Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, consultations, resolutions, and memoranda cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2174/105546. It is the fortieth in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns a request from Hennell for certain items, which are required for presents, to be sent to the Residency in the Persian Gulf.The item contains a table of contents (f 676), and the title page (f 675) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 40’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 9 of No. 119’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 675 and terminates at f 680, 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 consists of a report on the operations connected with the occupation of Penjwin [District], Iraq by the Iraq Levies and Iraq Army, between 18 April and 7 May 1927. Promulgated by Command of the Air Council. Published by the Air Ministry.The appendices include: supply arrangements; orders for operations and defence, marches, and command appointments; the selection of blockhouses; sketches and accounts of action against the Kurds; a medical report; and comments on the operations.Also includes one map on folio 27: 'IRĀQ & PERSIA'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 27; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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.
Abstract: This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the President in Council (8 March 1855, Numbers 18-19) and the Government of Bombay (19 March 1855, Numbers 20-25). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.The letters from the President in Council (folios 77-84) are largely concerned with an envoy from the Khanate of Kokan. They consider whether a gift (or a loan) should be given to the envoy to cover his return expenses, whether a surveyor should accompany him, and whether volunteers from Indian regiments should be permitted to serve in Kokan. It also includes a short update from Cabool [Kabul].The section from Bombay (folios 85-90) includes a number of brief updates on Persia, the Persian Gulf, and Turkish Arabia. The main focus is however on policy at Aden: whether an Agency should be establish at the Somali Port of Berbera, and the line to be taken with the Foutheli Chief – as a result of his attempt to stop traffic to Aden – in support of the Chief of Lahedge.Physical description: 1 item (14 folios)
Abstract: The file consists of a despatch from Lieutenant-General Richard Wapshare, General Officer Commanding, 4th (Quetta) Division to the Chief of General Staff, Army Headquarters, Delhi, dated 8 March 1919, concerning the organization and working of the East Persian line of communications, covering the period from 1 April 1918 to 15 January 1919.It includes topics such as topography; the East Persian Cordon Field Force; administration; troop movements; railway defence troops; work on the railway; financial problems; road and rail lines of communications; supply areas; transport; trade; the capacity of the railway; supplies; medical and veterinary arrangements; and ordnance services.Appendices 1 and 2 consist of maps and sketches not reproduced in this file.Appendix 3 –
Report on the working of the Nushki Extension Railway from 1st April 1918 to 15th January 1919, by Colonel Frederick Warner Allum, Engineer-in-Chief, Nushki Extension Railway, dated 6 February 1919.Appendix 4 –
Note on the Field Work of the Nushki Extension (Railway) Reconnaissance, June 1918 to January 1919, by Major Lewis Egerton Hopkins, Engineer-in-Chief, N. E. Reconnaissance, dated 6 February 1919. Covering the object and length of the survey; wells, tanks and water supply; transport; illness; list of officers and subordinates, etc., who served in Persia; and caravan routes.Appendix 5 –
Report on the working of the line of communications East Persia from September 1918 to January 15th 1919, by Brigadier-General William Edmund Ritchie Dickson, Inspector General of Communications, East Persia, dated 5 February 1919. It is broken down into the following topics: general; supply and transport; medical; ordnance; veterinary; works; surveys; finance; ecclesiastical; and posts and telegraphs.It also includes a series of seventeen annexures with various tables covering: administrative standing orders; the transport situation and forecast of transport requirements; instructions for moving stores along the line of communications; the chain of supply and transport responsibility; transport units; distribution of supply units; supplies carried on lines of communication; medical requirements; clothing and ordnance stores; progress of building works; and finances.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 67; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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.
Abstract: Correspondence relating to details of shipping and congestion of storeships at Basrah for the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force, published by the Quarter Master General, Simlah, in 1916. The information is divided into two sections: shipping and congestion of storeships at Basrah and is annotated with relevant 'serial numbers'.An appendix includes twenty five telegrams relating to the logistics of moving troops and supplies (such as hay, bhoosa, wood, rice, fuel) from India to Basrah under different weather conditions. The correspondents in these telegrams include: the Inspector General of Communications, Basrah; Quartermaster-General in India, Simla; Chief of the General Staff, Simla.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: The volume also contains an original typed pagination sequence.
