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1. ‘Bussorah. Euphrates Flotilla. Claims advanced for rent for premises for buildings appropriated to the use of.’
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- 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 30 November 1847.The item relates to two separate claims by Colonel Robert Taylor, former Political Agent, Turkish Arabia. The first claim concerns a deduction of his allowances for the month of November 1843, which he argues should be cancelled as he remained in post as Political Agent until the beginning of December 1843. The second claim, presented by Remington & Co on Taylor’s behalf, concerns rent owed to him by the Government of Bombay due to properties that he owned at Bussorah [Basra] and Baghdad being used as depots for the Euphrates Flotilla between 1839-42. In particular, the claim focuses on Taylor’s properties at Margheil [Al Ma‘qil, also rendered in text as Maghill and Margheel].The item contains the responses of the governments of Bombay and India to these claims. In particular, a minute by the Governor of Bombay (folios 911-915) provides an outline of the history of the second claim and his recommendations for a response.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft N. 152/48’, ‘Collection No. 6 of No. 150’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 899, and terminates at f 921, 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.
2. 'File 6/82 Rent Control'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence, government proclamations and regulations concerning rent control in Bahrain. The majority of the correspondence is between the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf.The file includes:correspondence between Belgrave, the Political Agency, and the British Consulate-General in Basra regarding the introduction of rent control in Bahrain following complaints of high rates;correspondence from private individuals, business-owners, and representatives of companies (such as Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), British Overseas Airways Company (BOAC), and Gray, Mackenzie and Company) complaining of high rents and requesting that action be taken;correspondence related to the Government of Bahrain's response of public proclamations, new regulations, and the formation of a Rent Committee and sub-committees;minutes of meetings between members of the Rent Committee (folios 115-16, 132, and 235-36);numerous drafts, modifications, and updates of the government regulation regarding the renting of private and business premises.Folios 5-12 and 15 concern the registration, licensing, and control of motor vehicles and drivers in Bahrain and is seemingly unrelated to the rest of the file.Folios 244-83 are internal office notes.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 285; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 16-214; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
3. File 1913/1920 'Mesopotamia and Palestine: rent of billets in occupation of military; liability of Mesopotamian state for cost of military forces'
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- Abstract: The item contains correspondence regarding the use of billets by British military forces and civil officials in Mesopotamia [Iraq] in the years following the end of the First World War. Topics discussed include:Efforts to vacate and release as many billets as possible as a way to appease anti-British feelings in MesopotamiaCriticism of the perceived inappropriate use of some billets, including those used as a bar, a cinema, a cooking school, and to house a visiting theatre companyConsideration of the methods used to determine the rent payable for property being used as billetsConsideration of the legal standing of billets, particularly after ratification of the peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies [Treaty of Sèvres]Disagreements over whether the cost of billets in Mesopotamia should ultimately be covered by the India Office or the War Office.The primary correspondents are: the Civil Commissioner, Mesopotamia; General Headquarters, Mesopotamia; the Military Governor and Political Officer, Basrah [Basra]; the Judicial Secretary, Baghdad; the Foreign Office; the India Office; the War Office; and the High Commissioner, Palestine.The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references 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 126; 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.
4. Ext 3229/45 'Proposed Increase in Rent of Kuwait Agency Dispensary'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence regarding a request for an increase in the rent paid by the Kuwait Agency Dispensary in order to finance necessary repairs and improvements to the building. The primary correspondents are: Political Agent, Kuwait; Political Resident, Persian Gulf; Government of India.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, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
5. Pol Ext 6443/49 'Information on rents, local wages and hire of furniture in Bagdad, for information of the High Commissioner for Pakistan in London'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence regarding the costs incurred by the British Embassy, Baghdad, in the payment of rents, wages for local staff and hire of furniture. The information has been compiled at the request of the High Commissioner for Pakistan in London. As well as the Embassy, the other primary correspondent is the Foreign Office. 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 7; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
6. Coll 5/29 ‘Air Route to India (Arab Coast): Additional facilities at Koweit for RAF purposes’
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence and notes regarding the reservation of land in Kuwait (also frequently spelt Koweit) for the potential future use of the Royal Air Force (RAF); the correspondence is prompted by fears that the Kuwait Oil Company may develop sites in connection with its oil concession, and thus prevent them from being utilised by the British Government. This includes the selection of suitable sites for an additional aerodrome, should the British Government decide it is required, and the erection of moorings for flying boats. Most of the papers are concerned with Bandar Shuwaikh [Bandar ash Shuwaykh], also referred to as ‘area A' or the ‘quarantine area’. The papers cover the process of enquiring as to what terms the Shaikh of Kuwait will consent to sell or rent the area to the British Government, and subsequent discussion as to whether the Air Ministry is willing to rent the area in question. The later correspondence covers proposed developments by the Kuwait Oil Company in 1939.Some correspondence is also included in relation to the Kuwait Civil Air Agreement (1934): a copy of this agreement can be found on folios 73-86, including a letter from Shaikh Sir Ahmad al Jabir as-Sabah [Shaikh, Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] granting the RAF priority use of facilities.The main correspondents are as follows: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Trenchard Craven William Fowle and Percy Gordon Loch, acting), the Political Agent at Kuwait (Harold Richard Dickson, Gerald Simpson de Gaury, and Arnold Crawshaw Galloway), officials of the India Office (John Gilbert Laithwaite and Miles John Clauson), and the Air Ministry (Wilfred Ashton McClaughry). There is no correspondence in the file for 1935 and 1938.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 commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 153; 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.
7. Coll 5/41 ‘Persian Gulf: RAF fuel barge at Ras.al.Khaimah’
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- Abstract: The file contains a small amount of correspondence between the Admiralty, the Air Ministry, Air Headquarters (Iraq), the Foreign Office, and the India Office, respecting thirteen-month of arrears in the rent due to the Shaikh of Ras al Khaimah [Ra's al-Khaymah], Shaikh Sultan bin Salim Āl Qāsimī, for a Royal Air Force fuel barge. It also covers the Shaikh's refusal to call on British naval vessels when they visit his port.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 for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 14; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.