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1. ‘Trade between India, Cairo, Alexandria and Malta, prohibited. and the Provisional Treaty concluded with the Pascha of Egypt, not ratified.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay. The item is chiefly concerned with the Government of Bombay's opinions on the draft Treaty negotiated between the Pasha of Egypt and John Benzoni, Assistant to British Agency in the Red Sea, which relates to trade between India, Cairo, Alexandria, Abyssinia and Malta. In particular, the item refers to:The Government of Bombay's criticisms of Captain Rudland, Agent in the Gulph [Gulf] of Arabia, and his Assistant Benzoni for going beyond the remit of their mission by including commercial interests in their negotiations with the Pasha of Egypt, whereas their principal object was to secure safe passage of packets from India to Europe through EgyptAttempts by Captain Rudland to defend himself against the above criticismDiscussions of particular articles within the draft Treaty, including the stipulation that the Pasha of Egypt would guarantee the neutrality of the country in the event that France forced Turkey to enter into a war against Great Britain, and the emphasis by the Government of Bombay that only the authorities in England could decide on the question of forming a more intimate connection with EgyptThe Government of Bombay's confusion as to how the draft Treaty differs from the current understanding between England and EgyptThe Government of Bombay's decision to convey to the Pasha of Egypt that they must decline to ratify the Treaty.The item also contains a copy of the provisional Treaty of Commerce between Mehmed Ally Pasha [Muḥammad ʻAlī Pāshā], Viceroy of Egypt, and Benzoni (ff 96 - 102).Correspondents: Government of Bombay; Henry Rudland, Agent in the Gulph of Arabia; Louis Cini, merchant at Grand Cairo; John Benzoni, Assistant to the British Agency in the Red Sea; Samuel Briggs, British Consul at Alexandria; Gilbert Lord Minto, Governor General in Council at Fort William; Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay; Government of Bengal; George Osborne, Secretary to the Government of Bombay.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 20, Season 1814/15, Draft 20' and 'Examiner's Office November 1812'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 78, 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 bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
2. ‘Persian Gulf. Regarding Trade of British Merchants with Persia’
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- 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, 3 December 1852, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. Further enclosures to the letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2504/142190, IOR/F/4/2504/142192, and IOR/F/4/2504/142193. The item is the seventh in a series of sixteen items about the Persian Gulf.The item relates to correspondence between Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, and Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister at Tehran, regarding recent cases of goods imported into Persia [Iran]. The cases raise questions about the extent to which British subjects involved in the import or export of goods can claim the favourable duty rates as per the current treaty between Britain and Persia. Current laws in Britain and Persia are discussed, as well as the question of paying duty for goods transported into the 'interior' of Persia and whether the favourable rates extend to subjects under British protection.Sheil's correspondence also raises the issue of British subjects providing goods to Persian subjects on credit, which they are then unable to pay.The correspondence is forwarded to the Government of Bombay, who in turn forward it to the Government of India.Sheil is also referred to as HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 121 of 1852', 'Vol: 7', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '2' but this has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1174, and terminates at f 1189, 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.
3. ‘Persian Gulf. Application made by Messrs Graham & Co Merchants of Bombay in favor of their (Native) Agent who is employed by them at Ports in the-’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, an extract Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 14 January 1847.The item relates to an application from Messrs W and A Graham & Company, merchants at Bombay, to assist their agent, Hurry Curson, in obtaining all the privileges extended to British subjects trading in Persia [Iran]. The application, originally made to the Government of Bombay, is forwarded to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, who replies with his opinion on the application.The application is mistakenly dated 14 November 1846, the correct date being 14 November 1845.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5595, Draft 346/47’, ‘Collection No. 37 of No. 2’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 253, and terminates at f 261, 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.
