'File 60/20 I (C 93) Imperial Bank of Iran: Bahrain, etc' [40r] (81/409)
The record is made up of 1 volume (201 folios). It was created in 22 Jan 1918-Feb 1946. It was written in English and French. 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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Telegrai'a g od3
^rora Aolitioal ^ahrain#
To ^Jlvll Uonmifinioner, 3aghdnd repeated iushire#
Ho. 305
Dated 27th reooived l;8th ^arch 19£0 #
Your 35691 # ^bth November last. Bank Bahrain
deputation of Bahrain merchants have oallod, they point oult
that season has arrived for shipping spooie India to pay for
rioe eto roguired ooming pearling season estimated
ated closod */
by 30 laichs
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
will thus go India next month or two
undesirability export silver view india^ refusal allow it
oome here obvious to get over difficulty merohants willing
buy supply bills on iomoay from this offioe.vory strongly
re somraend this course be approved and request sanction to
%
accept in
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
treasury sums up to 15
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
issuing supply btlls* Possession silver during coming
pearling season v /ill be inestiraable advantage also may
enable iank start oranch without calling upon india for
aid.
-Please -uelegraph reply as quickly as possible.
Adiressed ia rhdai repeated Jushiro.
telegram Jode.
From Oivil ionni s^ioner, -iaf.hdad.
To ISastorn 3anlc t iasrah.
No. 3967.
Dated 30th ^arch 19 20.
In the event of permission being granted to open
a branch at Bahrain, are you in a position to send neces
sary staff and equipment without delay ? What is the
earliest date on whi oh you could expect to commence
business there?
On receipt of reply India will be addressed.
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The volume contains correspondence relating to banking in Persia, Saudi Arabia, and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The majority of the correspondence is between the British Ministry in Tehran, the Government of India, High Commissioner in Iraq (later the British Ambassador), 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 Bushire, the Foreign and Indian Offices in London, Political Agencies in Bahrain and Kuwait, the British Consulates in Shiraz and Bandar Abbas, the British Minister in Jeddah, the British Ambassador in Cairo, employees of the Imperial Bank Persia (later Imperial Bank Iran) and the Eastern Bank, and the Persian Government. Included as enclosures are several newspaper cuttings and transcripts.
The documents cover discussions over the Imperial Bank's operations in the region, including growing hostility in an increasingly nationalist Iran and the plans to open a branch in Bahrain. Much of the volume pertains to the work of rival banks in Bahrain and Dhahran in Saudi Arabia. These banks include the Eastern Bank, the Ottoman Bank and the National City Bank.
Folio 146 is a map of al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia, produced by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company.
Folios 191-198 are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (201 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found 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. A second foliation sequence is also present between ff 4-190; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. Circled index numbers in red and blue crayon can also be found throughout the volume. There are the following irregularities: f 33 is followed by f 34a and f 34b.
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- Title
- 'File 60/20 I (C 93) Imperial Bank of Iran: Bahrain, etc'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:33v, 34ar:34bv, 35r:52r, 53r:58r, 59v:70r, 72v:77r, 80r:83v, 86r, 87r:88v, 89v, 90v:91v, 92v:94v, 97r:97v, 100r:101v, 103r:107v, 109r:116v, 121r:130v, 131ar:131bv, 132r:139v, 139br:139bv, 140r:146v, 148r:161v, 163r:163v, 165r:168v, 173r:174v, 176r:186v, 188r:201v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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