Coll 35/16 'Opening of an Indian Post Office at Dubai: postal arrangements in the Persian Gulf'

Content

The file concerns postal offices in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The file contains:

• Discussions on the proposal to open a Post Office at Sharjah, 1933-37
• Discussions on the proposal to open a Post Office in Dubai, 1938
• Note on the Indian Post and Telegraph Services in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1946
• Future administration of postal services in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. after Indian and Pakistan Independence, 1947
• A copy of 'A decree to provide for the establishment and regulation of post offices and the conveyance of mail' at the Zanzibar Protectorate, 1935
• A copy of agreement between the Governor General in Council and the Kuwait Zubair Transport Company to provide a motor vehicle service for transit, conveyance and delivery of mail in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1947
• Postal service to the British Post Office agencies in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1948.

The file is composed of correspondence between 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. ; 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. ; the Foreign Office; the Government of India; the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain; the General Post Office; the Air Ministry; the Ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Said bin Maktoom; the Ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Sultan II bin Saqr Al Qasimi; the Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, India; HM Treasury; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations of the Government of Pakistan; the HM Ministry of Civil Aviation; the Commonwealth Relations Office: the HM Ministry of Works; and Cable and Wireless Limited.

Extent and format

1 file (368 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 369; 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.

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/L/PS/12/4119

Former external reference(s)

Coll 35/16

History of this record

Date(s)

23 May 1933-10 Jan 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Post offices

Places

Persian Gulf

People & organisations

Persian Gulf Political ResidencyBahrain Political AgencyForeign OfficeAir MinistryGovernment of IndiaAdviser to the Government of BahrainBritish Legation, TehranGeneral Post OfficeCommonwealth Relations OfficeCable and Wireless LtdMinistry of Civil Aviation

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Coll 35/16 'Opening of an Indian Post Office at Dubai: postal arrangements in the Persian Gulf', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/4119, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0002b9> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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