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13. 'Aden. Future administration and incidence of cost.'
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- Abstract: Minutes, telegrams and a memorandum relating to the future administration of Aden and the costs incurred thereby, as follows:Minute by Mr Henry Fraser Howard, Controller of Finance, India Office (ff 120-125), in which he states the position before the First World War relating to the division of costs incurred at Aden between the Imperial Government and the Government of India, and outlines subsequent discussions around a proposal that full responsibility for Aden be transferred to the Imperial Government in exchange for an annual payment made by the Indian Government. He also provides a breakdown of the costs.Minute by Mr David Taylor Monteath, India Office (ff 125-131), in which he provides an alternative method of calculating the costs incurred at Aden, including defensive military costs and subsidies paid to the King of the Hejaz and to King Hussein to defray costs incurred by Indian pilgrims at the Haj.Further minute by Mr Henry Fraser Howard, Controller of Finance, India Office (f 131), in which he points out the difficulty of ascertaining the relative interests in Aden of the various parties.Minute by Sir Arthur Hirtzel, Deputy Under-Secretary (f 132), in which he mentions the Secretary of State's wish that the following draft telegram be dealt with urgently:Draft Telegram (ff 133-136), in which the Secretary of State outlines a proposal to transfer full responsibility for Aden to the Imperial Government in exchange for an annual payment made by the Indian Government.Official telegram from Viceroy to Secretary of State, dated 11 April 1921 (ff 137-141), in which the Viceroy agrees to the proposals, but re-asserts the fundamental principle that the Government of India shall be free from any financial liability for the policy of the new department.Official telegram from the Viceroy to Secretary of State, dated 6 May 1921 (ff 141-143), providing a detailed breakdown of costs incurred at Aden.Private telegrams (ff 144-160) between the Secretary of State and the Viceroy, in which they attempt to come to an agreement regarding the size of the annual payment to be made by the Indian Government to the Imperial Government in exchange for the transfer of responsibility at Aden. However, an agreement is not reached.Memorandum by the Colonial Office (ff 161-163), in which a breakdown of costs incurred at Aden under the Indian Government's proposals is shown to represent an increase to the Imperial Exchequer rather than a saving.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at folio 120 and terminates at folio 163; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
14. 'Aden'
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- Abstract: The file consists of a memorandum produced by Leonard Day Wakely (Secretary to the Political Department of the India Office) on the question of the administration of Aden. This incorporates Aden proper, the Aden Protectorate, and the territories of Yemen and Asir [ʻAsīr] governed by the Imam of Sanaa and the Idrisi.It provides a history of the administration and control of Aden; highlights the friction and confusion caused by the continued use of temporary arrangements made during the First World War; and asks by what authority Aden should be administered, and on what revenues the expenditure should fall. The pros and cons of transferring the administration to the Imperial Government is discussed, along with financial responsibility, and proposals made by the Government of India and Colonial Office. It includes a table showing the expenditure at Aden and its divisions between Indian and Imperial revenues from 1910 onwards.The memorandum was originally drawn up for the Secretary of State (Viscount Peel) in July 1923. A note has been added noting progress on the settlement one year later.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 36, and terminates at f 38, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
15. 'Proposed Transfers of Aden and Somali Coast to Imperial Government; and of Persian Legation to India'
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- Abstract: This secret and confidential memorandum, printed by the Foreign Office Press in June 1890, concerns the issue of the proposed transfer of Aden, the Somali Coast and everything connected with the Red Sea from the Government of India, and leaving British representation in Persia entirely in the hands of the Government of India. These issues are examined vis-à-vis Italian, French, German and Persian interests. The memorandum is divided into the following sections: 'Aden' (folios 5-6v), 'Somali Coast' (folios 6v-8v), 'Read Sea' (folio 8v), 'Summary' (folios 9-10) and 'Transfer of the Persian Legation to India' (folio 11).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 5, and terminates at folio 11, 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 also present in parallel between folios 5-156; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
16. 'Mesopotamia Administrative Council. Control of South Persian Rifles.'
