Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the first in a series of three items about a negotiation by William Bruce (the others are IOR/F/4/894/23289 and IOR/F/4/895/23290). The correspondents are the Government of Bombay; William Bruce, Political Agent in the Persian Gulf; Hoossain Ali Mirza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fārs]; Lieutenant John Macleod; Captain French of the sloop
Sophie.The item concerns:William Bruce’s unauthorised visit to Shiraz at the behest of Hoossain Ali MirzaThe treaty that Bruce agreed with Mirza, which included acknowledging Persian sovereignty over Kishm [Qeshm] and Bahrein [Bahrain], providing cruisers to the Persians, and obliging the Uttobees [‘Utūb] to stop carrying the flag of the friendly ArabsThe Government of Bombay’s disapproval of Bruce’s actions and the proposed agreementThe Government of Bombay’s actions to mitigate the damage done by Bruce, including replacing Bruce as Political Agent in the Persian Gulf with John MacleodThe orders given to the cruisers to counteract piracyThe furniture in the Bushire [Būshehr] Residency.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 2, Draft 293, P.C. 362, Season 26/7, Examiner’s Office 1824’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 128, and terminates at f 226, 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 pagination sequence.
Abstract: This file concerns arms traffic outside of the Persian Gulf. Specifically, the document discusses what it refers to as the 'spasmodic' illicit traffic of arms (as opposed to 'systematic' traffic) which has been carried out by masters of dhows carrying other merchandise. Most of the file is concerned with the traffic of arms from Jibuti [Djibouti] – which is referred to as '
thedistributing centre [original italics]' for the arms trade outside of the Persian Gulf – to ports in the Gulf of Aden.The document provides a brief history (from a British perspective) of traffic from Jibuti in the years since the signing of the Brussels Convention in 1890. It summarises, and provides references to, letters and despatches from a number of British authorities, which discuss various issues relating to the arms trade out of Jibuti, including: the extent to which traffic at Jibuti has been regulated; the possible threat that the traffic poses to the Aden garrison; the effects of measures taken by the French to curtail the traffic from Jibuti; other possible ports of supply, such as Zanzibar, Muscat and the Aden Protectorate ports.Also discussed are the attitudes of the maritime chiefs to the arms traffic, the various preventive measures available to the Resident at Aden for dealing with the effects of the traffic at Aden, an account of measures taken both by the British Somaliland authorities and by the Italian authorities, and an evaluation of the naval measures taken by the British since 1901. The file concludes by noting that one possible solution to the problem could be the deployment of armed dhows, a measure which previously has been advocated by the naval authorities, the Viceroy and the Resident at Aden.The document is attributed to P H D [P H Dumbell, Reading Clerk to the Council, India Office].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Document outlining the administration and history of Bahrein [Bahrain] from 1908-28. Covering:administration – control by the Government of India and titular Shaikh of the Islands, Bahrein's status as an independent Arab State, internal administration conducted by the Shaikh and a European Financial Advisor and European Director of Customs, the roles of the Bahrein Political Agent, and the responsibility for expenditure;internal History of Bahrein (including relations with His Majesty's Government), 1908-23 – concerning Sheikh Isa [Shaikh Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah] and the events leading up to his deposition;internal History of Bahrein (including relations with His Majesty's Government), 1923-28 – concerning Sheikh Hamad [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] and the role of the Political Agent;oil in Bahrein;external Relations of Bahrein (other than with His Majesty's Government) 1908-28 – concerning Turkey, Persia and the reassertion of Persian claim to Bahrein and appeal to the League of Nations in 1927, and Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd].It also includes a summary, notes the position in Bahrein of His Majesty's Government, lists points referred to in connection with the Persian Gulf Sub-Committee, and states the view expressed by the Government of India.Written by John Gilbert Laithwaite of the India Office.