Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes enclosed with a political letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The item relates to the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat’s (also written as Muskat) request that the yacht, the
Prince Regent, recently gifted to him by King William IV, should be taken from him as he fears it will become spoiled if it remains in his possession.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 2540, Draft 81, 1840’, ‘Collection No. 17’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 302, and terminates at f 307, 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 Bombay [Mumbai], dated 3 February 1852. The enclosures are dated 12-27 January 1852.The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Aden, particularly the arrival from Berbera of the East India Company ship
Mahiwith reports of an attack by the Hebrowul [Habr Awwal] tribe on a fort belonging to Shumarkhi [Ḥājjī Sharmārkī ‘Alī Ṣāliḥ], former Governor of Berbera, and that his followers were allowed to evacuate unharmed. The item also mentions the gift of a horse received by the Political Agent, Aden, from Ali M Houssain [‘Alī I bin Muḥsin al-‘Abdalī], Sultan of Lahidge [Lahej].The primary correspondents are the Political Agent and the Commander of the
Mahi.Physical description: 1 item (10 folios)
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], Captain Robert Cogan of the Indian Navy, and the Court of Directors of the East India Company.The item relates to whether the Government of Bombay should allow Cogan to transport the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat’s ship, the
Liverpool, to London, as the Imaum wishes to gift the ship to the King of England [King of the United Kingdom]. The issue of who will pay for the return of the ‘native’ crew members to India is also discussed.In addition, the item refers to the previous refusal to transport the ship by Captain Hart of HM Naval Forces in India, for diplomatic reasons concerning a treaty between the Imaum of Muscat and the United States of America. The communication between Hart and the Imaum is criticised by the Secret Committee of the East India Company and the Commissioners for the Affairs of India, who emphasise that communication with ‘states’ such as Muscat should only be undertaken through the Governor-General of India.Other principal correspondents include: Lord William Cavendish Bentinck, Governor-General of India; Vice-Admiral Sir John Gore, Commander in Chief of HM Naval Forces in India; and Captain Sir Charles Malcolm, Superintendent of the Indian Navy.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Coll[ection] No. 13’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 1721, Draft 266, 1836’, ‘Collection N. 1 of N. 29’, ‘Bombay Political Department’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 4, and terminates at f 37, 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 and from the Court of Directors. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay; the Court of Directors; Claudius James Rich, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia; John Hine, Assistant Political Agent in Turkish Arabia; John Wedderburn, Civil Auditor; Mary Rich, widow of Claudius James Rich.The item concerns a memorial from Mary Rich asking that the Court remit the financial penalty of the loss of Claudius Rich’s personal allowances from 13 April 1814-20 September 1815 while he was in Europe. This request is granted in view of Rich’s excellent service and his death from cholera in the course of his duties.The rest of the item provides background to this case including discussions of:Rich’s salary and allowancesHis unauthorised journey to Constantinople and ViennaWhether this journey warranted his dismissal from his postA decision to withhold his personal allowance from the time he left Constantinople to the time he returned.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 843, Draft 491, P.C. 209, [Season] 1823/4’ and ‘Examiner’s Office 1822’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 9, and terminates at f 53, 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 volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
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, 28 October 1853.The item contains a letter, dated 12 May 1853, from Captain Sir Henry John Leeke, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy, to Lord Viscount Falkland, President and Governor in Council of Bombay. He requests instructions following the offer of gifts to his wife, Lady Augusta Sophia Leeke, by the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat, via his agent at Bombay. In response, the Governor cites extracts of earlier dispatches from the Court of Directors which confirm that gifts should not be accepted by servants of Government, nor by their wives and children.The short extracts quoted by the Governor date from 9 May 1827, 19 August 1829, and 4 September 1840. The rest of the material in the item dates from 1853.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '163 ~ 1854', 'Collection No. 14 of No. 103 of 1853', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '15' but this has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 403, and terminates at f 408, 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, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 13 January 1853, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. Further enclosures to the letter can be found at: IOR/F/4/2504/142194; IOR/F/4/2504/142195; IOR/F/4/2504/142196; IOR/F/4/2504/142197; IOR/F/4/2504/142198; and IOR/F/4/2504/142199. The item is the sixteenth in a series of sixteen items about the Persian Gulf.The item relates to the recent gift of six horses given to the Governor of Bombay by the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat. At the suggestion of Major Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and Company’s Agent in the Dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, the Government of Bombay resolves to pay for the repair of the Imaum's ship,
Artemise[also rendered in text as
