‘File 16/32 III Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Residency, Bushire.’ [13v] (26/794)
The record is made up of 1 file (401 folios). It was created in 24 Mar 1941-10 May 1943. 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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Copies of correspondence exchanged between British offices in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , chiefly the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. or British Consulate in Bushire, and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 16/32-II Miscellaneous. Correspondence with 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. , Bushire.’ (IOR/R/15/2/1531).
The papers deal with matters of a routine nature, chiefly the order of goods from suppliers and merchants, and their shipment to consignees, with insurance papers included in some instances. Ordered goods include: alcohol and foodstuffs (flour, sugar, tea); automobiles and automobile spares; medical supplies, including quinine; vegetable seeds; 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. Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay’s photographs; office supplies and stationery; hardware, such as bolts and batteries; sports equipment. Some correspondence and file notes allude to the shortage of supplies during wartime. The file also includes some telegraphic correspondence notifying on the departure, movements and anticipated arrival of British officers and other individuals in the Gulf.
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- 1 file (401 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 371-402) mirror the chronological arrangement.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 403; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-399; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1532
- Title
- ‘File 16/32 III Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Residency, Bushire.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 17r:29v, 31r:32v, 34r:35v, 41r:43v, 45r:45v, 48r:50v, 54r:57v, 61r:61v, 63r:64v, 66r:86v, 89r:108v, 111r:117v, 119r:134v, 136r:154v, 157r:167v, 169r:172v, 174r:179v, 181r:186v, 188r:198v, 200r:225v, 227r:230v, 233r:237v, 239r:241v, 245r:251v, 254r:263v, 265r:266v, 268r:278v, 283r:297v, 299r:306v, 308r:311v, 314r:320v, 322r:326v, 328r:330v, 333r:334v, 345r:349v, 352r:355v, 365r:402v, 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