'File 16/6 German shipping' [‎13v] (26/240)

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The file contains correspondence concerning the activities of German shipping in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

Topics discussed include:

• the use of the Hansa line to transport materials for the Bahrain Petroleum Company (ff 2-14);
• activities of German nationals, Heinrich Willnow and Reinhard Kulenkampff (ff.16-56);
• parallels with German activities before the First World War (f 28);
• a system for tracking German ships in the Gulf (f 58);
• German anti-British and pro-Iraqi propaganda in 1939 (f 91).

Correspondents include Percy Gordon Loch, 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; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser, Bahrain Government; and Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven Fowle, 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. .

Extent and format

1 file (120 folios)

Arrangement

The papers in this file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence 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 foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-102 and ff 103-119 respectively.

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English in Latin script

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