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, 31 March 1852, and found at IOR/F/4/2475/138723. It is the eighth in a series of eight items about the Persian Gulf.The item contains a letter, dated 26 December 1851, from Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay. Hennell reports that HM Minister at the Court of Tehran has persuaded the Persian [Iranian] Government to abandon their plan to ban the export of mules and asses from Persia. The item also contains the Government of Bombay's response, dated 24 February 1852, that this information is satisfactory.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 733 of 1852', 'Collection No 7', 'Vol: 8', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '9 of No. 35' but this has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 999, and terminates at f 1001, 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: Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 10 October 1871.The Despatch concerns a prohibition by the Persian Government on the export and storage of grain and provisions, as a result of a grain shortage. The correspondence shows that British officials felt that the measure was likely to deter the import of provisions into the country.The papers include a letter from the Persian Minister of Foreign Affairs.The Enclosures are dated 8 July - 27 September 1871.Physical description: There is an Abstract of Contents on folio 118, numbered 1-6.
Abstract: This volume contains correspondence between British officials regarding complications around the payment of transit fees to Bahrain (sometimes written as Bahrein in the file) by Saudi Arabia and its precursor states, the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz (1926-1932) and the Sultanate of Nejd (1921-27). The correspondence also discusses relations between the two countries generally and the role of Britain.The correspondence is between officials at the India Office, Foreign Office, Board of Trade, British Legation in Jeddah, Political Residency in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agency in Bahrain. A limited amount of correspondence is also contained with non-British individuals including the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, some of which is in Arabic (with English translations).In addition to correspondence, the volume contains occasional extracts from Intelligence Reports compiled by the Political Agency in Bahrain and the following documents:'Draft Record of a Meeting held at the Foreign Office on Monday October 8th, regarding relations between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain' (folios 12-24)'Visit of a Japanese Ship to Bahrain' 1934. (folios 69-70)'Minutes of a Meeting held at the India Office on 6th April to discuss the question of Bahrain Transit Dues' (folios 266-272)'Memorandum on the Bahrein Transit Dues Question' (folios 280-289)Translation of Chapter Eight ('Concerning Goods in Transit') of the Hejazi Customs Regulations (folios 483-484)an India Office memorandum entitled 'Bahrein, 1908-1928' (folios 519-524)an India Office memorandum entitled 'Question of British Interference in the Administration of Bahrain' (folios 525-528)'Treaty of Peace with Turkey: Draft Clauses Relating to Ports, Waterways and Railways' (folios 555-558)Article 4 of 'Terms of a Friendly Convention entered into Between Shaikh Mahomed bin Khalifah, Independent Ruler of Bahrain, on the part of himself and Successors and Captain Felix Jones, Her Majesty's Indian Navy, Political Resident of Her Britannic Majesty in the Gulf of Persia, on the Part of the British Government, 1861' (folio 576).The volume includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume 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 579; 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.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding complications around the payment of transit fees to Bahrain (sometimes written as Bahrein in the file) by Saudi Arabia. The correspondence also discusses relations between the two countries generally and the role of Britain. A large proportion of the correspondence in the file relates to the wording and content of an Exchange of Notes between Britain and Saudi Arabia that was agreed in November 1935. Issues concerning Bahrain's sovereignty and Iran's claims to the island are also discussed briefly towards the end of the file.The correspondence is between officials at the India Office, Foreign Office, Board of Trade, British Legation in Jeddah, Political Residency in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agency in Bahrain. A limited amount of correspondence is also contained with non-British individuals including the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, and Fuad Bey Hamza of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.In addition to correspondence, the file contains occasional extracts from Intelligence Reports compiled by the Political Agency in Bahrain and the following documents:'Treaty Series No. 7 (1936) Exchange of Notes between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of Saudi Arabia regarding Transit Dues at Bahrein, Jedda, November 16, 1935' in both English and Arabic (folios 51-54)'Record of First Part of Fifth Meeting with Fuad Bey Hamza at the Foreign Office on July 15, 1935' (folio 191)'Bahrein Transit Dues' a note written by J G Laithwaite of the India Office, 1934 (folios 371-374)'Record of a meeting held at the Foreign Office on Monday October 8th [1934], Regarding Relations Between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain' (folios 378-389).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 390; these numbers are written in pencil and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.