‘File 16/69 Enquiry from India Office regarding financial privileges for American officials in the British protected Arab States’

Content

Correspondence and papers exchanged between representatives of the 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. and Foreign Office, and British officials in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , concerning a proposed agreement to extend financial privileges to United States officials other than diplomatic or consular personnel, who are based in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region. The file includes a copy of the articles of the proposed agreement (folio 4), and confirmation from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 16 June 1945, that there are no such United States officials in Kuwait, Bahrain or the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (folio 8).

Extent and format

1 file (9 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 (f 10) 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 11; 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 2-9; 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/15/2/1581

Former external reference(s)

English Office: File 16/69

History of this record

Date(s)

6 Feb 1945-29 May 1945 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Rights and privilegesBilateral agreements

Places

Persian Gulf

People & organisations

Political Resident, Persian GulfForeign Office

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