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1. ‘Persian Gulf and Aden. Claim of the owner of the Bugla “Futhool Kheir” to the balance of freight due to him for the conveyance of Government stores to Aden.’
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- 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 thirteenth 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; Major David Davidson, Commissary General of the Army, Bombay; Captain Elgate Whichelo, Deputy Commissary General, Bombay; Captain George James Duncan Milne, Sub-Assistant Commissary General at Aden; Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden; and Khojah Heskael [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Native Agent at Muscat.The item concerns a claim made by Mahomed bin Salim [Muḥammad bin Sālim], the owner of the vessel Futeh-ool Kheir[ Fatḥ al-Khayr. Multiple spellings for this name are present in the item]. Mahomed bin Salim’s claim is for the balance of freight due to him for the conveyance of Government stores to Aden, and the amount of expenses incurred by him in landing the stores at Muscat, where he was detained for several months due to the weather conditions. The Government of Bombay makes enquiries into the details of the voyage made by the Futeh-ool Kheirand of the cargo it transported. The item contains letters and reports submitted by the Government of Bombay Military Board, the Army Commissariat Department at Bombay, the Native Agent at Muscat, and British officials at Aden.The item contains a table of contents (ff 554-556), and the title page (f 553) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1851’, Collection No. 1, Vol. 13’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 553 and terminates at f 584, 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.
2. ‘Persian Gulf. Hostilities between the chief of Aboothabee and the chief of Rasel Khyma. – Vol: 42’
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- 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; the Government of India; Commander Thomas Grere Carless, commanding the Persian Gulf Squadron, and Lieutenant James Rennie. It is the forty-second in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:Intelligence that neither the shaikh of Russel Khyma [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah] nor the shaikh of Debaye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāsah of Dubai] will convey troops belonging to Fyzul ben Toorkee [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd] from El Katif [Qatif] to the coast of Oman by seaThe possibility that Fyzul ben Toorkee will march his troops overland from Lassa [Al Hasa] to join a coalition against Saeed bin Tahnoon at Brymee [Al Buraymi].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 4 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 645, and terminates at f 651, 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.
3. ‘Persian Gulf. Accommodation on board the Hon’ble Company’s steamer “Nitocris” afforded to the British and Russian Commissioners employed on the delimitation of the Turco-Persian Frontier – Vol: 4’
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- 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.
4. 'Reports on (1) the Conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab river from the Port of Basra to the Persian Gulf and on (2) the Development of the Port of Basra. By Sir George Buchanan Kt., C.I.E'
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- Abstract: This file contains two printed reports written by Sir George Buchanan, Director of Port Administration and Conservancy, Indian Expeditionary Force "D".The details of the reports are as follows:1) 'Report on the Conservancy of the Shatt-El-Arab River from the Port of Basra to the Persian Gulf'(folios 1-7);This report is separated into the following sub-headings:(a) General Description of the River.(b) Physical Characteristics.(c) Obstructions to Navigation.(d) Removal of the Outer Bar.(e) Lighting and Buoying.(f) Pilotage.(g) Financial.(h) Conclusion.A number of charts and plans referred to in the report are contained in a seperate pocket at the rear of the folder (folios 21-29).2) 'Report on the Development of the Port of Basra'(folios 8-18)This report is separated into the following sub-headings:1) Suitability of Basra as the Principal Port of Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf.2) Trade Prospects.3) Administration.4) Works and Equipment.5) Import Trade.6) Export Trade.7) Inland Vessels' Trade.8) Trade with Southern Persia.9) Miscellaneous private trades and industries.10) Finance.11) Charges on Vessels.12) Dues on Goods.13) Inland Vessels' Trade.14) Land Rents.15) Conclusion.This report includes an appendix entitled 'A brief note on the future development of the Port of Basra and its communications by land and water, by Sir George Buchanan, Kt., C.I.E., Director of Port Administration and Conservancy, Indian Expeditionary Force, "D" (folios 16-18).Physical description: A bound volume with a pocket attached to its inside rear cover containing nine fold-out maps.There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the last of the various maps that are inserted at the back of the volume, on number 29.
5. ‘Miscellaneous 16/4 Correspondence with – the Mespers, Bahrain, etc.’
