'File 16/10 OPERATION OF AMERICAN SHIPPING COMPANIES IN THE PERSIAN GULF.' [back-i] (9/10)
The record is made up of 1 file (5 folios). It was created in 17 Aug 1946-4 Dec 1946. 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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The file contains a note from 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , addressed to 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. It is dated aboard the scheme yacht, King Faisal , 4 December 1946, and is forwarding a note by Messrs Gray Mackenzie, Bahrain dated 17 August, 1946.
The note records a conversation with a Mr Klein who mentioned that his company had purchased two 5000 ton freighters: one to transport locomotives from the United States of America to France and the other to carry drums of gasoline from Bahrain to Red Sea ports and further down the East African coast. Also discussed are the potential political difficulties of opening an office in Bahrain and how this could be circumvented.
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- 1 file (5 folios)
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The file consists of one piece of correspondence and a page with some file notes.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 5; 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.
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- IOR/R/15/2/556
- Title
- 'File 16/10 OPERATION OF AMERICAN SHIPPING COMPANIES IN THE PERSIAN GULF.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 3r:4v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence