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61. Diary and Consultations of Mr Eaton Dodsworth, Agent of the East India Company at Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 1 November 1708 and ending 31 July 1710
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- Abstract: The volume is in the form of a diary, which contains records of consultations at the Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Chief Agent, Eaton Dodsworth, and the Factory's Council members Robert Weldon, followed by William Elton, headed the consultations. They recorded the daily activities, the administrative decisions made, letters sent and received, as well as visits to and from the Factory.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:Records of the activities of 'Moor' [i.e. Arab] and Dutch vesselsNews of the death of Robert Weldon on 22 December 1708Records of traded commodities such as wool, almonds, wood, rice, cotton, lamp oyle [oil], glass pearl [probably glass beads], and horsesRelations with local Persian shawbunder [shahbander], governors, and merchantsRecords of letters exchanged with the Agent and Council of the English Factory at Spahaun [Eṣfahān, also written as Spahaune] providing information on the state of affairs, invoices, trade, relations with local Persian and Armenian merchants, and robbery casesRecords of letters and invoices received from Carmania [Kerman] and Shyrath [Shiraz, also written as Shyrass].The diary includes records of the arrival and departure of ships, including the India, the Winsor, the Takavelly, Luhesme[ Lakshmi] ketch, the Elizabeth, the George, the Gavestock, the Princes Sophia, the Gilbert, and the Mamoade[ Mahmudi?].The ships sailed mainly to and from Gombroon, Bombay [Mumbai], Bussora [Basra], Bangall [Bengal], Madrass [Madras, i.e. Chennai], Surat [also written as Suratt], Batavia [Jakarta], Cochin [Kochi], Ceylone [Sri Lanka], Tulachareene [Thalassery], and Mocha.In addition, the diary includes monthly records of the accounts of the East India Company's facilities in Persia covering the following: house expenses, house provisions, petty expenses, stable charges, table expenses, merchandised charges, extraordinary charges, servants' wages, and ships' charges.The diary was received on board the Tankervilleon 17 September 1712.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 22; 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.
62. File 741/1912 'Persia: Tehran Legation; purchase of land at Gulhak. Additions to Legation House at Gulhak'
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- Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, estimates and statements of expenditure, relating to the purchase of land adjacent to the British Legation in Gulahak in Tehran. The discussion in the volume relates to the cost of improvements in the premises of the legation at Gulahak and how these costs should be borne between the British government and the Government of India.Further discussion surrounds the criticism by the Office of Works of the plans for refurbishing the accommodation and the response of the Foreign Office; also an explanation by the Foreign Office as to why they had not previously consulted the India Office about such expenditure. Included in the volume are number of financial accounts, such as 'Statement of Expenditure in Persia in 1906-07 and 1907-08 incurred by the Imperial Government' (ff 169 - 170).The principal correspondents in the volume include: Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Edward Grey; Ambassador to Persia, Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice; First Commissioner of His Majesty's Office of Works.Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 172; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
63. File 3540/1914 Pt 10-15 'German War: Officers Lent to War Office'
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- Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to civilian officers under the Government of India volunteering for military service with the War Office during the First World War. Topics discussed include the activities of officers on loan, such as intelligence, liaison with Indian troops, and administration. Also discussed are requests for them to be returned to their duties with the Government of India and repercussions for military operations in Europe.Correspondents include officials of the War Office and the India Office.Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 265; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
64. File 3540/1914 Pt 6-9 'German War: Officers Lent to War Office'
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- Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the loan by the India Office of four political officers to the War Office.The discussion in the volume relates to the:Dates of appointment and pensionable allowanceRange of duties undertaken in the War Office and possibility of retention.The principal correspondents include the Viceroy of India and officials of the War Office.Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 263; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The file contains one foliation anomaly, folio 110a.
65. File 3540/1914 Pt 4-5 'GERMAN WAR:- OFFICERS LENT TO WAR OFFICE'
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- Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the role of interpreters and political officers on loan to the War Office.The discussion in the volume relates to the:Dates of appointment of various officers as interpreters and press officersRates of pay and allowances for officers.The principal correspondents include the Viceroy of India and officials of the War Office.Each part includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 379; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The file has one foliation anomaly, f 339a.