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- Abstract: Correspondence exchanged between the Political Agency at Bahrain and various steamship operators at Bahrain, as follows:until 1937, representatives of the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited (MPC hereafter; briefly referred to as the Mesopotamia Iran Corporation in early 1937 and referred to as MesPers in the file title), including Deputy Managers J Russell and George William Reginald Smith);from 1937, representatives of Gray, Mackenzie & Company Limited, chiefly John H Leared;Much of the correspondence sent by representatives of the MPC is written or typed on stationery belonging to the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited (see notes on Administrative Context).Most of the correspondence is of a day-to-day nature:arrangements for the forwarding and receipt of special letters and packages, with bills of lading included;arrangements for the passage of individuals to and from Bahrain by steamer, with debit notes and receipts;steamer service timetables for 1935 (ff 113-114), Persian Gulf ‘fast service’ timetables for 1937 (ff 152-158), and mail service timetables for 1941 (ff 203-205);Other correspondence concerns:the passage of three distressed British seamen (DBS) in 1928, including an order for the conveyance of DBS (ff 34-37);a case of three Kuwaitis reported to be illegally hawking wares on steamers in 1937 (ff 136-144);from August 1939, correspondence related to the start of the Second World War, including travel restrictions and passport control, the increased costs of shipping due to war insurance and higher prices, and shipment of French goods in 1940 (f 167 onwards).Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 270; 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 4-269; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
6. ‘Miscellaneous 16/15 Correspondence with and from the Director of Customs, Bahrain’
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- Abstract: Correspondence, chiefly received from but also sent to, the Director of Customs in Bahrain (Claud Cranbrook Lewis DeGrenier). The majority of the correspondence is official, and relates to miscellaneous trade and customs matters in Bahrain. Aside from general correspondence, memoranda and notices (for example, announcing trade regulations, customs house opening hours), other correspondence in the file includes:a letter from the French pearl merchant David Bienenfeld, dated 1928, requesting permission to bring a wireless radio into Bahrain (ff 7-8);a letter and statement on rice imports into Bahrain for the period May 1927 to May 1928 (ff 15-16);correspondence dated 1929, with a copy of an invoice in German, relating to the import into Bahrain of matches from the Berlin branch of the Handelsvertretung der Udssr in Deutschland (Mercantile Department of the Soviet Government in Germany, ff 23-27);statistical tables detailing the numbers and total tonnage of steamers entering and leaving the port of Bahrain for the years 1928 and 1929 (ff 37-39);a summary of the numbers of packages landed at various Persian Gulf ports for the months August to November 1931 (f 52) and November 1931 to January 1932 (f 61);correspondence dated 1932 relating to changes to the system for khanchia(a customs tax collected on imports), including a petition signed by many of Bahrain’s merchants, objecting to these changes (ff 54-56, f 63);details of the British India Steam Navigation Company’s ‘engagements’ at various ports in the Persian Gulf for the months February to June 1932 (expressed in numbers of packages discharged, ff 65-69, f 74);a 1932 letter (in Arabic with English translation) from prominent Njdy [Nejdi] merchants in Bahrain, requesting a definition of the territorial limits of Bahrain Port (ff 70-72).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 80; 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 4-78; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
7. ‘Egypt. Passage for Ahmed Aga and his suite from Bussora to Bombay and Suez.’
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- 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, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Henry Johnson, HC Agent in Egypt.The item concerns a request from Artin Bey [Artin Bey Shoukry, also Artin Bey Sharkian], Minister of Foreign Affairs in Egypt, for passage to be granted to Ahmed Aga [Aḥmad Āghā, also referred to in the item as Ahmad Bey] and his suite from Bussora [Basra] to Bombay [Mumbai], and back from Bombay to Suez. It includes:A copy of Artin Bey’s letter, which is in French, along with an English translationA letter from Charles Augustus Murray, HM Consul-General at Cairo, requesting the Government of Bombay to assist Ahmed Aga in procuring a passage to SuezA letter from John Ritchie, Superintendent in Bombay of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company’s Steam Vessels, regarding the provision of passage from Bombay to SuezAn inventory, in Arabic, of the possessions of Ahmed Aga, made following his death in Bushire [Bushehr] on 26 October 1850.The item contains a table of contents (ff 874-875), and the title page (f 873) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1851’, Collection No. 6’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 873 and terminates at f 892, 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.
