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'File 60/20 I (C 93) Imperial Bank of Iran: Bahrain, etc' [‎56r] (113/409)

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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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References regarding the Eastern Bank, iiahrain.
1. Telegram from Cox, Bastoah, to foreign, t>imla, wo. 3700,
dated 26th July 1916 (received under endorsement
flo. 6581, dat6!d 27th July 1916, from the Chief
Political Officer, Basrah, to the Deputy Political
Resident, Bushire, and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrainj
2. Telegram 11 o. 710-S., dated 29th September 1916, from ttie
Foreign and Political Department, Simla, to Cox,
Basrah. (Received under endorsei ien t l^o. 15384/12/28,
dated the 26th December 1916, from the Chief
Political Officer, Basrah, to the Deputy Political
Resident, B ^ahire and th« Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain.).
3. Telegram JNo. 3375, dated 25th April 1917, from Political,
Basrah, to the Foreign and Political J )epartment )
Simla, (Received under endorsement Ho. 6196,.dated
the 26th April 1917, from the Chief Political Officer
at Basrah to the Deputy 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. , Bushire,
and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain.)
4. Memorandum 11 o. 1252 (Confidential), dated the 3rd December
1917, from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, to the
Deputy Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, with copy to
the Deputy 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. , Bushire.
5. Telegram No. 112~C., dated 9th August 1917, from the
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain to xitE; Political,
Baghdad (repeated Bushire and Basrah).
^ LiLgi'arii'-llu . llk!0, "dated in t 19 j 1C17 T froivi t -he i»eputy
k Hnnnirp,—io j 'olitical, Baghdad .
b. Telegram No. 6697, dated 15th August 1918, from Political,
Baghdad, to Foreign and Political Department, Simla,
(Post copies sent to Deputy 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. , Bushii
and Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, under endorsement Ho.
16616/111/7, dated the i5th August 1918, from the
Civi^Cl Commissioner, Baghdaclj.
Telegram Ho. 1033, dated 28th Aug st 1918, from the
Foreign and Political Department, Simla, to 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. , Baghdad, ^Post copies sent to
the Deputy 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. , Bushire, ana the
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, under foreign and Political
Department, Simla, endorsement ho . 445-K.A., dated
the 30th August 1918).
Telegram Ho. 6697, dated the 15th August 19S9, from
-jf ' Political, Baghdad, to the Foreign and Political
» fvfwv department, Simli^ (Post copies sent to the Deputy
w lUcjv"- 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. , Bushire, and the Political
Ji ft J* Agent at Bahrain under endorsement ho . 35691/77/8,
\ . A / ^ y dated 28th Hovember 1919 from tlie Civil Comiaissioner
'KLc^X , Baghdad. )
Telegram Ho. 4225, dated 7th April 1920, from the Civil
Commissioner, Baghdad, to Finance, Simla, repeated
Foreign and Political Department, Simla*
(Received ander endorsement Ho. F.S. 2351/77/8,
dated 7th April 1920, from the Civil Commissioner,
Baghdad, to the Deputy 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. , Bushire;
and Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, reference his telegram
No. 305, dated 27th March 1920, to Civil Conmissioner
at Baghdad.
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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.

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1 volume (201 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.

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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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