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'Précis on commerce and communication in the Persian Gulf, 1801-1905' [‎71] (85/246)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (121 folios). It was created in 1906. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .

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PART IV—CHAPTER XVI.
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Agreements were concluded with the Jam of Beyla, the Khan of Khelat and
the ChTef of Kedgi for providing facilities for the construction of a land line from
Karachi to Gwadur and for its V otection and maintenance (vide Aitchinson 's
Treaties (1892), Volume IX, pages 394-39 6 ancl 4 0l -4 0 4)* The line from
Karachi to Gwadur was completed on 30th April 1863 (see paragraph 13 of
Mr. Mansfield's report dated 4th June
Political A., August 1863, Nos. 63-67. ^ 863)
The steps taken to overcome the political difficulties in continuing the land
line from Gwadur onwards, are treated in the Mekran Precis,
There were then under consideration several points in regard to the pro
posed connection with Bashire and Basrah, viz*'.—
(a) Whether a cable should be laid across the sea to Maskat and then
have a land line by way of the Batineh Coast, or whether it should
be laid right across to the Mussandom Peninsula. The latter
course was adopted as more feasible.
(b) Whether we should lease Gwadur from the Sultan of Maskat,
Mr. Mansfield, Commissioner in Sind, after a tour round the Gulf,
expressed an opinion in favour of the proposed lease. But the
Bombay Government and the Government of India decided against
it, and thought that what was required was lease only of the area
required for the telegraph
Political A„ August 1863, Nos. 63-67. station (Government of India
letter No. 484, dated 8th August 1863). Vide for further details
Mekran Precis> Chapter II.
What arrangements should be made for constructing the line across
the Isthmus of Maklab.
id) What should be the steps taken for continuing the line from
Baghdad. The Turkish Government insisted on constructing
the line themselves and making their own arrangements with the
Arab tribes from Baghdad to Fao. As the line would pass through
districts inhabited by Arabs hostile to the Turkish Government, an
alternative line from Baghdad to Tehran via Khannikin was sug
gested.
(5) The British Government were anxious to construct an alternative line
from Bushire to Bandar Abbas and onwards to Gwadur. The
Persian Government were, however, suspicious of ^ this enter
prise and the Shah declined to entertain the question of land
line of telegraph eastwad from Bushire (see Political A., Ju.y
1866, Nos. 3-4). The negotiations resulted only in permitting the
British Government to continue the line from Gwadur to Bandar
Abbas under Convention dated 2nd T Apnl ^ 1868 (Aitchison s
Treaties^ Volume X, page 80)—see Mekran Precis^ Chapter ii.
The various political difficulties that arose from hostility of local tribes,
questions of jurisdiction and control and support from the Chiefs and Government
are dealt with in the several Precis prepared for the Gazetteer in connection with
the various local areas—Mekran, Trucial Chiefs and 1 urkish Arabia, and the
statement printed below indicates the dates on which the several stages of the
telegraphic lines were completed, the references m Goldsmid's Telegraph and
Znz 2^/where an account of their construction is given and in the/V/m and
Aitchison's Treaties in connection with the political arrangements:—
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The volume is a précis on trade and communications in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . It was prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha and published by the Government of India, Foreign Department, Simla in 1906.

The volume begins with a preface by Saldanha, written on 26 March 1906, and is then organised into five parts, each divided into chapters, and eight appendices at the end, as follows:

Part I, Regulations and Duties, 1803-1847: Chapter I, Line of conduct to be pursued by the Resident at Basrah with regard to the American vessels trading in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1803; Chapter II, Regulations for country ships visiting Bushire, 1813; Chapter III, Rules for the guidance of British vessels visiting the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1831; Chapter IV, Export and import duties in Persia and export of mules and horses from Persia, 1822-23, 1835-42; Chapter V, Question of exempting Arab ships from the discriminating duty imposed on foreign ships, 1836-37; Chapter VI, Ports of Arabia to which the Government of India notification dated 9 January 1839 should apply. Vessels of every description belonging to those ports to be to be provided with Registers or Passes countersigned by British Officers, 1839-47; Chapter VII, Mode and extent of taxation in operation at Bushire and surrounding districts, 1847.

Part II, Trade and Traffic, 1834-71: Chapter VIII, Report in the trade of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1834; Chapter IX, Traffic between Karachi and Bushire and other Persian Ports, 1854-58; Chapter X, Trade between Bombay and Bushire and Basrah [Basra], 1856-57; Chapter XI, Trade of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1863-1869; Chapter XII, Colonel Pelly's reports on the trade of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1870-71; Chapter XIII, List of British subjects and British protected persons on the Persian Court and islands, 1869.

Part III, Review of the Trade reports from 1872 to 1905: Chapter XIV, Trade of the Gulf of Oman and Persia, 1873-1905; Chapter XV, Persian Opium Trade.

Part IV, The Gulf Telegraph Line: Chapter XVI, Construction of the Telegraph Line; Chapter XVII, Telegraph Station at Fao; Chapter XVIII, Telegraph Station at Bushire; Chapter XIX, Medical arrangements for telegraph stations at Bushire, Fao and Jask.

Part V, Miscellaneous: Chapter XX, Wreck of the SS Hallamshire near Ras-el-Hadd and the measures proposed for the prevention of wreckage by the wild tribes on the Arabian Coasts, 1878; Chapter XXI, New system of registration of native owned vessels in the Gulfs of Persia and Oman, 1883-84.

Appendices: Appendix A, Statement of the exports and imports of Bushire, 1832-34; Appendix B, Statements of Trade between Bushire and Basrah and Bombay, 1857; Appendix C, Comparative statements of exports of Bushire, 1863-65; Appendix D, Trade Returns appended to Colonel Pelly's letter No. 86-37, dated 23 April 1870; Appendix E, Returns of British subjects and British Protected persons on the Persian coast and Islands, 1869; Appendix F, Comparative Statements of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Trade with the Principal Countries, 1873-1905; Appendix G, Contrasted Statements of Principal Exports and Imports from and to the Ports in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. namely Bushire, Lingah, Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas], Bahrein [Bahrain], Basrah, and Maskat [Muscat] from 1893 to 1904; Appendix H, Returns of Shipping of the Ports of Bushire, Maskat and Basrah.

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1 volume (121 folios)
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The volume is arranged in parts, each relating to a different subject. Each part is arranged roughly chronologically and divided into chapters. There is a list of contents on folios 3 to 4, with no reference to folio or page numbers.

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Foliation: the sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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