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File 395/1908 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Katif; British-Indian commercial interests at Katif ' [82r] (13/195)
The record is made up of 1 item (98 folios). It was created in Mar 1904-Nov 1910. It was written in English and French. 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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THERA IA,
September lath, 1910,
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Sir,
I an in receipt of your despatch no* 248 (30178/10)
of the 26rd ultimo transmitting an extract from a letter
of 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.
at Bahrein in which he informs 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.
at Bus?;ire of a British Indian subject 1 ©
departure for Kafir to open a shop and engage in trade
;here.
In you ( ' despatch no* 383 of November 12th 1909, to
which you refer in your above-mentioned despatch, you ask me £
for my views as to the advisability of raising the question
of the treatment of British Indian subjects in Tr atif. At
that time, in the early days of tie constitutional regime,
it was still so uncertain what effect new conditions vould
have in the outlying parts of the Empire and what policy
the new Government would adopt towards neighbouring States
that I did not consider I could usefully gii-e any answer
to
The Bt. Konble. Sir E. Gray Bart., M.P.
etc*
etc.
etc.
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Part 1 contains correspondence relating to the treatment of British-Indian traders at the port of Katif [Al-Qaṭīf]. The correspondence is mostly between the Foreign Department of the Government of India, the Foreign Office, and 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. . Further correspondence, included as enclosures, is from 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, British Consul at Basrah, British Embassy at Constantinople, British-Indian Merchants in Bahrain, and Turkish officials in Basrah.
The papers cover the discussion over the reported mistreatment and overcharging of Indian merchants at Katif including proposals to establish a vice-consular presence at the port and to install a graded Political Officer as 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. at Bahrain, and the Turkish response to British complaints.
Folios 119-122 are 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. 's, Percy Zachariah Cox, report into the excess customs charges.
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- File 395/1908 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Katif; British-Indian commercial interests at Katif '
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- 76r:143r, 144r:173v
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