Abstract: The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 1 and 15 January 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, telegrams, notes, tables, and memoranda.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folio 3, and the volume concerns:Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military OperationsWireless communication with the Russian stations and laying of wireless cables from Fao [Al-Faw] to Bushire [Bushehr] and from Kuwait to Basrah [Basra]The supply of wireless personnel from Australia and New ZealandThe battle of Shaikh [Sheikh] Sa’adSir Percy Lake’s appointment as Commander of IEF DMedical supplies and the provision of hospitals and hospital shipsItemised food suppliesThe supply of military equipment and river craftThe strength of the Russian force in Persia [Iran]Reports that the Turks [Ottomans] were compulsorily enlisting Muslim subjects of enemy and neutral statesInformation concerning Jamal Pasha [Ahmad Jamāl Bāshā]The battle of Wadi Nullah [Battle of Wadi]Reinforcements for Force D, including the labour corps and for the Marine Survey in Mesopotamia.The following tables appear:The distribution of the troops in Force D on folios 30-32 and 105-106The strength of Force D on folios 76-77 and 155The composition of IEF D on 1 Jan 16 on folios 125-128.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 184; 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 ff 5-182; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
Abstract: Correspondence and other papers of a routine nature, exchanged between the Political Agency in Bahrain, and other British offices in the Persian Gulf, including those at Kuwait, Muscat, Sharjah, and Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. The file is a direct chronological continuation of File 16/57 I Routine correspondence with British agencies and consulates other than Bushire (IOR/R/15/2/1568).The routine correspondence covers:the ordering, exchange and delivery of items, including foodstuffs, mechanical items (bicycles, magnetos, batteries, refrigerators) and other supplies (clothing and cloth, or serge), with correspondence exchanged with the shipping agent Gray, Mackenzie & Company Limited, and various commercial suppliers based in Bahrain;enquiries after the availability of motor cars, trucks, and motor spares;arrangements for sea passages for individuals.The file also includes:a request from the Political Agent at Kuwait, dated 29 May 1948, for a reference for an individual seeking employment at the Kuwait Oil Company, who had previously been employed in Bahrain, and with Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited (f 80, ff 82-84);correspondence dated 1948 relating to outstanding bills owed to Gray, Mackenzie & Company by the British Consulate in Bandar Abbas, then in the process of closing down (ff 90-92, ff 96-97, ff 104-105).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 120; 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 between ff 2-51; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: Copies of correspondence exchanged between British offices in the Persian Gulf, chiefly the Persian Gulf Political Residency or British Consulate in Bushire, and the Political Agency in Bahrain. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 16/32-II Miscellaneous. Correspondence with the Residency, Bushire.’ (IOR/R/15/2/1531).The papers deal with matters of a routine nature, chiefly the order of goods from suppliers and merchants, and their shipment to consignees, with insurance papers included in some instances. Ordered goods include: alcohol and foodstuffs (flour, sugar, tea); automobiles and automobile spares; medical supplies, including quinine; vegetable seeds; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay’s photographs; office supplies and stationery; hardware, such as bolts and batteries; sports equipment. Some correspondence and file notes allude to the shortage of supplies during wartime. The file also includes some telegraphic correspondence notifying on the departure, movements and anticipated arrival of British officers and other individuals in the Gulf.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 403; 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 between ff 2-399; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: Copies of correspondence exchanged between British offices in the Persian Gulf, chiefly the British Residency and Consulate-General in Bushire, and the Political Agency in Bahrain. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 16/32 III Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Residency, Bushire.’ (IOR/R/15/2/1532)The papers deal with matters of a routine nature, chiefly the order or exchange of goods from suppliers, merchants and colleagues, and arrangements for shipment. Ordered goods include: automobiles and automobile spares, including tyres and batteries; office supplies and stationery, including typewriter repairs; other items of machinery and machinery spare parts, such as oil engines, valves; alcohol, non-alcoholic beverages and foodstuffs; vegetable seeds; sports equipment. Some correspondence and file notes allude to the shortage of or restrictions upon the import and export of certain goods during wartime. The file also includes some correspondence between British officials concerning the transfer from one office to another of clerks and other Government staff, in response to specific working requirements.