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- Abstract: This file concerns control of the South Persian Rifles [South Persia Rifles]. The file consists of the following seven telegrams, which were submitted to the War Cabinet:Secretary of State for India [Joseph Austen Chamberlain] to the Viceroy of India [Frederic John Napier Thesiger], 19 March 1917;Sir Charles Murray Marling, British Minister at Tehran, to Lord Hardinge [Charles Hardinge, former Viceroy of India], 23 April 1917;Viceroy of India [Frederic John Napier Thesiger], addressed to Sir Percy Sykes and repeated to the British Minster at Tehran and the Secretary of State for India, 25 April 1917;Secretary of State for India to the Viceroy of India, 14 May 1917;Viceroy of India to the Secretary of State for India, 19 May 1917;Sir Charles Murray Marling, British Minister at Tehran, to the Government of India, 13 June 1917;Sir Charles Murray Marling, British Minister at Tehran, to the Government of India, 13 June 1917.The telegrams are concerned with how and by whom the South Persian Rifles should be controlled. In his telegram of 14 May 1917, the Secretary of State for India informs the Viceroy of India that the Foreign Office has proposed that all technical questions regarding the organisation, distribution, and handling of the force should be placed under the Government of India's control, and that the British Legation at Tehran should decide for what purpose force is to be used, as well all matters involving political interests.In his telegram of 19 May 1917, the Viceroy argues that the Government of India cannot accept responsibility for the organisation and distribution of the South Persian Rifles unless it is invested with full authority to decide the purposes for which force is to be used.Sir Charles Murray Marling, in his telegrams dated 13 June 1917, argues that greater freedom should be given to the Inspector-General of the South Persian Rifles [Sir Percy Sykes], both in financial matters and in the appointment of Persian and British officers. He suggests that the only possible way of making a success of the South Persian Rifles is to make it a truly Persian force to be used by the Persian Government.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 108, and terminates at f 109, 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
17. 'Memorandum on Aden Expenditure'
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- Abstract: The file consists of a memorandum produced by the Financial Department of the India Office containing a summary of the civil and military administration charges for Aden c 1900 onwards. It details the capital expenditure incurred by the Government of India; the question of settlement; the consequences of the administration of Aden being transferred to the Imperial Government; and India's annual contribution. It includes a table showing the expenditure at Aden and its division between Indian and Imperial revenues from 1910 onwards.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 31, and terminates at f 35, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
18. 'Memorandum respecting Financial Assistance to Persia (continued up to February 5 1903)'
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- Abstract: The file consists of a memorandum concerning financial assistance to Persia from Russia and the British Government from January 1900 to 5 February 1903, written by the Foreign Office.It covers:a loan to the Persian Government from the Russian Bank at Tehran, and the financial dependence of Persia on Russia;an advance on the security of the customs of South Persia from the Imperial Bank of Persia (a British institution);an advance by the Government of India to the Imperial Bank, which the Bank would then lend to Persia.Two broken seals are attached to the first folio.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 144, and terminates at f 149, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
19. 'Memorandum. Regarding our future relations with Persia, with special reference to the extension and maintenance of British influence, and to the system of British Consular representation in Southern Persia.'
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- Abstract: This memorandum, written by Lieutenant-Colonel William Frederick Travers O'Connor, concerns the new subdivision of Persia into two spheres of influence – Russian and British – with the present neutral zone falling into the British sphere. The memorandum considers what system of Consular or other representation should be adopted in order to maintain not only law and order, but also British influence in the area.Before discussing the issue of Consular representation, O'Connor mentions two alternative suggestions regarding the future of Southern Persia (the first being that Britain should decline to extend its influence beyond its present zone, and the second being that Southern Persia should be turned into one or more independent states), which he dismisses as lying outside the sphere of practical politics.Assuming that the British sphere will encompass the whole of Southern Persia, O'Connor advocates the continuation of the existing post of British Minister at Tehran (located in the Russian sphere), and suggests that the Minister should be supported by Consular officers residing in the capital of each province. O'Connor suggests that Consul or Consul-General posts – to be held by officers of the Indian Political Department – should be present in the following places: Sistan [also spelled Seistan in this file] (as at present); Kerman (for the province of Kerman); Shiraz (for Fars, excluding the Gulf hinterland); Mohammerah [Khorramshahr in modern-day Iran] (for Arabistan); and Bushire (for the Gulf and for hinterland affairs).In addition, O'Connor advocates the appointment of a Resident or Consul in the Bakhtiari country. He suggests that his proposed Consulates be run in the same way as the existing Consulates at Seistan, Meshed and Kerman.O'Connor goes on to address the problem of the rivalry between the Home Government and the Indian Government on the subject of Southern Persia. He makes the following two proposals: either Southern Persia should be placed under direct control of the Indian Government, or it should be guaranteed that the Minister at Tehran will always be an officer from British India, who has been nominated for the post by the Indian Government.In this memorandum, O'Connor suggests that the future arrangement of Consular representation in Southern Persia has been made complicated by the anomalous status of the Resident in the Persian Gulf. O'Connor argues that, in the post-war period, whilst it would still be possible to retain a Resident at Bushire, it would not need to be such an important and highly paid appointment; he appears to imply that his proposed Consul at Shiraz and Consul at Bushire would take over the Resident's responsibilities regarding inland Persia and the Gulf and its hinterland respectively.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 18, and terminates at f 20, 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
