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Coll 30/7 'Persian Gulf, Russia: Russian Trade Activities' [‎156r] (316/573)

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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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British 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. and Consulate-General
Bushire, 1st December 1928.
No. 37.
Sir,
With reference to your de spa ten Confidential
dated the 15th June 1926, I have the honour to state
that in accordance with Mr Harding’s letter of the
17th May 1928 to the Foreign Office, relative to calls
by Soviet Ships at Kuwait and Bahrain, the Shaikhs of
these territories were advised to take action in the
same sense as was proposed in the case of the ’Iraq
Government.
2. The Shaikh of Bahrain has replied that he is
quite willing to go further and forbid Soviet ships to
land cargo at Bahrain, if His Majesty's Government
considers this advisable.
He states that he looks upon Russians as a
people who have cast off all religion and abhors them
on religious grounds.
3. I would enquire as to the advice to be given
to the Shaikh in this respect.
4. Copies of this letter are being forwarded to
the Government of India and to His Majesty’s Minister
in Tehran.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
( Sgd) F.W. JOHNSTON.
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. .
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R.M's, Secretary of State for the Colonies,
London.

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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.

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1 file (280 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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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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