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 373; 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 between ff 3-332; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: Copies of correspondence exchanged between British offices in the Persian Gulf, chiefly the British Residency and Consulate-General in Bushire, and the Political Agency in Bahrain. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 16/32 VI Routine correspondence with Bushire Residency’ (IOR/R/15/2/1534).The papers deal with matters of a routine nature, chiefly the order or exchange of goods from suppliers, merchants and colleagues, and arrangements for shipment, frequently made with representatives of the Bahrain shipping agent Gray, Mackenzie & Company Limited. Goods discussed include: copies of
The Timesnewspaper, a projector and films, automobiles, refrigerators, fruit.A large portion of the file’s papers concern two matters:the purchase and shipment in 1945-1946 of a motorcar (manufactured by the Standard Motor Car Company), ordered by the Political Agent at Bahrain (Cornelius James Pelly). The order was fulfilled by the Bahrain agent Mahmood Abduljabbar Koohrji & Sons. Correspondence includes a promotional article on the Standard Motor Car Company, published in the magazine
The Autocar, and Standard Motor Car Company promotional literature (ff 46-50);the recruitment of an Arabic Munshi, for work in Muscat. Papers include application letters, with references, checks on the suitability of an applicant, and employment arrangements.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 189; 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 between ff 2-168; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file concerns the acquisition of tools, materials, and supplies for the Bahrain Agency's launch the
John Lambert.This includes arrangements made for repairs, maintenance, and modifications to the launch. Most of the file is made up of account statements, invoices, bills, and receipts. It also includes correspondence enquiring on (or sometimes disputing) prices, internal agency notes, and quotation/price lists. It should be noted that the occasional certificate of shipping insurance and bill of lading can also be found within the file.The correspondence is between the Political Agent, Bahrain (Clive Kirkpatrick Daly, Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett, and Charles Geoffrey Prior), and companies involved in supplying parts and materials for the launch. The principle companies involved are as follows: B R Herman and Mohatta Limited, Karachi; Messrs F P Baker and Company Limited, London; Richardson and Cruddas, Bombay; Dhamanmal Isardas, Bahrain; Khalil Bin Ebrahim Kanoo; and the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation.The file also contains a shade colour card for Blundell, Spence and Company's Creole Brand Distemper (folio 315), an advert for mirrors from Nicholls and Clarke Limited, London (folio 67), and a single letter in Arabic from the Political Agent, Bahrain (folio 28).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 339; 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 ff 4-329; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file concerns the acquisition of supplies, equipment, and replacement parts for the Bahrain Agency's launch. Most of the file is made up of bills, receipts, and acknowledgements of orders placed with suppliers; this includes correspondence related to queries regarding orders placed, or prospective orders. There are also a few internal agency notes listing existing stocks for the launch and which items require replenishment.The correspondence is between the Political Agent, Bahrain (Percy Gordon Loch, Tom Hickinbotham, and Cornelius James Pelly), and the companies involved in supplying parts and materials for the launch. The principal companies involved are as follows: B R Herman and Mohatta Limited, Karachi; Messrs F P Baker and Company Limited, London; the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation; Mama and Company, Karachi; Messrs A M Yateem and Brothers, Bahrain; Naraindas and Company, Karachi; Gray, Mackenzie and Company Limited; and Messrs I Thornycroft and Company Limited.The file also contains the following notable items:instructions from B R Herman and Mohatta Limited on how to fit a new rudder to the launch (folios 47-51) and recommendations for streamlining the stern (folios 64-66)—sketches are included;an information leaflet on Killgerm Fluid Disinfectant (folio 38);General Motors India Limited propaganda poster (folio 157);a sample of copper wire mesh (folio 173) supplied by F P Baker and Company Limited;samples of sailcloth with wire mesh (folio 193) also supplied by F P Baker and Company Limited;a sketch showing the stern of the Agency's launch (folio 236).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 267; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-230 and ff 233-264; these are mostly written in pencil, with a few typed numbers, and numbers written in blue crayon.