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289. Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 14 Jul 1824
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- Abstract: Lists of the imports from India and exports of Bunder Abbassee [Bandar-e ‘Abbās].The lists were sent by Ephraim Stannus, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'Affaires in Persia [Iran], as part of a report on trade in the Gulf (IOR/L/PS/9/69/191).The report was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 July 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/186).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
290. Enclosures to Revenue No. 4 of 1873, Forwarding a Copy of a Letter from the Political Agent, Zanzibar, Regarding a Tax Levied on British-Indian Traders on Plantation Produce
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Revenue Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 8 May 1873 and received in the India Office Political Department on 3 June 1873, forwarding a copy of a letter from the Political Agent, Zanzibar, regarding a tax levied on British-Indian Traders on plantation produce when taken from one point to another on the island, with no similar assessment being levied on the French and American commercial houses.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 518, and terminates at f 526a, 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 one foliation anomaly: f 526a.
291. Treaty between France and the Imam of Muscat
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- Abstract: Enclosure nos. 2-8 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of Bombay [Mumbai], dated 30 January 1845. The enclosures are dated 17-23 November 1844.The enclosures consist of correspondence relating to the Treaty of Commerce and Friendship between France and Muscat, signed at Zanzibar on 17 November 1844. A copy of the treaty is included on folios 369-74.The primary correspondents are the Imam and the Political Agent, Zanzibar.Physical description: 1 item (16 folios)
292. Notes on Coins, Weights and Measures, and Conditions of Trade at Various Ports in the Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean and the South China Sea
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- Abstract: This untitled volume was written by John Pybus, an employee of the East India Company from 1742 to 1768. It contains notes relevant to trade in ports of the Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, and South China Sea. Subjects include:The weights, measures, and currencies used in different ports, and methods of converting between these units and British Imperial measurementsDescriptions of trading ports, including routes by which a ship could reach them, goods that can be traded in each port, and customs feesAdvice on the most profitable methods of trading in different portsMethods of assessing the quality of gold, silver, pearls, and other commoditiesThe personalities of important individuals at each port.The volume also includes a letter from Governor Thomas Bradyll and his council at Fort William, Calcutta [Kolkata] to Richard Bourchin and David Findlay, giving instructions for a trading voyage to Manila via Malacca.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 97; 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 handwritten pagination sequence.
293. File 1032/1914 Pt 1-2 'PERSIA:- TRADE WITH PERSIAN GULF PORTS'
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- Abstract: This volume contains parts 1 and 2 of the subject 'Persia.'The volume concerns the Government of India's trade with ports in the Persian Gulf, and various rations and restrictions introduced during the First World War. Principal correspondents include the British Minister at Tehran, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and representatives of the Government of India, the India Office, and the Foreign Office. In addition to correspondence, both parts include copies of a memorandum by Herbert George Chick, Commercial Adviser to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, entitled 'Memorandum on Russian Commercial Pressure in Central and Northern Persia in Respect to the Tea Trade'.Both parts include a divider that gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in the part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 257; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
294. File 1329/1910 'Persia: Imperial Bank (Seistan Branch)'
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- Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports and accounts relating to a subsidy arranged for the Imperial Bank of Persia in May 1903. The subsidy was paid by the Government of India and related to the establishment of the Imperial Bank of Persia branch bank in Nasratabad in Seistan province.Correspondence discusses the terms of the granting of the subsidy, grounds for its discontuance, and the proposal of the Government of India to transfer the business of the Seistan branch from the Imperial Bank of Persia to the Punjab Banking Company, if the Imperial Bank of Persia was unable to operated as a combined banking and trade agency business.The correspondence includes (ff 158-165) the Proceedings at the 15th Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Imperial Bank of Persia, held at the Cannon Street Hotel, on the 12th December, 1904'.The principal correspondents in the volume include the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); the Manager, Imperial Bank of Persia (G Newell); the Secretary of State for India, JohnMorley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn; and the British Consul for Seistan and Kain (Major R L Kennion).The volume is part 1 of 1. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 169; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
295. File 2672/1912 ‘Turco-Italian War: Red Sea’
