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'File 0602 Imperial Bank of Iran - Banking Agreement & Bank Reports, Vol. 1' [45r] (89/124)
The record is made up of 1 file (62 folios). It was created in 27 Dec 1945-29 Jan 1950. 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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No.C/1183.
To
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain,
The 20th October, 1946.
The
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.
Agent,
Sharjah-
Memorandum . y£
Reference your Memorandum No.C1033.0602
dated the 5th October, 1946, and its enclosure.
2. The Agreement appears to be somewhat
loosely worded. For instance the expression
"all the building" in the last paragraph seems
capable of different interpretations. Again,
the document appears to be binding on Shaikh
Said bin Maktum personally, and it has hot been
witnessed.
3. Please convey these comments to the
Manager of the imperial Bank of Iran at Dubai
and inform him that the Hon'ble the political
Resident hopes that the wording of the Agreement
will not lead later to any difficulty with the
Shaikh.
Sd./- H.D.H. RANGE
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.
ATTESTED.
for Assistant
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.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the activities of the Imperial Bank of Iran in Dubai. The principal correspondents are: the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah; the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain; 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire (later, Bahrain); and representatives of the Imperial Bank of Iran in both Tehran and Dubai.
The papers cover the following matters:
- the negotiations and final agreement for the opening of a bank branch in Dubai;
- the lease of land for the new bank building;
- the change of name to the British Bank of Iran and the Middle East in August 1949.
The file also contains brief reports on the bank's activities for the years 1948 and 1949, written by the manager, M P Stott.
Folios 6-10 are a copy of the agreement between the bank and the ruler of Kuwait, upon which the Dubai agreement was based. Folios 14-25 are the final Dubai agreement, in triplicate.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (62 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 62; 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/15/4/8
- Title
- 'File 0602 Imperial Bank of Iran - Banking Agreement & Bank Reports, Vol. 1'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 11r:13v, 26r:30v, 32r:35v, 38r:42v, 45r:46v, 48r:51v, 53r:53v, 55r:58v, 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