8. Ships bound for the Persian Gulf; affairs in Nepal
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- Abstract: Enclosures nos. 3-11 to dispatch no. 10 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 26 August 1838. The enclosures are dated 5-22 August 1838.Enclosures 3 and 4 contain instructions from the Government of India for HMS Volageand two sloops to travel to Bombay [Mumbai] in preparation for taking troops to the Gulf, and for HMS Rattlesnakeand HMS Victorto remain in Rangoon [Yangon] until further notice.The remainder of the enclosures concern a report by the Commander-in-Chief, India, into the vulnerability of provinces bordering Nepaul [Nepal] in the wake of worsening relations between the two countries. The report (enclosure 6, ff 480-483) proposes the movement of troops to either Jorhoot [Jorhat] or Gorruckpoor [Gorakhpur]. The enclosures also cover: a request for the relief of troops in Cuttack and Mhow and the reinforcement of Benares [Varanasi]; an offer of reinforcements from the Government of Ceylon [Sri Lanka]; and an enquiry about possible reinforcements from the Government of Mauritius.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 470, and terminates at f 494, 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
9. PZ 5840/35 'Mohammerah Port Regulations'
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- Abstract: The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the establishment of a Port Office at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and accompanying port regulations.The discussion in the volume relates to the following regulations:Accidents relating to water transport on the Karun, and Shatt al-Arab and in the Persian GulfAnchorage for ships entering the mouth of the KarunThe establishment of a Mohammerah Port OfficeCustoms and taxes levied on water craftThe exemption of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) from taxes based on its concession agreementA report on an accident involving an Anglo-Persian Oil Company tanker (folio 146)Discussion of the political significance of the regulations issued concerning the Shatt al Arab waterway.The principal correspondents in the volume are: Mohammerah Port Officer (Lieutenant F von Kreuze); Commandant, Southern Naval Force; HBM Consul for Khuzistan (A E Watkinson); HM Ambassador to Iran (Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen); Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir John Simon).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 141, and terminates at f 170, 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 141-170; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
10. Coll 28/38(6) ‘Statistique commerciale de l’Iran; Tableau Général du Commerce avec Pays Etrangers pendant l’année économique du 1er Tir 1312 au 31 Khordad 1313 (22 Juin 1933 – 21 Juin 1934) publié par l’Administration des Douanes’
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- Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Iran and foreign countries, for the period 1 Tir 1312 to 31 Khordad 1313 in the Iranian calendar (equivalent to 22 June 1933 to 21 June 1934 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Iranian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1935. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Persia and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1302-1312 (ff 11-20).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 32-97). An alphabetical index of commodities precedes the chapter (ff 25-31).Summary tables of major imports and exports by major importing and exporting countries (ff 103-120).Trade at key customs offices, expressed in quantity (weight) and value (ff 121-137).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 138-139) and the Persian Gulf (ff 140-142).Port activities on the Caspian Sea (ff 143-144) and in the Persian Gulf (ff 145-147).Details of routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 148-157).Air services (f 158).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 161-168).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 169-176).Texts of laws passed by the Iranian Government, relating to trade and monopolies (ff 176-179).A list of customs offices, shown with their various branches and locations (ff 180-185).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 186; 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.
11. Coll 28/38(7) ‘Empire De L’Iran; Ministère des Finances; Statistique publiée par l’Administration générale des Douanes; Tableau Général des importations & des exportations de L’Iran avec les pays étrangers; Pendant l’année économique (1-er Tir 1313 – 31 Khordad 1314) (22 Juin 1934 – 22 Juin 1935)’
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- Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Iran and foreign countries, for the period 1 Tir 1313 to 31 Khordad 1314 in the Iranian calendar (equivalent to 22 June 1934 to 22 June 1935 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Iranian Customs Administration (part of the Iranian Government’s Ministry of Finance) in Tehran, 1936. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Iran and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1304-1314 (ff 10-20).Imports and exports, with an indication of origin (imports) or destination (exports), quantity and value (ff 34-95). An index preceding the chapter (ff 27-33) lists commodities alphabetically, and references the chapter’s own pagination system.Statistics for duty-free imports (ff 100-108).Summary tables of major imports and exports by major importing and exporting countries (ff 113-140).Trade at key customs offices, expressed in quantity (weight) and value (ff 141-166).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 171-172), the Persian Gulf (ff 173-174), and the Karoun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] (f 175).Details of routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 176-182).Air services (f 183).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 184-191).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 192-199).Road taxes (ff 200-206).A list of customs offices, shown with their various branches and locations (ff 212-218).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 219; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
12. Coll 28/38(1) ‘Statistique commerciale de la Perse; Tableau General du Commerce avec les Pays Etrangers pendant l’année 1308 (22 Mars 1929 – 21 Mars 1930) publié par l’Administration des Douanes’
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- Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Persia [Iran] and foreign countries, for the Iran calendar year 1308 (equivalent to 1929/30 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Persian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1930. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Persia and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1299-1308 (ff 8-22).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 28-76).Imports and exports, expressed by quantity and value, and arranged by origin (imports) and destination (exports) (ff 78-88).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 91-92), the Persian Gulf (ff 93-94) and on the Karoun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] (f 95).Details of maritime services operating in the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf (ff 96-100).Details of maritime routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 101-110).Domestic and international postal services (ff 112-123).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 124-131).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 132-135).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 150; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
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