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- Abstract: The volume, which bears the alternative title ‘Turco-Italian War: Italian action in the Red Sea’ on its first page (f 3), contains correspondence relating to the blockade by the Italian navy of ports on the Red Sea, including Hodeida [Al-Ḥudaydah], from 25 January 1912. This action was part of the broader Italo-Turkish War of 1911/1912.The seizures specifically dealt with in the volume include:SS Tuna, seized by the Italian destroyer Artigliereon 26 January 1912;the SS Woodcock,seized by the Italian warship Calabriaon 2 February 1912, and again by the Italian warship Elba, on 27 March 1912;numerous native dhows and sambuks, including the Fath-el-Khair,the Atiat-el-Ramanand the Muft-el-Khair.Correspondents in the file include: the British Ambassador to Rome (James Rennell Rodd); the Italian Foreign Minister (Antonio di San Guiliano); the Secretary to the Government of Bombay (Charles Augustus Kincaid); representatives of the merchants Cowasjee [also spelt Cowasji] Dinshaw & Brothers of Aden, owners of the vessel SS Woodcock; Foreign Office officials (primarily Sir Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe); India Office officials (Thomas William Holderness; Arthur Hirtzel).Papers include:British Government correspondence relating to the state of affairs in Yemen and Hejaz, namely Italian support for Sayyid Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Idrisi, and Turkish action against Ali Al-Idrisi;copies of resolutions and correspondence from representatives of the All-India Muslim League and Anjuman-i-Islam, raising concerns that the Italian blockade of Jeddah would prevent Muslims travelling to Mecca on Hajj;correspondence between British Indian traders and vessel owners operating on the Yemen coast, and Government representatives at Aden, relating to blockade actions, including the boarding of vessels by Italian naval officers, and confiscation of goods;correspondence between British officials and British and Italian Government officials (with some letters in Italian), relating to the seizure of vessels, confiscation of goods by the Italian naval officials, the subsequent referral of seizures to the Italian Prize Court [Commissione Delle Prede], and the settlement of individual cases.The file contains copies (in Italian, in addition to English translations) of the Commissione Delle Prede’s orders and regulations (f 17, ff 99-100, f 139, ff 145-146, ff 186-187), and a translation of the Commission’s hearing over the case of SS Tuna(spelt Thuna) (ff 69-70).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 315; 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 3-313; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
296. File 283/1912 'Disorders in South Persia: representations from Indian and British firms'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence relating to disruption of Indian and British trade in Persia owing to insecurity. Most of the correspondence consists of representations from Indian and British firms to the British Government asking for protection, and the discussion between the Government of India, Foreign Office, and India Office over how to respond. The volume includes handwritten drafts and minutes.Most of the representations are from the merchant community of Shikarpur, who had agents in the affected region of Persia. Further correspondence is between the Bombay Chamber of Commerce, Karachi Chamber of Commerce, Calico Printers' Association Limited in Manchester, British Consuls at Bandar Abbas and Kerman, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Minister at Tehran, and Imperial Bank Persia.Several matters are covered by the volume, including:reports of attacks and robberies on the Bandar Abbas-Kerman and Bushire-Shiraz roads;claims of compensation made against the Persian Government by the Karachi Chamber of Commerce on behalf of British-Indian merchants;representations made by the British to the Persian Government;complaints by merchants that banking and telegraphic services between Persia and India are being refused.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 171; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
297. File 352/1912 'Persia: travel in South; conditions on the Bushire-Shiraz road; Russian commercial competition in South Persia'
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- Abstract: The volume contains parts 1 and 2 of the subject 'South Persia'. Part 1 (IOR/L/PS/10/86/1 is entitled 'Persia Trade in South: Conditions on the Bushire-Shiraz Road; Russian Commercial Competition in South Persia'. It includes correspondence discussing trends in trade between the southern region of Persia including caravans of trade to be bartered. The volume includes statistics of products (including beer, cigarettes, dates, nails, tamarind, tea) taken inland from Gulf ports by caravans of mules.Part 2 (IOR/L/PS/10/299/2) concerns conditions of trade in South Persia and German documents relating to this including a copy of a book La Perse et la Guerre Europpeeneand another book Behind the Veil in Persia: English Documents.Other visual items of interest in Part 2 include a 'Map of Persia' (folio 299) depicting the Russian and British zones of influence along with project railways, frontier lines and provincial boundaries.The title on the spine reads '1912 3852 Pts 1 and 2. South Persia: Conditions in Trade in South. German documents.'Correspondents include: Foreign Secretary to the Government of India (Sir Hamilton Grant); Vice Consult, H B M Vice Consulate, Ahwaz; British Consul, Batoum; Deputy Political Resident, Persian Gulf; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Arthur J Balfour); and H B M Consul, Shiraz (W F T O'Connor).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 324; these numbers are written in pencil, 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.
