Abstract: The file consists of a document by Sir John Evelyn Shuckburgh, the Secretary for the Political Department in the India Office, discussing the problems with retaining civil service staff during the period of transition in Mesopotamia from Ottoman to British rule. Recommendations are offered at the end of the document for encouraging staff to remain in Mesopotamia.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 26, and terminates at f 26, 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; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This part of the volume is concerned with the return of leading Iraqi officers Gaafar Pasha el Askari [Jafar Pasha al-Askari, also written as Jaafar and Jafar] and Nury Said [Nuri Pasha al-Said, also written as Noury] to Iraq.Also discussed are the appointment of Percy Cox as High Commissioner for Mesopotamia [Iraq]; the British Government’s proposal that Sherif Feisal [Sharif Faysal bin Husayn bin Ali al-Hashimi] should be offered the Emirate of Mesopotamia; the creation of an Arab State in Mesopotamia headed by an independent Arab Government and mandated by the British; the relation between Sharif Feisal and the French in Syria; the arrangement of a meeting between Jafar Pasha and Percy Cox at Port Said; and the need to encourage division between Arabs and Turks which could lead to the friendship between Arabs and British.The principal correspondents are: the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, Foreign Department; the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the High Commissioner for Mesopotamia; the Under Secretary of State, Foreign Office; the British Consul, Port Said, Egypt; the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and Nury Said.Physical description: 1 item (58 folios)
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Meeya Sheik Tyeb Ibrahimjee [Mīrzā Shaikh Tayyib Ibrāhimji], former Native Agent at Mocha.The item concerns a request from Meeya Sheik Tyeb Ibrahimjee to be re-appointed Native Agent at Mocha after the departure of Sampson Naylor, Vice Consul and the Honourable Company’s Packet Agent.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No. 9, Draft 456, P.C. [Previous Communication] 2762, [Season] 1840’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 274 and terminates at f 280, 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 minutes, which form partial enclosures to a letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 30 September 1845. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2142/102302, alongside details of further enclosures.The item relates to proposals for the funding and staffing of the town hospital at Aden. The proposals are made by Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Captain in the Indian Navy and Political Agent at Aden, and John Porter Malcolmson, Civil Surgeon at Aden. The item also includes comments on the proposals from the Bombay Medical Board and the governments of Bombay and India.The item contains language which is considered offensive today.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5264, Draft 494/46’, ‘Collection N. 8 of N. 105, Vol: 2’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 152, and terminates at f 159, 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: Enclosure nos. 2-6 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of India, dated 20 August 1841. The enclosures are dated 18-19 August 1841, and contain for reference material dated 15 May 1839-2 July 1841.Enclosure no. 3 (ff 401-615) comprises the majority of this item, and consists of a memorial by Captain Elliot D’Arcy Todd (sometimes referred to as ‘Major Todd’, a temporary rank he had previously held while serving in Persia [Iran]) outlining his service and achievements as Political Agent at Herat, and arguing for his reinstatement to that position. The memorial is followed by fourteen appendices containing correspondence and other papers included in support of Todd’s position. In addition to Todd the correspondents include: Yar Mahomed Khan [Yār Muḥammad Khān ‘Alī Kūzāy], Vuzeer [Vizier] of Herat; the Government of India; and various Indian Army officers.Enclosure nos. 4-6 (ff 616-22) contain responses to Todd’s memorial from the Governor-General of India and members of the Council of India.Physical description: 1 item (205 folios)
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 3 July 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the eleventh in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to the confirmation in post of Khojah Hiskial bin Yusoof [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf] as British Native Agent at Muscat, on condition that he continues to support the family of his father-in-law and predecessor, Ruben ben Aslem [Rūbin bin Aṣlān]. As well as Hiskial bin Yusoof, correspondents include Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the Government of Bombay.Hiskial is also rendered in text as Heskeil.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 87, Vol: 11.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 318, and terminates at f 323, 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, extracts from Bombay [Mumbai] Political Consultations, 1844-45. 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, 14 July 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 the death of Reuben bin Aslan, Native Agent at Muscat, in May 1844 and the subsequent arrangements made to replace him. The item contains:Correspondence on the temporary appointment of Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb] as Native Agent at Muscat, arranged by Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian GulfHennell’s recommendations for a suitable permanent replacement and the Government of Bombay’s wish that a member of Reuben bin Aslan’s [Rūbin bin Aṣlān] family should be appointedA number of applications for the position from various individuals, each outlining their qualifications and experience as well as any previous service to the British undertaken by their family membersThe Government of Bombay’s discussions on the suitability of each applicantCorrespondence from Reuben bin Aslan’s widow requesting