20. 'Question of British Interference in the Administration of Bahrain'
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- Abstract: Despatch from the Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, 28 August 1929. Printed in October 1929.Covering:a brief history of the development of British concern in the internal affairs of Bahrain;fear of interference displayed by the Government of India;behaviour and attitude of the Shaikhs of Bahrain;the Customs Department - contention between Shaikh Isa [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah] and the Government of India, the collection of revenues, and the post of Director of Customs;the question of whether Bahrain has been westernised too hurriedly - lists the reforms instituted and their outcomes, including municipalities, reorganisation of the Customs Department, institution of a proper police force, appointment of an Advisor to the Shaikh, reformed courts, reforms in connection with the pearl fishery, survey, public works, education, and reform of the Waqfs;the necessity to educate natives of Bahrain to take the place of British officials, and educate rulers;recommendations.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 105, and terminates at f 108, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
21. 'Question of British Consular Representation in El Hasa and Qatif'
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- Abstract: Memorandum providing an overview of the considerations of British representation in El Hasa [Al Hasa] and Qatif from 1904, with suggestions put forward by the Government of India and Sir Lionel Haworth, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It includes the reasons behind the need for representation, and the implications of relations with Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd].Written by John Gilbert Laithwaite of the India Office.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences and terminates at f 64, as it is part of a larger physical volume; this number is written in pencil, and is located in the top right corner of the recto side of the folio.
22. Political No. 200 of 1873, Forwarding Further Particulars Respecting the Abandoned Depot at Maaghil on the Euphrates
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 21 November 1873 and received by the India Office Political Department on 15 December 1873, forwarding copies of a letter from the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq] to the Secretary to the Government of India Foreign Department, communicating further particulars respecting the abandoned depot at Maaghil [Magil] on the Euphrates River. The Political Agent states that since the removal of (HM steamer) Comet'sdepot to Busrah [Basra], the depot is not in fact abandoned but continues to be occupied by its owners Messrs Lynch and Co, from whom a portion of the depot had been previously rented by the Government of India for the Comet.The despatch is in continuation of Political No. 143 of 11 August 1873 (IOR/L/PS/6/111, ff 111-123a).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 2, and terminates at f 7, 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. The sequence contains two foliation anomalies: f 4a and f 6a.
23. Telegrams Relating to the South Persia Rifles
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- Abstract: This file concerns control of the South Persian Rifles [South Persia Rifles]. It consists of the following telegrams:Secretary of State for India [Joseph Austen Chamberlain] to the Viceroy of India [Frederic John Napier Thesiger], 9 January 1917;Viceroy of India to the Secretary of State for India, 21 January 1917;Secretary of State for India to the Viceroy of India, 25 January 1917;Secretary of State for India to the Viceroy of India, 30 January 1917;Viceroy of India to the Secretary of State for India and repeated to the British Minister at Tehran [Sir Charles Murray Marling], 6 February 1917.The telegrams are primarily concerned with how and by whom the South Persian Rifles should be controlled. In his telegram of 9 January 1917, the Secretary of State for India informs the Viceroy that the War Cabinet, having concluded that operations around Shiraz have assumed a military character, is of the opinion that the forces commanded by Sir Percy Sykes, including the South Persian Rifles, should be placed under the control of the Government of India.The Viceroy, in his telegram dated 21 January 1917, advises that the force be placed under the control of the Commander-in-Chief in India, who would nominate an experienced General to exercise command. The Viceroy suggests that the Commander-in-Chief's authority would be subject to instructions received from the Government of India, under the orders of the Home Government (and after reference, when necessary, to the British Minister at Teheran [Tehran]).In the telegram dated 30 January 1917, the Secretary of State for India states that the War Cabinet is reluctant to supersede Sykes, on the grounds that he is an officer with exceptional knowledge of Persia. The Viceroy's telegram of 6 February 1917, whilst recognising Sykes's political qualifications, questions his military knowledge.Other, more immediate matters relating to the South Persian Rifles are also discussed, including co-ordination between forces at Shiraz and Bushire, and the reinforcement of Sykes's troops at Shiraz.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 110, and terminates at f 111, 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
24. Ext 2568/46 'Details regarding Transfer of U.N.O. Work to Communications & Overseas Dept'
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- Abstract: This file consists of correspondence between the Government of India, External Affairs Department and the Foreign Office regarding communication protocol between the Government of India and the newly established UNO. [United Nations Office].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 6; these numbers are written in pencil and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
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