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 17, and terminates at f 22, 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 file also contains an original printed 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 [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; Captain Samuel Hennell, the Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the Court of Directors of the East India Company.The item concerns a request from the Bombay Government to Her Majesty’s Government to grant the Resident in the Persian Gulf consular powers, the need for which is demonstrated by the case of Josiah Row Chowdry [Josiah Rao Chaudhari]. A fuller explanation of the case of Chowdry, who was owed wages by a ship’s master, can be found in IOR/F/4/2077/95833 and IOR/F/4/2077/95834.The title page of the item contains the following reference: ‘Draft 180 of 1845’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 4 and terminates at f 13, 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.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], and one letter from the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. It is the first in a series of ten items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1767/72462, IOR/F/4/1767/72463, IOR/F/4/1767/72464, IOR/F/4/1767/72465, IOR/F/4/1767/72466, IOR/F/4/1767/72467, IOR/F/4/1767/72468, IOR/F/4/72469, and IOR/F/4/1767/72470).The item concerns:An act of ‘piracy’ carried out on the bugla [baghlah]
Duria Dowlat[
Darya Dowlat] by the Beni Yas, and arrangements for Shaik Shakboot of Aboothabee [Shaikh Khalifah bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi] to repay the lossThe loss of a vessel from Karrack [Jazīreh-ye Khārk] in suspicious circumstances, and the subsequent arrest of a man from Shargha [Sharjah]An act of ‘piracy’ carried out on the cotteya [kuttiya]
Luxoomee Pursad[
Lakshman Parsad] by the Benee boo Aly [Bani Bu Ali] tribe and inhabitants of Zoor [Sur]An act of ‘piracy’ carried out on the
Fatelkear[
Fateh ul Khyr] by the inhabitants of ZoorAggression towards the shroff [banker] of the Bushire [Bushehr] ResidencyThe movement of Esa ben Tareef [Shaikh ‘Isa bin Hamad bin Tarif Al Bin ‘Ali al-‘Utbi] and his followers from Bahrein [Bahrain] to AboothabeeThe flight of Sheik Nassir [Shaikh Nasir II Al Mazkur], the Governor of Bushire, from Bushire due to his impending arrest by the Government of Fars.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 550, 1839, P.C. [Previous Communication] 2491’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 588 and terminates at f 626, as it was originally 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: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, extracts from a Bombay [Mumbai] Political Consultation, [10?] June 1845. The papers contained in this item are partial enclosures to a Political Letter sent from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 10 June 1845. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2122/100076, alongside details of further enclosures.The item relates to a letter, dated 16 May 1845, from the Government of India to the Government of Bombay. The letter communicates the Governor General of India’s approval of action taken by Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to mitigate attacks on trade at Bahrein [Bahrain] by the former chief of that region. The letter is forwarded to Hennell.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5061, Draft 29/46, Coll[ection]: 23, Vol: 12’, ‘Collection No. 11 of No. 62’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 510, and terminates at f 512, 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 resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 12 September 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2661/176320, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the third in a series of fifteen items on events in the Persian Gulf during 1855-56. The eighth item in the sequence is not present.The item contains correspondence between: Rear Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy; the Government of Bombay; and the Government of India. The correspondence relates to the two governments' approval of the proceedings undertaken by Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, following an incident at Bushire [Bushehr] between a Persian [Iranian] soldier and an officer of the Company steamer,
Ajdaha[
Ajdahā].The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '52 [18]57', 'Collection No. 6', 'Vol: 3', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was written as 'Collection No. 4 of No. 71 of 1856.' but the '4' was replaced with '6' and 'of No. 71 of 1856.' has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1004, and terminates at f 1009, 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, notifications, resolutions, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and the Government of India. It is the first in a series of five items.The item concerns the appointment of Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball to replace Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell as Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the appointment of Lieutenant Herbert Frederick Disbrowe to replace Kemball as Assistant to the Resident in the Persian Gulf. The political letter at the front of the item also mentions:Settlement of an affairs concerning the Customs Master at Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ‘Abbas]The dismissal of Mirza Mahomed [Mīrzā Muḥammad], British Agent at ShirazPayment of a pension to the widow of Moollah Hoosein [Mullā Ḥusayn], late British Agent at Sharga [Sharjah].