financial aid from the Government of Bombay and claiming that her family is owed three months of her husband’s salaryCorrespondence from Reuben bin Aslan’s daughter, Sarah ibna Aslan [Sārah bint Aṣlān], requesting financial aid and that her husband, Hiskael Yusoof [Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], should be appointed as her father’s successorCorrespondence naming Hiskael Yusoof as the new Acting Native Agent at Muscat on several conditionsThe subsequent arrangements made with regards to: Hiskael Yusoof’s salary; the salary owed to Hajee Yacoob; and the salary of Moollah Houssoin [Mullā Ḥusayn], Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah].Principal correspondents include: Hiskael Yusoof; Hennell; and the Government of Bombay.Multiple spellings appear for the names of multiple people. In particular, ‘Reuben’ is often rendered as ‘Rubil’ and ‘Aslan’ is often rendered as ‘Uslan’.The vast majority of the material dates from 1844-45. However, one applicant includes a copy excerpt from
The Bombay Courier, which dates from 1804, in his application.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: 16’, ‘Collection No. 4 of No. 76’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 533, and terminates at f 606, 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. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Farrant, Her Majesty’s Chargé d’Affaires at Tehran. It is the eighth in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns the appointment of Monsieur Danno as French Consul at Zanzebar [Zanzibar] and his imminent arrival at Tehran with presents for the Shah.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 7 of No 129’, ‘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 385, and terminates at f 387, 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 file concerns the position of Director-General of Customs, in the Government of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence covers the following: the return from leave of the current occupant of the position, M A Rashid (in post since 1946, on deputation from the Government of British India, now the Government of Pakistan); the possibility of Rashid's period of deputation being extended; rumours that the Sultan of Muscat and Oman wishes to re-employ Rashid's predecessor, Maqbul Hussain.The file's principal correspondents are the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Muscat; the Government of Pakistan's Customs House, Karachi.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This file relates to Mohammad Abu Rashid, currently employed as Director-General of Customs in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The correspondence records that Rashid was appointed on deputation from Customs House, Calcutta, and that, prior to partition, while still in Muscat, he had opted for service with the Government of Pakistan. Writing to the Political Agent in October 1950, while still on deputation in Muscat but due to be posted to Karachi the following year, Rashid requests information regarding the level of seniority that he will have in his new post.Other correspondents include the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Persian Gulf Political Residency; the Government of Pakistan's Ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 17; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This file concerns a request from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] for the services of a Government of India customs officer. The correspondence covers requirements for the role, terms of service, the sourcing of potential candidates, and the deputation of Mohammed (also spelled as Mohammad and Mahomed in the correspondence) Ismail Rajabdin, an appraiser at Customs House, Karachi, as Director of Customs for the Government of Muscat and Oman, in April 1939, for a period of three years.Also discussed are the following: the question of whether Mohammed Ismail's contract should be extended after the initial period of three years; Mohammed Ismail's resignation in January 1942; the Sultan's decision to hand responsibilities for customs to the Government of Muscat and Oman's Finance Officer.The file's principal correspondents are the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; the Government of Muscat and Oman's Director of Customs; officials of the Government of India's External Affairs Department.The Arabic language material consists of correspondence between the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, and representatives of the Government of Muscat and Oman, including the Sultan of Muscat and Oman (English translations are included in almost all cases). The file's contents date from 1939 to 1942, apart from three brief notes at the rear of the file, which are dated January 1948.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 59; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Continuing on from the previous file [IOR/R/15/6/202], this file relates to Mohammad Abu Rashid, Director-General of Customs in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, who was employed on deputation from Customs House, Calcutta.Rashid's service in Muscat began in May 1946, and was extended in May 1949 for a further two years. The correspondence in this file concerns a request from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] for Rashid's deputation to be extended beyond May 1951. Also discussed is the level of seniority that should be accorded to Rashid when he returns to service in Pakistan (prior to partition Rashid opted for service with the Government of Pakistan).Notable correspondents include the following: Frederick Charles Leslie Chauncy, Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Government of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mohammad Abu Rashid, Director-General of Customs in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.All the material in the file is dated 1951, with the exception of one item, a notice received from the Government of India's Public Service Commission in Bengal, which is dated 25 June 1940.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 25; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.