4. ‘Relative to certain inaccuracies in the Treaty negotiated with the Imaum of Senna in January 1821 – the stipulation which reduces the duty on imports & exports applied exclusively to English Merchants’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, memoranda, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The principal correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Resident at Mocha, Captain Gilbert Hutchinson; and the Imaum of Senna [Imam of San'a, Yemen, al-Mahdī ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad bin ‘Alī].The item concerns the differences between the Arabic and English versions of the Treaty of 15 January 1821, which William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [Būshehr], negotiated with the Imaum of Senna. The differences are:Whether the reduction in customs duty to two and a quarter percent applies only to English merchants (as in the Arabic version) or to all merchants trading under the British flag (as in the English version)In the English version, the dependents of the British Factory are to be under the protection of the Resident (omitted in the Arabic version)In the English version, in the case of a dispute between dependents of the Resident and the Imaum, the Dola [Governor] of Mocha and the Resident are to adjudicate and the offender is to be punished by their own authority (all omitted in the Arabic version).The discussion primarily concerns the second difference, which the British are most eager for the Imaum to agree to. The East India Company Broker’s business transactions with the Americans and the Imaum’s debts owing to him are extensively discussed in this context. The Resident also reports on his visit to Aden with a view to moving the Residency there.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 9, Draft 496, P.C. 154, [Season] 1823/4, Examiner’s Office ‘23’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 28, and terminates at f 201, 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.
5. ‘Captain Hart’s Mission to the Imaum of Muscat. His report, and a Copy of the Treaty concluded between His Highness and the Americans. Arrival of a French Frigate at Zanzibar for the purpose of negociating New Treaties with the Imaum.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the governments of Bombay [Mumbai], Madras [Chennai] and Bengal. The item is principally concerned with the news that Syed Syeed bin Sultan [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat, has signed a Treaty with the United States of America. In particular the item relates to:Discussions by the above governments as to whether the Imaum has broken existing treaties with the British by signing this new treatyThe Imaum's offer to amend or break the treaty with the Americans if the British are displeased, and his offer of a vessel, the Liverpool, to the King of England [King of the United Kingdom] as a presentThe Imaum's 'complaints' that the British take a long time to reply to his correspondence and also do not support him against his enemiesFurther news that a French frigate has arrived at Zanzibar with the object of negotiating new treaties with the Imaum.The item includes a report (folios 34-52) by Captain Henry Hart, commanding HMS Imogene, on his dealings with the Imaum at Zanzibar. The report contains information on the Imaum's power, influence and trade in his dominions and neighbouring territories (notably Madagascar), as well as details of the treaty with the USA.As well as a copy of the treaty with the USA (folios 52-55), the item also includes copies of treaties between the Imaum of Muscat's predecessor, Syeed Sultan [Sayyid Sulṭān bin Ahmad Āl Bū Sa‘īd], and the East India Company signed in 1798 (folios 16-17) and 1800 (folio 18).In addition to numerous secretaries to the above governments, other correspondents include: William Henry Wathen and A N Shaw, successive Persian Secretaries to the Government of Bombay; Vice Admiral Sir John Gore, Naval Commander in Chief; Lord William Cavendish Bentinck, Governor General; Captain Henry Hart, HMS Imogene; and Captain Hanway Plumbridge, HMS Magicienne.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 1453 Draft 267. 1835.’ and 'Examiner's Office 1835'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 4, and terminates at f 83, 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.
6. 'Exchange of Ratifications of Captain Cogan's Treaty'
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- Abstract: This item consists primarily of copies of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, secret letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and the Resident in the Persian Gulf, Captain Samuel Hennell.The subject of the item is the ratification of the Treaty of Commerce agreed between Captain Robert Cogan and Hassan bin Ebrihim [Ḥasan bin Ibrāhīm] and Alli bin Naser [‘Alī bin Nāṣir] 31 May 1839 in Zanzibar. The treaty was ratified on 22 July 1840 by Hennell and Syed Mahomed bin Syed Shurruf [Sayyid Muḥammad bin Sa’īd Shurruf] on behalf of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. The item contains a copy of the treaty and certificate of ratification in English and Arabic.The treaty concerns:Rights and privileges of merchants of both countries to enter either countryRights of citizens of both countries to own property in either countryRights of consuls in both countriesProtection of servants of British subjects in the dominions of the ImaumSettling disputes involving British subjectsDisposal of property of subjects of either country who die in the otherTreatment of bankrupt subjects of either country living in the otherPayment of debts owed to subjects of the other countryDuties levied on goods entering ports and limitation of monopoliesRegulations for importing goodsProvisions in case of war between Britain and MuscatHelping vessels in distressThe renewal of the treaty of 1822 to suppress the slave trade.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No. 6, Draft 431, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3075, [Season] 1841’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 4 and terminates at f 32, 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.
