‘Précis of correspondence on international rivalry and British policy in the Persian Gulf, 1872-1905.’
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The volume, stamped ‘Secret’ on the front cover and frontispiece, is a précis of British Government correspondence relating to international rivalry and British policy in the Persian Gulf between 1872 and 1905. It was prepared by Judge Jerome Antony Saldanha of the Bombay Provincial Civil Servic...
Committee of Imperial Defence. Historical Summary of Events in Territories of the Ottoman Empire, Persia and Arabia affecting the British Position in the Persian Gulf, 1907-1928
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This file consists of a report, printed by the Committee of Imperial Defence in October 1908, concerning historical events affecting Britain's position in the Persian Gulf between 1907 and 1928. The front cover is marked 'Confidential'. There is a table of contents on folios 3-4. The first secti...
Précis of the Affairs of the Persian Coast and Islands, 1854-1905 By J A Saldanha, BA LL B
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This volume is a collection of correspondence about the Persian Coast, selected by Jerome A Saldanha and printed in Simla in 1906. The volume is divided into twelve chapters: Internal Affairs, with list of officials and events (folios 7-16); Claims of the Imam of Maskat [Muscat] to the islands...
Précis on commerce and communication in the Persian Gulf, 1801-1905
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The volume is a précis on trade and communications in the Persian Gulf. It was prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha and published by the Government of India, Foreign Department, Simla in 1906. The volume begins with a preface by Saldanha, written on 26 March 1906, and is then organised into five ...
Précis on naval arrangements in the Persian Gulf, 1862-1905
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Précis on naval arrangements in the Persian Gulf, 1862-1905, prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha and published by Government Central Press, Simla, 23 March 1906, for the Government of India Foreign Department. The volume is organised into twelve chapters, as follows: Chapter I, The old Indian N...
Précis of correspondence regarding the affairs of the Persian Gulf, 1801-1853
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A précis of correspondence regarding the affairs of the Persian Gulf, 1801-1853 prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha and published by Government of India Central Printing Office, Calcutta in 1906. The précis is divided up into eight sections, as follows: Part I: British Envoys to Persia and from...
Précis of correspondence regarding Trucial Chiefs, 1854-1905
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The volume is a précis on the rulers and tribes of the Trucial Coast (now the United Arab Emirates). It was prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha and printed in Calcutta [Kolkata] at the Government of India Central Printing Office, 1906. The volume begins (folio 4) with a short preface, written by...
A printed précis of correspondence on various Persian Gulf subjects, prepared for the Foreign Department of the Government of India, Simla, in July 1911 (Part I) and July 1913 (Part II). The document is divided into two parts. Most subjects relate to Turkish claims to sovereignty in the region, ...
‘Persian Gulf pilot comprising the Persian Gulf and its approaches from Ras al Hadd, in the south-west, to Cape Monze, in the east.’
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Persian Gulf pilot comprising the Persian Gulf and its approaches, from Ras al Hadd, in the south-west, to Cape Monze, in the east. Published for the Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty by His Majesty’s Stationery Office, London, 1932. Eighth edition. The pilot begins with a number of intr...
Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939
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This volume contains geographical information and maps about the Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. It was produced by the General Staff, India, and printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Simla, 1940. The volume is divided into two sections: 'Military Report' including general desc...
