'File 9/19 Naval & Shipping: Limits of Persian Territorial Waters'

Content

Correspondence concerning a Persian claim to a ten mile limit to their territorial waters. The papers cover the discussion of what action should be taken in response. The correspondence comes from officials at the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Foreign Office, the British Legation in Tehran, the Admiralty, and 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. .

Extent and format

1 file (10 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order, from the front to the rear.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 14, 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/R/15/6/314

Former external reference(s)

File 9/19

History of this record

Date(s)

5 Mar 1934-16 Jun 1934 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Territorial waters

Places

Persia

People & organisations

British Legation, TehranForeign OfficeAdmiralty

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