7. ‘Reports on the Establishments in the Persian Gulph & arrangements consequent thereon’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. All the documents are from the Government of Bombay.The item briefly traces the development of the establishments in the Arabian Gulf, giving the starting points of the Residencies in Bussora [Basra], the Gulph of Persia [Arabian Gulf], and Bushire [Būshehr]. The discussion covers the merging of the Muscat Residency with Bushire, and the proposed position of Political Agent in the Gulph of Persia, to be filled by William Bruce, with Robert Taylor as the Assistant to the Agent, reflecting the change in East India Company roles in the Gulf from commercial to political. A dragoman will remain at Bagdad [Baghdad], a commanding officer at Kishm [Qeshm], and Native Agents elsewhere. The item also discusses the salaries to be paid to all the Agents and Residents, and the state of British trade with the Ottoman Empire including tariffs and duties paid.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 855, Draft 106, P.C. 200, Season 24/5, Examiner’s Office March 1824’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 74, and terminates at f 97, 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 file also contains an original pagination sequence.
8. ‘Madras Government. Regarding information regarding the terms on which British vessels are allowed entry in the ports of His Highness the Imam of Muscat.’
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- 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/4/2174/105546. It is the forty-second in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns a request from the Government of Madras to the Government of Bombay for information regarding the terms on which British vessels are allowed entry to ports belonging to the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat, and how vessels belonging to subjects of the Imaum are accordingly to be received at ports under the authority of the Government of Madras.The item contains a table of contents (f 689), and the title page (f 688) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 42’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 11 of No. 119’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 688 and terminates at f 693, 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.
9. 'Attempts of the French to obtain possession of the Island of Cameran in the Red Sea'
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- Abstract: This item consists primarily of copies of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Governments of Bengal and Bombay concerning the purchase of the Island of Cameran [Kamaran, also spelt Kameran, Kumran, and Camran] by Syed Mohamed Akil [Sayyid Muḥammad Aqil al-Ajaybi, also Sayyid Muḥammad Aqil al-Saqqaf, also spelt Seyud Mahomud Akil, Sueed Mooummud Akil] from Shereef Ahmood of Abu-Arish [Hammud bin Muḥammad Sulaymani, Sharif of Abu 'Arish, also referred to as Shaikh Hamood, Sherif of Aboo Aresh]. The letters discuss whether Mohamed Akil was acting for the French, and propose measures to prevent French influence in the Red Sea. This includes correspondence with Sir Edward Pellew, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station, about the ships HMS Dedaigneuse, HMS Psyche, East India Company cruisers Mornington, Ternate, and Panther, HMS Concorde, and HM Sloop Victor, and reports from their cruises.The item also features information on: Mohamed Akil's alleged taking of an American ship, the USS Essex of Salem; the murders of the Englishman Mr Carter, who was on board the Essex, and her captain (Joseph Orne); the massacre of the rest of the crew; and the sinking of the ship. There is also a description of Mohamed Akil's alleged murder of the French captain M Gaspard. The actions of the French privateer Le Vigilante, and the French frigate Piedmontoise[ Pièmontaise] are also mentioned.Correspondents include the Resident at Mocha, the Resident at Muscat, and the Broker at Mocha, and their informants, with letters about Mohamed Akil's movements, biography, and the likelihood of being able to try him for piracy, robbery, and murder.There is some commercial discussion of trading coffee, woollens, and gunpowder, and a political agreement with the Shereef Ahmood of Abu-Arish.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 7, Season 1808/1809, Draft 178, Para. 20'; and 'Examiner's Office, July 1808'.Physical description: The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.