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 969-1852’ and ‘Collection No 5 of No 62 (in 5 volumes)’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 1036, and terminates at f 1043, 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. The main correspondents are the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; Meerza Mahmood [Mīrzā Muḥammad], British Agent at Shiraz; Bahram Mirza [Bahrām Mīrzā Mo‘ezz-al-Dawlah], Prince-Governor of Fars; and Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Tehran.The item concerns:Attempts by the Prince-Governor of Fars to levy a fine of 300 tomans on the nakhuda of a Dashtee [Dashti] vessel for importing enslaved people into Bushire [Bushehr]5% customs duties levied on sugar from Java arriving at Bushire, compared to the previous rate of 1.25%, and discussions by Hennell about whether he should intervene to ask the Prince-Governor of Fars to exempt these Bushire traders affected from inland transit dutiesRequests for assistance made to Hennell by people who have had property stolenMilitary conflicts between Bakir Khan [Bāqir Khān Tangistānī] and Sheik Nasir [Shaikh Nāṣir II Āl Madhkūr], Governor of Bushire, and between Bakir Khan and the Prince-Governor of FarsThe replacement of Bahram Mirza as Prince-Governor of Fars, and Kurrem Khan [Karīm Khān] as Governor of Behbehan [Behbahan]Unrest in the province of FarsThe imprisonment of Mirza Alli Mahomed [Mīrzā ‘Alī Muḥammad], the Bab [Báb], and an order for his executionThe effects of locusts on food pricesSheik Nasir’s reluctance to go to Shiraz as he owed the Prince-Governor of Fars tributeEnquiries into the conduct of Mirza Mahomed due to complaints against him, including that he stole a gold watch from the late Mr Tasker, claims which are refuted by HennellDefeat of the Babees [Bábis], who had been causing disturbances by the SirbazThe execution of Syed Yahyah [Sayyid Yaḥyá], a follower of the Bab.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 91 of 1851’ and ‘Coll[ection]: 18’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 568, and terminates at f 675, 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 [Mumbai]. The correspondents include: the Government of Bombay; Government of India; Accountant General of Bombay Charles Morley; the Resident in the Persian Gulf, Samuel Hennell. The appendix to this item is contained in item IOR/F/4/2020/90762.The item concerns an alleged deficiency of 2272 Persian rupees, 52 rials in the accounts of the Bushire [Bushehr] Residency when Captain Henry Hardy handed the Residency over to Ephraim Gerrish Stannus in 1823. Hardy is asked to account for this money, which appeared to have been drawn by George Willock at Tabreez [Tabriz].The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 813, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4122, [Season] 1843’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 4 and terminates at f 30, 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, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay and the East India Company Court of Directors. The item relates to requests for compensation by Dr John McNeill following the cancellation of his appointment as Resident at Bushire [Būshehr]. In particular, the item refers to the reasons for the cancellation and the extent to which the Government of Bombay should take responsibility for McNeill's expenses and losses, which are detailed in the correspondence. Discussion around the question of whether the Resident post should be held by a Military Servant or a Civil Servant is also included.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Court of Directors; and Dr John McNeill, First Assistant to the Mission in Persia.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 1586, Draft 555, 1835’ and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 540, and terminates at f 566, 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 political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. It is the first in a series of nine items on the trade in enslaved people (the others are IOR/F/4/2087/96921, IOR/F/4/2087/96922, IOR/F/4/2087/96923, IOR/F/4/2087/96924, IOR/F/4/2087/96925, IOR/F/4/2087/96926, IOR/F/4/2087/96927, and IOR/F/4/2087/96928).The item concerns:The acquittal of Ali bin Abdulla [‘Alī bin ‘Abdullāh], the supercargo of the
Aden Merchanton a charge of trading enslaved peopleThe release of enslaved people at MuscatThe prohibition of selling enslaved people at MuscatThe translation of the Moresby TreatyEnslaved people liberated from Zanzibar, Muscat, and Bahrein [Bahrain]The treaties prohibiting the sale of Somalis, agreed to by the Arab tribesThe agreement between Bourbon [Réunion] and the Imaum of Muscat [Imam of Muscat, Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] to import free labourers into Bourbon.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 290/45, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4760’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 797 and terminates at f 809, 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.