'File No. II/12 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re: affairs in Persia and Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf. Jan '09 --' [24r] (47/178)
The record is made up of 1 volume (87 folios). It was created in 1 Feb 1909-19 Jan 1914. 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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TABLE OF CONTENTS,
PERSIA AND THE ARABIAN SHORE OP
THE
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Abu Musa red oxide concession
Appointment o£ an Italian Agent at Maskat ...
Arabistan telegraph lines ... ...
Exchange of telegraph lines in Persia.
Extension of Telegraph Concessions.
Arms traffic in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
...
Endeavour of Edward Kitabji to secure a con
cession for a road from Seistan to Koh-i-
Malik Siah.
Karun irrigation concession ... ...
Lighting and buoying the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Murder of Russian spies on the Khorasan frontier
Persian claim to sovereignty over Bahrein
Proposed loan to the Sheikh of Mohammerah ...
Relations of the Sheikh of Mohammerah with
the Persian Government.
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Assad ... ... ...
Situation in Persia ... ...
Situation at Resht.
Situation at Tehran.
Situation at Yezd.
Situation at Bushire.
Situation at Bunder Abbas.
Situation at Jask.
Situation at Shiraz and Ramadan.
Situation in Azerbaijan.
Situation at Meshed.
The Meshed-Tehran and Khaf-Seistan telegraph
lines.
The Zil-es-Sultan ... ... ...
Page*
17
17
9-11
8-9
7-8
11-12
16- 17
6
17- 18
12- 13
13- 16
16
1-6
8-7
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The volume mainly comprises printed reports for each month from January to August 1909 entitled 'Memoranda of information received during the month of ... relating to affairs in Persia, and the Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '. The memoranda are dated and despatched by the Officiating Deputy Secretary to the Government of India (L W Reynolds). Also included in the file are letters of instruction from Deputy Secretary to the Government of India 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. , Kuwait, emphasising the confidential nature of the reports and with instructions on the procedure of transfer and acknowledgement to be followed by successive Political Agents. Also included in the file are letters of receipt from 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. , Kuwait (William Henry Irving Shakespear; Stuart George Knox; William George Grey).
Each memorandum includes a table of contents. Topics covered in the memoranda include:
- Abu Musa and Hormuz red oxide concession
- Arabistan, Ahwaz-Borasjun and Khaf-Seistan telegraph lines
- appointment of an Italian agent at Muscat
- arms traffic in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- dhows arbitration award
- insecurity of Persian trade routes
- Karun irrigation project
- Lighting and buoying in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- murder of subjects of Chief of Abu Dhabi
- Najd affairs
- Perso-Aghan relations
- Persian deputation to Russia
- Proposed loans to local rulers
- Relations with the Shaikh of Mohammerah and the Bakhtiari khans
- Riots and disturbances in Persia
- road concessions
- Shaikh of Kuwait's properties at Fao
- Tour of Consul-General, Meshed
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (87 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 89; 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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- front, front-i, 2r:88v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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