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'Confidential B24 File No. 14/205 Capture by Persian Customs Preventive Service Boat of a Debai Boat off Tamb Island' [‎91r] (187/738)

The record is made up of 1 Volume (366 folios). It was created in 30 Jul 1928-31 Mar 1930. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Correspondence concerning the seizure by a Persian customs launch of a boat carrying tea and sugar and implications for British prestige on the Arab coast. The file includes a sketch map of Jezirat Tunb [Tumb] (folio 4) and Jezirat Abu Musa (folio 9).

Correspondents include the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Secretary of State for India, London; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London.

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1 Volume (366 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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There are two foliation sequences. The older foliation sequence begins on the second typescript folio and runs from number 2 through to 344, ending on the last typescript folio. It is not comprehensive in that some of the folios are not numbered. The second foliation sequence, which should be used for referencing, begins on the first folio of writing on number 1. There follows a blank folio with no folio number, and then the sequence resumes on the following folio, which is the first typescript folio. The sequence continues through to number 366, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume.

The first foliation sequence is written in pencil in the top right corner of each folio. The second foliation sequence is written and circled in pencil, also in the top right corner of each folio.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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'Confidential B24 File No. 14/205 Capture by Persian Customs Preventive Service Boat of a Debai Boat off Tamb Island' [‎91r] (187/738), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/282, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023987987.0x0000bc> [accessed 29 April 2024]

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