‘File 16/57 II Routine correspondence with Agencies and Consulates other than Bushire.’

Content

Correspondence and other papers of a routine nature, exchanged between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, and other British offices in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 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 A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. 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).

Extent and format

1 file (118 folios)

Arrangement

The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 106-119) mirror the chronological arrangement.

Physical characteristics

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 The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. 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.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/1569

Former external reference(s)

English Office: File 16/57 II

History of this record

Date(s)

17 Mar 1947-3 Jul 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Colonial administrationFreight servicesSupplies

People & organisations

Gray, Mackenzie and Company Limited, shipping agentsBritish Consulate, Bandar Abbas

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‘File 16/57 II Routine correspondence with Agencies and Consulates other than Bushire.’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1569, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000130> [accessed 24 April 2024]

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