File 868/1912 Pt 2 'Arms traffic: arrangements at Muscat for its regulation'
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The volume contains telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, printed reports and a press cutting relating to the arms traffic in Muscat and arrangements for its regulation. Issues discussed include: negotiations between the United Kingdom and France over possible trade-offs in...
File 868/1912 Pt 4 and 5 'ARMS TRAFFIC: MUSCAT REGULATIONS. MENASCHE FRAUD.'
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This part of the volume contains telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, printed reports and two press cuttings relating to the arms traffic in Muscat and arrangements for its regulation. Issues discussed include: the suspension of the Sultan's regulations pending arbitration...
File 364/1913 'Persia: situation in Fars (attack on 39th Central India Horse)'
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, and reports relating to an attack by Bakhtiari tribesmen on a party of the 39th Central India Horse regiment and the killing of a British officer. The discussion in the volume relates to the implications for the Britis...
File 53/1915 Pt 2 German War: Turkey; the Caliphate and Pan-Arab movement
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the war with Germany and Turkey and implications for the Caliphate and the pan-Arab movement. The discussion in the volume relates specifically to the view of the Government of India on Sir Henry Arthur...
File 3816/1916 'Persia. As to allowing English ladies to proceed to Persia'
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The volume contains correspondence, and India Office Political and Secret Department papers, mainly relating to various individuals seeking permission to travel to Persia [Iran] from England. These individuals are largely the wives of British officials and employees in Persia wishing to join the...
This file contains papers relating to proposed increases in the rates of import duty charged by the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It includes papers concerning: The decision of the British Government that, instead of seeking to amend the Commercial Treaty of 1891 between Muscat and the United ...
File 4949/1912 Pt 2 'Persian Gulf: Abu Musa Oxide Concession; Sir P Cox's enquiry whether German papers seized at Bushire should be sent to the FO'
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File contains the enquiry from Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. as to whether to send to the Foreign Office, London, the papers seized from the German Consulate relating to the Abu Musa oxide concession held by the German company, Wönkhaus. Correspondence between the ...
PZ 2006/34 'The Hadhramaut: Attitude of Ibn Saud towards - shipping at Port of Bir Ali'
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The file contains correspondence between British officials relating to political and religious activity in Hedjaz [Saudi Arabia] and Batavia [Jakarta] by Arab merchants and other notables originating from opposing factions in the Hadhramaut [Hadramawt] region of the Aden Protectorate [Yemen]. Th...
PZ 1070/40(2) ‘Transmission of F.O. secret packets to & from Consulates etc. abroad’
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The file contains correspondence relating to the regular dispatch overseas of Foreign Office secret and confidential documents in sealed packets, by arrangement with the India Office in London. These are sent by sea mail to India, for onward transmission to Consular and Political Officers in the...
Ext 5000/41(12) 'Civil Supplies to Persia. (Supply of transport by U.K.C.C.)'
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This file is comprised of correspondence between HM Ambassador to Iraq, HM Ambassador to Iran, Minister of State Resident in the Middle East, Cairo, Persia and Iraq Command, and the Government of India, Home Department in which they discuss and negotiate a proposal to build up a civil oil reserv...
