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2801. IOR/L/PS/12/3791

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3791
Title:
Coll 30/74 'Bahrain: Qn. of customs duty to be charged on goods imported by air into Bahrain.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns a request to the Political Agent, Bahrain from Imperial Airways Limited (made through their agents, Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited, Bahrain) for a reduction in customs duty charged on the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value of goods imported by them into Bahrain...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Aug 1933-10 Sep 1934
Extent:
1 file (24 folios)

2802. IOR/L/PS/12/3792

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3792
Title:
Coll 30/75 'Anglo-Persian Relations: Persian claims to Arab Littoral. Persian Govt. question right of H.M. Govt. to make official representations on behalf of Arab Rulers.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns relations between the governments of the United Kingdom and Persia (also referred to as Iran), specifically in terms of relations between Persia and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf that were under British protection. The file mainly contains correspondence from British Gov...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18 Jun 1918-26 Oct 1938
Extent:
1 file (394 folios)

2803. IOR/L/PS/12/3793

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3793
Title:
Coll 30/76 'Koweit: Abduction to Koweit of two Persian customs guards, by the crew of a Persian dhow.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the abduction from Dilam [Bandar-e Deylam] in Persia to Koweit [Kuwait] of two Persian customs guards by the crew of a Persian dhow. The nakhoda of the dhow feared punishment after his cargo was judged to be contraband by the Persian authorities, and so fled to Kuwait, with the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1934-26 Apr 1934
Extent:
1 file (13 folios)

2804. IOR/L/PS/12/3794

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3794
Title:
Coll 30/77 'Koweit: Persian interference with Koweiti dhows.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns reports of interference with Kuwaiti dhows by Iranian (also referred to as Persian) customs and naval authorities. The papers contain witness statements, letters of protest by the Shaikh of Koweit [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, Ruler of Kuwait], reports, discussion of the incidents ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1934-28 Feb 1948
Extent:
1 file (179 folios)

2805. IOR/L/PS/12/3795

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3795
Title:
Coll 30/78 'Bahrein Nationality Law. Bahrein Property Law: Registration of certain foreigners in Bahrein by the Agency. Ownership of property by foreigners in Bahrein (King's Reg. No. 1 of 1937).'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the drafting and publication of nationality and property laws for Bahrein [Bahrain]. The relevant Order in Council and King's Regulations (copies of which are included) are as follows: The Bahrein (Amendment) Order in Council, 1937 The Bahrein Law regarding Ownership of Immova...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
7 Jun 1933-10 Oct 1947
Extent:
1 file (446 folios)

2806. IOR/L/PS/12/3796

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3796
Title:
Coll 30/79 'Persian claim to 10 mile limit for Persian territorial waters.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the extent of territorial waters claimed by the Government of Persia (also referred to as Iran). The British Government held that in the absence of international agreement, three miles was the extent of territorial waters, but the Persian Government claimed distances of up to t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
19 Jan 1929-3 Aug 1938
Extent:
1 file (229 folios)

2807. IOR/L/PS/12/3797

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3797
Title:
Coll 30/80 'Trade: Reports on Persian Gulf Market and trading possibilities'
Scope & Content:
The file contains information on economic and trade conditions in the states located on the Arab side of the Persian Gulf, and discussion of the potential market there for British goods. The main correspondents are the Department of Overseas Trade, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1930-12 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (354 folios)

2808. IOR/L/PS/12/3798

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3798
Title:
Coll 30/81 'Minerals: Desire of Commander Bayldon R.N., (retd.) for concession for mining Red Oxide on Abu Musa. Possibilities of deposits on the Tamb Islands.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns attempts by Commander Robert Corbett Bayldon, Royal Navy, (retired) to obtain a concession to mine red oxide on the island of Abu Musa (also referred to as Bu Musa) from the Shaikh of Shargah [Sharjah]. The result was an agreement in 1934 granting Bayldon the personal right to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1934-26 Jul 1947
Extent:
1 file in 3 parts (475 folios)

2809. IOR/L/PS/12/3799

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3799
Title:
Coll 30/82 'Import duties charged by Sheikh of Koweit on goods arriving by sea.'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns various increases in import duty (from 4½% to 6½%) by the Shaikh of Kuwait on goods imported into Koweit [Kuwait] by sea, and the question of whether the increases should apply to British subjects. The increases are discussed against the background of the Bunder Shweikh lease o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1934-2 Jun 1943
Extent:
1 file (60 folios)

2810. IOR/L/PS/12/3800

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3800
Title:
Coll 30/83 'QATAR OIL CONCESSION, POLICY AND PROTECTION.'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns British Government policy towards Qatar in the light of the bid by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) to obtain a concession from the Shaikh of Qatar (Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani [‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī]) to produce oil in the country. The British Government were keen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Dec 1933-12 Jul 1935
Extent:
1 volume (505 folios)

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