66. File 3156/1918 Pt 3 ‘Mesopotamia: Administration- [Past, Present & Future] Parliamentary Questions & Public Criticism 1920’
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- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, reports, minutes, Parliamentary notices and extracts from Hansardand from The Timesnewspaper. The correspondence is mainly related to Parliamentary questions, addressed to the Prime Minister or to the Secretary of State for India, and their answers, on the topic of the civil and military administration of Mesopotamia [Iraq]. The main Parliamentary questions debated in the volume are the following:The form of civil administration to be set up in Mesopotamia, and the department of Government to be responsible for thatThe number of British and Indian troops stationed in Mesopotamia, and how many of the Indian officers are Muslims and how many are non-MuslimsThe extent to which the revenues of Mesopotamia are meeting the expenditureThe future of the oil and mineral resources of MesopotamiaThe question of choosing an Arab king or an Arab head of state in MesopotamiaThe political and military situation in bordering areas such as Syria and PalestineThe future of the Kurdish people in the mountains in north Mesopotamia, and the Arab tribesThe possibility of Mesopotamia becoming ‘Indianised’ by planting military colonies particularly in BasraThe need to conclude a treaty of peace with Turkey [Ottoman Empire]The cost of the civil administration and the revenue collected in Mesopotamia in the year 1919-20, and the budget estimates for the financial year 1920-21The progress being made in the drafting of the organic law.The volume includes a Draft Mandate subject to the approval of the League of Nations (folios 173-175). It also includes two published daily reports:‘PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES. HOUSE OF LORDS. FRIDAY, 25TH JUNE, 1920. Vol. 40.-No. 50. OFFICIAL REPORT. [UNREVISED]’ covering the question of Mesopotamia and several bills advanced, mainly private bills and official secrets bill (folios 130-145)‘PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES. HOUSE OF LORDS. WEDNESDAY, 27TH OCTOBER, 1920. Vol. 42.-No. 83. OFFICIAL REPORT. [UNREVISED]’ covering two main topics: cathedrals and churches, and national expenditure (folios 12-24).The main correspondents in the volume are: the Prime Minister; the India Office; the Secretary of State for India; the War Office; the Under-Secretary of State for India, Political Department; the Viceroy, Finance Department; and the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 214; 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. The foliation sequence includes one foliation anomaly: f 103a.
67. File 5633/1918 'Iraq: medical officers for civil administration'
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- Abstract: This volume contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, telegrams and minutes regarding medical provision requirements for the civil administration in Mesopotamia [Iraq, also written as Irak].The papers notably cover and include:Descriptions of problems with medical service provision in the early days of the British occupation of MesopotamiaAssignment of medical personnel by the War Establishment for the troops in the field and civilian needsEfforts to obtain and disperse medical aid and resourcesReports by medical advisers and letters describing needs of doctors and volunteersThe civil administration and Civil Service Situation Scheme, including medical officer requirementsExtracts of reports from the Chief Sanitary Inspector and Conservancy Superintendent, including sanitary sections, officers, contracts, pharmaceutics, and doctorsThe situation in general hospitals and refugee campsThe role of the Regular Indian Medical ServiceUpdates on the recruitment of medical officers, chemists, nurses, sanitary inspectors, including salaries and medical specialismsRequirements for the Civil Health Service in Mesopotamia, compiled by Lieutenant-Colonel, Walter Rothney Battye, Secretary for Health to the Civil Services Commissioner in Mesopotamia.The principal correspondents are as follows: Lieutenant-Colonel Battye, Secretary for Health to the Civil Services Commissioner in Mesopotamia; John Evelyn Shuckburgh, Secretary, Political Department, India Office London; Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 193; 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. The sequence contains one anomaly: f 5a.
68. File 6665/1919 Pt 1 ‘MESOPOTAMIA: ADMINISTRATION. INCIDENCE OF COST; DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS REVENUES; CLAIMS OF THE OTTOMAN PUBLIC DEBT; STAMP DUTIES; CONTROL AND AUDIT OF EXPENDITURE’
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- Abstract: This volume contains correspondence, resolutions, memoranda, reports, telegrams and minutes regarding different aspects of the administration in Mesopotamia.The papers notably cover:The incidence of cost of the temporary administration of Basra [also written in the correspondence as Basrah Wilayat, or Vilayet], following the British military occupationDiscussion regarding the disposal of the surplus revenues of the British-occupied territory in Mesopotamia, including a suggestion that they should be handed over to the British GovernmentDefinitions of the financial powers of the Civil Officer in Mesopotamia and the difference of opinion between the Government of India and the authorities in Mesopotamia as to the allocation of military and civil fundsControl and audit of expenditure in the British administration of Mesopotamia.The volume also covers details such as the following:The Indo-European Telegraph Department, the development of new telegraph lines, and rates between Basra and London and Basra and IndiaContributions from Government of India revenues towards the cost of the various Indian Expeditionary ForcesThe liability for the Ottoman Empire’s public debt, following annexations of its territory.The principal correspondents include: John Bradbury, Treasury Chambers; Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for India; Percy Zachariah Cox, Chief Political Officer, Indian Expeditionary Force D; Viceroy of India, Finance Department; War Office; Assistant Secretary to the Government of India; Under-Secretary to the Government of India; Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.The volume includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 288; 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.