10. ‘Muscat. Treaties entered into with His Highness the Imaum’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 20 September 1845. The item contains correspondence from Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and the Honourable Company's Agent in the Dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, to the Government of Bombay, with enclosed copies of treaties signed between Britain and His Highness Sultan Seid Seyeed Bin Sultan [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Imaum [Imam] of Muscat. The copies include:The commercial treaty concluded on 31 May 1839, ff 8-14Additional comments made in 1840 on the above treaty, ff 14-15Requisitions made by Captain Moresby of HMS Menai,with respect to the treaty concluded 10 September 1822, and the Imam’s responses, ff 16-20.Moresby’s full title is given as ‘Commissioner vested with the full powers by His Excellency Sir Robert T Farquhar, Baronet, Governor of the island of Mauritius’. Sultan Seid Seyeed Bin Sultan is also rendered as ‘Seid Said bin Sultan’.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5264, Draft 494/46’, ‘Collection N. 3 of N. 100’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The title page also features a list of reference numbers for each collection within the volume IOR/F/4/2142, written in pencil.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 4, and terminates at f 22, 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.
11. ‘1/1 Volume V Koweit Saudi Relations’
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- Abstract: Correspondence and papers concerning negotiations over the drafting of trade, Bon Voisinageand extradition treaties between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, in an effort to lift the trade blockade, imposed upon Kuwait at the orders of the King of Saudi Arabia, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd). The volume is a direct chronological continuation of ‘1/1 Volume IV Koweit Saudi Relations’ (IOR/R/15/5/112), and includes:Multiple drafts in both Arabic and English of a ‘Regulation for the Control of Caravans and Traders between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia’.A copy of Al-Waqayah[Iraq Government Gazette] dated 1936 (ff 191-200), and a printed copy of the extradition agreement between Saudi Arabia and the Government of Iraq (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), dated 1931 (ff 201-207).Multiple drafts in both Arabic and English of Bon Voisinageand extradition treaties between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.The volume’s principal correspondents are: the Kuwait Political Agent (Captain Gerald Simpson DeGaury); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard William Craven Fowle); the British Government’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (Andrew Ryan; Reader William Bullard); the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ); Foreign and India Office representatives in London.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 318; 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 first and last leading and ending flyleaves.Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 4-315, and ff 28-315; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
12. ‘1/1 Volume VI Kuwait Saudi Relations’
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- Abstract: Correspondence and papers concerning negotiations finalising trade, Bon Voisinageand extradition treaties between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, in an effort to lift the trade blockade, imposed upon Kuwait at the orders of the of King of Saudi Arabia, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd). The volume is a direct chronological continuation of ‘1/1 Volume V Koweit Saudi Relations’ (IOR/R/15/5/113), and includes:Multiple drafts in both Arabic and English of a trade agreement, and Bon Voisinageand extradition treaties between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.Correspondence amongst British officials regarding the finalisation of the wording of the various agreements and treaties, including modifications demanded by the Ruler of Kuwait and Saudi Government.Discussion amongst British officials of changes in Ibn Saud’s attitude towards the Rulers of Kuwait and Bahrain, and Ibn Saud’s response to the development of closer ties between Kuwait and Iraq.The volume’s principal correspondents are: the Kuwait Political Agent (Captain Gerald Simpson DeGaury; Major Arnold Crawshaw Galloway); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard William Craven Fowle); the British Government’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (Reader William Bullard); the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ); India Office representatives in London (Roland Tennyson Peel; John Percival Gibson); Foreign Office representatives in London (Lacy Baggallay); the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 246; 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 first and last leading and ending flyleaves.An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-243; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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