298. File 442/1907 'Persian Gulf: British and German shipping; German competition'
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- Abstract: The volume contains letters and other papers, mainly by British Consular officials, reporting on the issue of competition from German shipping, 1907-1911.Included are a number of reports with statistical tables:List of cargo shipped per SS Canadia from Antwerp (14 July) and Hamburg (16 July);Report on trade done by Hamburg-American line with Basra (with four annexes of statistical tables) compiled by F E Crow, Consul, Basra;Proposed state aid to British shipping companies in the Gulf;Difficulties concerning lighterage at Bahrain.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 220; 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.
299. File 1129/1918 'Bushire Trade Reports, (1917- )'
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- Abstract: The volume contains annual trade reports for the port of Bushire [Bushehr], beginning with fiscal year 1916-17 and ending with fiscal year 1924-25. The reports are authored by the Vice-Consul, Bushire, or by other staff of the Consulate or of the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf. The reports contain information on: commodities traded; volume of trade; conditions affecting trade; comparisons with previous years; customs receipts; exchange rates; shipment rates; origins and destinations of goods; and nationality of vessels.The volume also contains correspondence and other papers related to the reports, including copies of two related reports: a Report on the Trade and Industry of Persia [Iran], written by the Commercial Secretary at the British Legation, Tehran, June 1923; and a Report on Economic Conditions in the Persian Gulf, written by the Vice-Consul, Bushire, April 1929.Four of the reports contain maps. The earliest two Bushire reports and the Report on the Trade and Industry of Persia contain maps of Persia (folios 292, 274 and 132 respectively) and the Report on Economic Conditions in the Persian Gulf contains a map of the Gulf (folio 17).As well as the Vice-Consul, the primary correspondents are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Department of Overseas Trade; and the Board of Trade.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 310; 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.
300. File 1407/1918 'Kowait Trade Reports. (1911-1930)'
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- Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the Kuwait trade reports for the years 1912-1930.The printed reports cover the period 1 April to 31 March and follow a similar format: a general narrative and sections on imports, exports, customs administration and lighterage, freight, shipping and navigation, sea fisheries, boat building, labour, minerals, domestic animals, agriculture, rainfall, public health, exchange rates and weights.Also included are statistical tables showing total imports and total exports by country. Further tables show total imports and exports of principal articles and by sailing craft and steamers and by quantity and value.Principal articles listed for imports include anchors, animals, arms and ammunition, barley, bamboos, cars, carpets, building materials, charcoal, coal, fruits, firewood, furniture, glass, goat hair, gunny bags, ironware, marine stores, oil products, petroleum, potatoes, rice, sail cloth, tobacco, and wood.Tables for export of principal articles (by buggalows and steamers) list the item and the country to which it is exported. These include animals (to India), barley (to Muscat and Germany), and shark-fins (to India). Export destinations listed include India, Bahrain, Muscat, Germany, the Persian Coast, and Turkish Arabia.Many of the reports include a map of Kuwait (folios 32, 54, 76, 95, 117, 145, 161, and 198).The report is sent by the Political Agent, Kuwait, to the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department and then forwarded to the Permanent-Secretary, Political Department, India Office, London. Covering minute papers of the Secret Department note the year of the report and sometimes also give a viewpoint.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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 370; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.