: This volume comprises printed copies of telegraphic correspondence, dated 1 January-31 December 1902, of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, with Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India.The beginning of the volume contains a detailed index of names, places and subjects (ff 4-15). This is followed by telegrams from the Secretary of State for India to Lord Curzon, numbered 1-588 (ff 18-97) and telegrams from Lord Curzon to the Secretary of State for India, numbered 1-584 (ff 99-198).A wide variety of subjects are covered, including matters relating to:The Aden Protectorate, notably the delimitation of the Aden boundary and relations with Turkey [Ottoman Empire]Afghanistan, including the Amir [Amīr Ḥabībullāh Khān] and Russian relations with AfghanistanThe Army in IndiaBerar [also known as the Hyderabad Assigned Districts], particularly relations with the Nizam of Hyderabad [Asaf Jah VI]Military operations of the Boer War 1899-1902Boer prisoners of war in IndiaChina, including the evacuation of British troops from ShanghaiA ceremony to mark the Coronation of King Edward VII (as King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India) including the Delhi Coronation DurbarThe famine in IndiaFinancial and administrative mattersRecommendations and awards of Honours of the United Kingdom to the British Indian Army and Government and to indigenous Indian rulers and dignitaries, including Coronation HonoursThe Koweit [Kuwait] Protectorate, including relations with TurkeyBritish policy in Persia [Iran]The establishment of a Police Commission in IndiaConstruction and extension of railways in British IndiaBritish relations with Russia notably in connection with India, Persia, Afghanistan, China and TibetMilitary operations in the Somaliland Protectorate [the Republic of Somaliland]British policy in Tibet.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 198; 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 leading and ending flyleaves.Pagination: the volume also contains two original printed pagination sequences.
10. Affairs Relating to Hajee Mahomed Rahim Khan, Persian Consul at Bombay, and Disputes between other Persian Nationals in India
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- Abstract: This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 97 of 1846, dated 26 August 1846. The enclosures are dated 22 October 1844-15 August 1846.The principal correspondents are: Mirza Mahomed Hadee [Mīrzā Muḥammad Hādī], messenger of the Shah of Persia [Iran]; the Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay; and Aga Mahomed Husson Khan [Āghā Muḥammad Ḥasan Khān, also spelled Aga Mahomed Hassan Khan in this item], Agent to HRH Mahomed Koolee Khan [Muḥammad Qulī Khān]. Also included are minutes of the Governor and President in Council, Bombay, concurred in by the Board or members in Council, and resolutions of the Government of Bombay in the Political Department.The papers cover the following matters:The arrival in Bombay [Mumbai], in October 1844, of Mirza Mahomed Hadee with a rukhum [official correspondence] and a khilaut [a dress or robe of honour, also spelled khelat and khilat in this item] for Hajee Mahomed Rahim Khan [Ḥājī Muḥammad Raḥīm Khān Shīrāzī, also referred to as Aga (Āghā) Mahomed Rahim Shirazee Khan in this item], the Persian Consul in Bombay, and the Government of Bombay’s decision not to ‘interfere in any way’ regarding arrangements for a public presentation of the khilaut to the Consul, due to no information having been received by them on the subject from Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM’s Chargé d’Affaires at TehranMirza Mahomed Hadee’s request, in November 1844, that the Government of Bombay intervene in a long-standing dispute, pending in the Supreme Court at Bombay, between the Persian Consul and Mirza Mahomed Allee Khan [Mīrzā Muḥammad ʿAlī Khān], to help attain its amicable settlement, and the refusal of the Government of Bombay to interfere with the proceedingsThe arrival, in May 1846, of Aga Mahomed Husson Khan, with a khilaut from the Shah of Persia for the Persian Consul, repeating the request for the Government of Bombay to present it to the Persian Consul, and the former’s repetition of its decision not to ‘intefere’ in the matterAga Mahomed Husson’s request, in May 1846, that the Government of Bombay assist in the recovery of a debt owed by Khaja Tela [Khwājah Tilā(?), also spelled Tila in this item], a Hindoo [Hindu] (who was in Kurrachee [Karachi] and is now in Bombay), to Mahomed Koolee Khan Hesheck Agasee Bashee [Muḥammad Qulī Khān Īshīk Āqāsī Bāshī], son of the Nowab Assesood dowlah [Nawwāb Āṣaf al-Dawlah] and dewan of the Shah of Persia, including a copy of letters written by Mahomed Koolee Khan to the Governor of Bombay (f 83) and by Sheil to the Governor of Scinde [Sindh] on the subject (f 90). The Government of Bombay: confirms that it is not in their power to interfere in the matter (f 85) and that Mahomed Koolee Khan should apply to the Supreme Court of Judicature, Bombay. It also reiterates its intention not to be involved in the presentation of the khilaut from the Court of Persia as they have had no intimation of it from SheilAga Mahomed Husson’s request, in August 1846 (f 93), that all proceedings against the Persian Consul (who was formerly thrown into prison and may well be ‘again cast’ in there if he cannot pay the debt he owes dating back to 1833) in HM Supreme Court of Judicature at Bombay to be suspended for six months, and the Government of Bombay’s confirmation that it is not in their power to interfere.Physical description: 1 item (34 folios)
11. Letter from HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia, Sir Gore Ouseley, in Tehran, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Marquis Wellesley
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- Abstract: A letter, numbered 13, from HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], Sir Gore Ouseley, in Tehran, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Marquis Wellesley, of 16 December 1811. In the letter Ouseley reports the politeness and attentions paid to him by the Shah, including his having been assigned a guard of honour and the distinction of being attended by two Yesawils [Yasavul, a term of Mongolian origin which gives the meaning of a guard], rather than one as is customary.The letter was enclosed in Ouseley’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 5 January 1812 (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/112), which was received from HM Secretary of State’s office on 1 July 1812.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
12. ‘Letter from Persia, received at the India Board from the Foreign Office, 23.August 1856’
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- Abstract: This bundle consists of summaries of two despatches sent by HM Consul at Tehran, Richard W Stevens (10 July 1856, Numbers 42 and 43), addressed to George William Frederick Villiers, 4 Earl of Clarendon and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The despatches are concerned with news of the position of Essa Khan [Isa Khan Bardorani, Minister Regent of Herat] at Herat, and the deputation of Ferouk Khan as Persian Ambassador to France – details of the gifts to be presented to the Emperor and Empress of France have been included.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
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