Artense], whilst it is docked at Bombay [Mumbai]. The item contains details of:The cost of looking after the horsesThe eventual sale of the horsesEstimations of labour and materials required to repair the
Artemise.Hamerton is informed by the Government of Bombay to emphasise to the Imaum that the gift of repairing his ship is in light of various gifts he has given to the Governor over the years, and should not be treated as a precedent.Correspondents include: Hamerton; Lieutenant-Colonel C Blood, Remount Agent, Bombay; Captain Sir Henry Leeke, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy; Jackson William Muspratt, General Pay Master; and the Government of Bombay.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 8 of 1853', 'Vol: 16', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '7' but this has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1280, and terminates at f 1296, 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, resolutions, memoranda, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Atkins Hamerton, British Consul and Agent in the Dominions of the Imam of Muscat; and Lieutenant-Colonel David Davidson, Commissary General.The item concerns a present of two Arabian mares given by the Imam of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] to Prince Albert, and their onward journey from Bombay [Mumbai] to London.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 968/52’ and ‘Collection No 1 of No 88’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 831, and terminates at f 859, 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, an extract Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 27 March 1846.The item relates to the gift of two Arabian horses sent to the Chairman of the Court of Directors by Saeed Bin Sultan, Imaum of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Imam of Muscat], via Captain Robert Cogan of the Indian Navy. The item includes the Court’s response which is given via Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and the Company’s Agent in the Dominions of the Imaum of Muscat.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5293, Coll[ection] 10’, ‘Collection N. 12 of N. 39’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 586, and terminates at f 597, 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, resolutions, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Court of Directors of the East India Company; Edward Eden Elliot, Accountant General; and the Bombay Military Board.The item concerns costs incurred in transporting two mares from Bombay [Mumbai] to London. The horses were a present from the Imaum of Muskat [Imām of Muscat, Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] to Prince Albert. The gift and the horses’ arrival at Bombay is described in IOR/F/4/2485/140102.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 653, 1853’ and ‘Collection No. 19 of No. 46 of 1853’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 444, and terminates at f 463, 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: 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, 29 August 1854. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2586/154786, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the eighth in a series of nine items on events in the Persian Gulf 1853-54.The item contains a letter from Heskeal bin Yusoof [Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Acting Native Agent at Muscat, to the Government of Bombay, dated 22 May 1854. He mentions that Abbass Khan [‘Abbās Khān, Ruler of Zir Rah?] sent provisions and ammunition to the port of Hamez [Hormuz?] but Syud Mahomed bin Salim [Sayyid Muḥammad bin Sālim], an agent of the Imam [Imām] of Muscat, sent a group to steal the provisions and expel the Persians [Iranians] from Hamez.Heskeal bin Yusoof also notes that the Imam has gifted him with a gold watch. The Secretary to Government questions whether he can keep this watch, quoting extracts from Sections LXII-LXIV of Chapter 52 of the Charter Act 1793 [Also called the East India Company Act 1793, described in text as '33 of George the III, Chap: 52']. The Governor of Bombay disagrees, stating that the Act of Parliament does not apply to 'Natives who are not called British Subjects' as 'British Subject' is used to signify 'what we call a European'.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '20 1855', 'Collection No. 5 of No. 58 of 1854', 'Vol: 7' and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '8' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '5'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 885, and terminates at f 889, 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 file comprises copies of correspondence relating to a financial gift made to the British Government by the Ruler of Bahrain, and a fund set up for the purchase of fighter plans for the Persian Gulf:correspondence relating to the receipt and cashing of a gift of £30,000 made by the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, to the British Government towards the costs of the war. In a letter to the Secretary of State for India, dated 23 February 1941 (f 10) the Political Resident (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior) notes that the Italian radio station at Bari has announced that the Shaikh would ‘receive another visit from Italian bombers in return for his gift’;correspondence from the Political Resident to the India Office, dated 18 February 1941 (f 8), remitting a sum of £10,000 from the Persian Gulf Fighter Fund towards the purchase of two fighters, which the Resident requests be named
Bahrainand
Kuwaitrespectively. The Resident writes that the presentation of the first of the fighters is to be broadcast from Bahrain in Arabic on 20 February 1941, and requests a suitable mention on the BBC’s Arabic broadcast. The Resident also states that though British subjects on the Persian side of the Gulf have contributed ‘considerable sums’, he has not publicised this fact, and suggests that mention only be made of contributions from ‘Arab population British subjects and other communities in [the] Persian Gulf’.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present between ff 2-10; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.