Abstract: This file consists of letters, telegrams, and notes between officials of the Foreign Office and the Political Resident in Persian Gulf regarding an enquiry from the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Rome requesting the repatriation of Santo Gionfriddo, an Italian citizen who is supposedly interned at Bahrain, Persian Gulf. The letters involve a search for Gionfriddo’s location. Also involved are the Bahrain Political Agent and the Arabian-American Oil Company.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 20, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file consists of telegrams reporting the activities of Tullio Pastori, an Italian subject in the Persian Gulf, whose objective is to obtain Arab labourers for employment in Eritrea on the behalf of the Italian authorities. He is suspected of seeking to make concessions with the Sheikhs of Dibah [Dib Dibba] and Ras al-Khaimah to cover the exploitation of minerals, and being connected with Italian oil interests. The draft concession agreement entered into by Tullio Pastori & Co. is included along with correspondence outlining the British response to his activities.The main correspondents include: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office; the India Office; and HM representatives at Kerman, Baghdad, and Tehran.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 33; 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 2-32; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file consists of memoranda, correspondence, and reports from Indian Political Intelligence concerning the activities of Tullio Pastori, an Italian subject in the Persian Gulf. It assesses whether he is merely a commercial adventurer, or a political agent for the Italians engaged in subversive activities.The reports originate from Palestine and Iraq, and provide details of Tullio's movements and associates. A full account is given of his associate Lieutenant-Colonel Mario Pergaloni in connection with negotiations for the exploitation of bitumen, and Tullio's objectives are noted regarding the sale of arms and ammunition for use in Palestine. It also contains a report of an interview with an informant.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 26; 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 3-25; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file relates to boundaries in the Arabian Peninsula. The file begins with a Foreign Office memorandum (and an enclosed map) dated 30 April 1934, which provides a brief recent history of disputes and agreements regarding the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of modern-day Saudi Arabia.The remainder of the file, which dates from 1937, contains correspondence between the Foreign Office and the Colonial Office discussing the precise extent of the Aden Protectorate. Also discussed are the respective British and Italian interpretations of the Rome Understanding of 1927. The correspondence includes a second Foreign Office memorandum dated 23 August 1937 and entitled 'The Growth of the Aden Protectorate'.The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 40; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.