'File 14/4 Visits of Japanese representatives and agents' [‎front-i] (2/86)

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The file contains notes, memoranda, and correspondence relating to the visits and treatment of Japanese and Italian subjects and agents in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The correspondence is mostly between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, 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. at Bushire, the British Ministry at Jeddah, 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. in London, the Home and Foreign Departments of the Government of India, and representatives of Imperial Airways Limited in Sharjah.

The file covers the following matters:

• The visit of Mr Ohba, agent of the Japanese company Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, to Bahrain in February 1939, his attempts to secure a local shipping agent, and his subsequent visit to Sharjah;
• A tour of Saudi Arabia made by the Japanese Minister at Cairo in March 1939, and his request that two members of his staff also visit Kuwait and Bahrain, which was subsequently refused by the British Government;
• The movements of Kawamura (alias Muto), a Japanese Muslim convert engaged in anti-British activities in China;
• The treatment to be accorded to Italian and Japanese subjects in India and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at the start of the Second World War, when both countries still declared to be neutral.

The file contains (folios 24-25) a report from the Ministry at Jeddah on the Japanese Minister's visit to Saudi Arabia and includes details on agreements and proposals made between both countries relating to commerce, communism, and oil.

At the back (folios 39-42) are internal office notes.

Extent and format

1 file (41 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged chronologically.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the 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. Two additional sequences are also present between ff 2-38 and ff 39-42 respectively; these sequence are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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English in Latin script

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