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File 1283/1913 Pt 1-2 ‘Persian Gulf: German Competition’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with growing German competition to British trade in the Persian Gulf, and discussions around possible responses from the British authorities to protect Britain's trade and geopolitical interests. In particular, it is concerned with the joint workings of the Hamburg-America ...
The papers in this volume relate to the Arms Traffic Convention (1919). The papers include: The final text of the Arms Traffic Convention signed at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, containing the names of the signatory states, 10 September-23 October 1919; the opinions of the French and British governmen...
Coll 6/33 'Hejaz-Nejd: Internal Administration and Constitution; Various Laws.'
Scope & Content:
This file concerns matters relating to the administration of the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia). It contains correspondence discussing laws and regulations passed by the Hejazi/Saudi Government. The early part of the file (1928-1929) contains copies of translations of vario...
Coll 27/5 ‘Passports. Passport Control on Indo-Persian Frontier.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to passport control on the Indo-Persian frontier. It includes correspondence concerning the following: The examination of passports by the British Vice Consulate, Duzdab, of Persian [Iranian] subjects entering India via Duzdab (also called Duzdap in th...
File 3136/1914 Pt 1 ‘German War. Situation in Turkish Arabia & Persian Gulf’
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Papers concerning diplomatic tensions between the British and Ottoman Governments at the outset of the First World War, including social unrest and military/naval movements in Baghdad, Basra, and the Shatt al-Arab. The volume’s papers were produced prior to the Ottoman Ruler Sultan Mehmed V’s de...
The volume concerns negotiations over the signing of a friendship and bon voisinage [border co-operation] agreement between the Kingdom of Iraq, and the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (usually referred to separately as Hejaz or Nejd), following the suppression by the Hejaz Government of the Akhwan [I...
The file contains correspondence concerning the 1939 Turkish earthquake. It largely consists of: copies of letters from the Under Secretary to the Government of India, External Affairs Department, to the Counsellor, British Embassy, Angora [Ankara], Turkey, forwarding enclosed correspondence reg...
This volume mainly relates to British policy in Arabia, and specifically concerns British relations with Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd, also referred to in the correspondence as Bin Saud]. The papers cover the Hejaz-Nejd War of 1924-25 and political affairs in Ib...
Coll 29/1 'Consular districts in South Persia: jurisdiction of British Consul-General Bushire; objection of the Persian government to the specification of the extent of the district in a consular officer's commission'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns changes to administrative arrangements of Consular districts in South Persia. The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between British officials, including the Foreign Office, the British Legation at Tehran (Robert Henry Clive, Charles Dodd, Reginald Hervey Hoare...
Coll 29/22 'Compensatory allowance in lieu of customs exemption to officers serving in Persia and the Persian Gulf'
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The file concerns compensatory allowances granted to consular officers as consequence of the withdrawal of customs exemptions by the Persian Government. The file covers: Foreign Office recommending grant of compensatory allowance to the officers and establishment in Persia and the Persian Gulf ...
