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Coll 30/7 'Persian Gulf, Russia: Russian Trade Activities' [26r] (52/573)
The record is made up of 1 file (280 folios). It was created in 7 Oct 1927-7 May 1936. 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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The Anglo-Persian Oil Go. Ltd. & the Russian
Competition:-~
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 has reported as
follows: -
During the month of September mysterious
consignments of cheap petrol appeared on the Kuwait market
which apparently were imported by a certain shopkeeper and
sold with the knowledge of His Excellency the Shaikh. The
petrol is sold at Rs.3/- per tin as against Rs.5/4/- charged
by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company^ local Agent. The cheap
petrol is sold in Anglo-Persiam Oil Company’s tins obviously
filled from some other source as the soldering is very
crudely done. The Shaikh has told 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.
that
he suspects it to be stolen Anglo Persian Oil Company’s petrol
and that it comes across from Persia in dhows. The Political
Agent on the contrary believes it to be of Soviet origin,
either brought down by lorry from North Persia or by Soviet
ships to Mohammerah. Most of this cheap petrol is good high
grade ’’stuff”, but in perhaps a dozen tins two will turn out
dirty and of yellow colour. Some tins also contain short
weight.
There is a great demand for the cheap petrol by local
taxi drivers and the Anglo Persian Oil Company would do well
to watch the matter. There is no doubt that pirated Soviet
petrol would have no sale in Kuwait, were it not for the high
prices maintained by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. The latter
Company according to the Shaikh are doing themselves much harm
in the Gulf by their high charges.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the trading activities of the U.S.S.R. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , primarily in Iraq, Persia, Kuwait and Bahrain.
These officials are from the Department of Overseas Trade; 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 Bushire; the British Consulates in Bandar Abbas, Shiraz, Baghdad and Basra; the Political Agencies in Kuwait and Bahrain; the British Legation in Tehran.
The correspondence discusses exact details concerning imports from the USSR and as such includes relevant tables and statistical information but also contains broader political discussions around the political context of these activities and how they may impact on Britain's interests in the region.
Alongside correspondence, the file also contains a number of relevant newspaper clippings from British and Persian publications including a number from Le Messager de Teheran that are in French.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (280 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 283; 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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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3717
- Title
- Coll 30/7 'Persian Gulf, Russia: Russian Trade Activities'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:67v, 71r:97v, 99r:100v, 102r:114v, 115ar:115av, 115r:116v, 118r:142v, 144r:154v, 155ar:155av, 155r:179v, 180v:183v, 185r:192v, 194r:224v, 225v:246v, 247v:271v, 273r:275v, 277r:283v, 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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- Open Government Licence