69. Copy of a Letter from the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, the Marquess of Hastings, in Fort William, to HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock
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- Abstract: Copy of a letter from the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, the Marquess of Hastings [Francis Rawdon-Hastings, the Earl of Moira], in Fort William, to HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, of 28 June 1817. In the letter Hastings declines to confirm Willock’s appointment of an assistant, Cornet George Willock, on the basis that he does not have the authority to approve the charge of Cornet Willock’s salary to the East India Company.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 15 December 1817 (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/170), which was received on 18 April 1818.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
70. Copy of a Letter from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, in Tabriz, to the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, the Earl of Moira
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- Abstract: Copy of a letter, numbered 4, from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, in Tabriz, to the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, the Earl of Moira, of 27 February 1817. In the letter, Willock informs Moira that he has appointed an assistant, Cornet George Willock, to ensure that he is able to fulfil the increasingly laborious duties of his office, which include forwarding to Moira copies of his dispatches to the Foreign Secretary.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 15 December 1817 (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/170), which was received on 18 April 1818.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
71. Copy of a Letter from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, in Tehran, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company
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- Abstract: Copy of a letter from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, in Tehran, to the Chairman of the Secret Committee of the East India Company, of 15 December 1817, which was received on 18 April 1818. The letter encloses Willock’s letter to the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, the Earl of Moira, of 27 February 1817 (not included in this item, see IOR/L/PS/9/68/169), the Governor-General’s reply (not included in this item, see IOR/L/PS/9/68/171), and a list of ministers with whom Willock regularly communicates (not included in this item, see IOR/L/PS/9/68/172). In the letter, Willock appeals to the Secret Committee against Moira’s refusal to confirm his appointment of Cornet George Willock as his assistant.Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
72. Diary and Consultations of Mr Alexander Douglas, Agent of the East India Company at Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 16 January and ending 31 July 1760
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- Abstract: The volume is in the form of a diary, which contains records of consultations at the Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Chief Agent, Alexander Douglas, and occasionally, the Factory's Council members William Nash and Dymoke Lyster, headed the consultations. They recorded the daily activities, the administrative decisions made, letters sent and received, and the significant political and military operations in the region.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:The French seizing the East India Company's ship SpeedwellReports of the country people attacking the FactoryNews of Shaik Rama [Raḥmah bin Maṭar al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Julfār, also written as Rama and Rammah] of Julfar [Julfār in what is now Ra's al Khaymah, also written as Gulfar] seizing the effects of Moolah Ally Shaw [Mulla Ali Shah] in Ormuse [[Jazīreh-ye Hormoz, Hormuz, Ormuz, also written as Ormus]The enmity between Carem Caun [Karīm Khān Zand, Vakil of Persia, also written as Carim] and Nasseir Caun [Nāṣir Khān Āl Mazkūr, Shaikh of Būshehr, ruled 1162-1203/c 1749-1788]The Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [also written as Muskatt] trying to entice the French ships ashore either at Muscat or BourkaRecords of the activities of French and Dutch vesselsNasseir Caun sending his brother Jaffar Caun [Ja‘afar Khān] to Afseen [Afsin] to build a fort thereRecords of military engagement between Dutch and English shipsCorrespondence with William Hutchinson, Captain of the ship Godolphinregarding sailing ordersThe Benimine [Banu Mu‘in] and Charrack Arabs' [Al-'Ali, based at Charrack, modern (Bandar) Charak] confrontation with the Haram and Julfar Arabs over the Island of Kishme [Qishm, Qeshm]Records of a battle at Nandervash [Vandavasi or Wandiwash, south-west India] between French and English forcesThe arrival of wool from Cermina [Kerman, also written as Carmenia]Records of letters received from the Linguist (i.e. interpreter) at Carmenia advising on the amount of wool sent and the billsAccounts of damaged cloth delivered out of the Company's warehouseThe Agent visiting the Cutwal [Kutwal from Persian, means the chief of a fort] of Ormuse castleThe engagement between Nasseir Caun’s troops and the Julfar Arabs at Linga [Bandar-e Lengeh]Letters exchanged between the Factory Agent and the President and Governor-in-Council at Bombay, and Council MembersThe President and Governor-in-Council at Bombay, Richard Bourchier resigning from his post, and Charles Crommelin taking overRecords of the work of the Committee of AccountsThe Bombay Council correspondence with the King of Siam regarding ship Northumberlandwhich had been seized by his peopleLetters exchanged between the Resident at Bussorah [Basra, also written as Bossarah], William Shaw, and the Factory at GombroonRecords of events taking place in Bussorah and Bagdat [Baghdad]William Shaw’s visit to the Bashaw [Pasha] of Bagdat and the good relations paved between the twoThe delivery of packets to the Court of Directors via Aleppo and Stambole [Istanbul].The diary includes records of the arrival and departure of ships, including the Dragon, the Welcome, the Godolphin, the Swallow, the Fort William, the Royal George, the Duke of Dorset, the Drake, the Calcutta, the Monmouth, the Roumaniaand the Fuzeraboony.Ships sailed mainly to and from Gombroon, Bombay, Bussorah, Bengall [Bengal], Surat, Muscat, Bushier [Būshehr], and Ormuse.The diary includes abstracts of the standard account disbursements for each month. These cover the following: table expenses, garrison charges, house repairs, the Afseen Garden, merchandised charges, extraordinary charges, servants' wages, ships' charges, and hospital charges.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 57; 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 cover.Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.