Proclamations by the Shah of Persia and Letter from Meerza Bozurg to Harford Jones
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This item contains translations of three Farsi documents: 1. A firmaun [firman, edict] issued by Fath Ally Shah, King of Persia [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār, Shāh of Iran] to all beglerbegs [high-ranking provincial governors] and other local governors and officials, issued in Tahran [Tehran] and date...
File 959/1914 Pt 2 'Abyssinia: Order in Council. Recovery of maintenance charges of prisoners convicted in Abyssinia and confined in Aden District Prison.'
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This part contains papers, mainly correspondence, largely relating to the recovery by the Government of India of the cost of maintaining in Aden District Prison prisoners convicted by British authorities in Abyssinia. The correspondence is mostly between the following: The Foreign Office and t...
File 3104/1915 Pt 9 ‘Mesopotamia: Trade with- Payments from enemy assets in England to firms in Mesopotamia; payment of dividends of British companies, legacies, &c to residents in Mesopotamia; Messrs. Selim Homsy’s claims against clients in Mosul district; Messrs. Andrew Weir & Co’s claim against Idara Nahrieh’
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Part 9 comprises correspondence and other papers relating to the lifting of restrictions on trade between Baghdad and Mesopotamia [Iraq], under the Trading with the Enemy (Occupied Territory) Proclamation of 1915: the issue of certificates by the Board of Trade declaring that the wilayats [vilay...
File 3665/1924 Pt 2 ‘Arabia:- situation 1924. H.M.Govt’s policy of complete neutrality regarding the future of the Holy Cities. Question of the recruitment of troops in the Aden Protectorate on behalf of the Emir Ali.’
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Correspondence concerning the British Government’s policy of neutrality in response to the invasion of the Hejaz by Wahabi [Wahhabi] troops under the rule of the Sultan of Najd, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. The correspondence covers: responses to the invasion ...
RECONNAISSANCE MAP: DOHA MANIFA TO MAQTA FOR PORT AND REFINERY SITES
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Photostatic copy of a map of the east coast of Saudi Arabia, from Doha Manifa [Dawḩat Munīfah] in the south to El Maqta [Khawr al Maqţa‘] in the north. The map indicates hydrography and land features. Included on the map is a short handwritten note, dated 30 June 1938 and addressed to Hugh Weig...
Reports on (1) the Conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab river from the Port of Basra to the Persian Gulf and on (2) the Development of the Port of Basra. By Sir George Buchanan Kt., C.I.E
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This file contains two printed reports written by Sir George Buchanan, Director of Port Administration and Conservancy, Indian Expeditionary Force "D". The details of the reports are as follows: 1) 'Report on the Conservancy of the Shatt-El-Arab River from the Port of Basra to the Persian Gu...
The volume consists of despatches to the Duke of Argyll, Secretary of State for India, from Atkins Hamerton, Acting Political Agent, Muscat, dated 18 February-29 March 1869, and from Herbert Disbrowe, Political Agent, Muscat, dated 2 April-11 December 1869. The despatches contain enclosures cons...
Ext 5000/41(7) 'PERSIAN SITUATION: MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS ON WHEAT SITUATION'
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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the production and supply of wheat in Persia. The discussion in the file includes: the UK-US coordination efforts and their relationship with supplies from the Soviet Union UK-US staffing of personnel in...
Ext 453/44 'Gift from Lord Linlithgow to Sultan of Muscat'
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The file contains a copy of a letter from Said bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, sending thanks to Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, for the gift of a stud bull. The file also contains correspondence forwarding the letter to Lord Linlithgow via the Political Resident in the Persian Gu...
Ext 3228/46 'Medical Equipment and drugs for the Koweit Agency'
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The file contains correspondence regarding an order of medical equipment and drugs being sent by Dakin Brothers Ltd to the dispensary of the Political Agency, Kuwait. As well as Dakin Brothers, the primary correspondents are: India Supply Commission; Political Resident, Persian Gulf; India Office.
