Letter from William Digges Latouche to the Court of Directors
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The second part of a letter from William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to the Court of Directors for Affairs of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies [East India Company], dated 12 October 1781. Subjects covered include: Civil conflict in Muscat At...
Letter from William Digges Latouche to the Secret Committee
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A copy of a letter from William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors for Affairs of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies [East India Company], dated 24 April 1783. The letter forwards news received from...
A bulletin written by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], undated. The bulletin concerns reports that the King of Persia [Iran] [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār, Shāh of Persia] has executed his Minister Haujee Ibrahim Khan [Ḥājī Ibrāhīm Khān Zand Kalāntar Shīrāzī, Prime Minister of Persia] and ...
Letters from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin and Peter Tooke
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This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 8 October 1802. The letter concerns arrangements for the succession of Ally Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as Go...
Ext 2385/46 'Gift of island of Um-as-Sabaan to Mr M W Thornberg: visits of Mr Thornberg to Bahrain, etc'
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This file contains letters relating to the presence of Max Thornburg in Bahrain during 1946, and his plans to settle on the Island of Um-as-Sabban. The papers are speculative exchanges between various the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Government of India on the nature of...
Ext 118/48 'Request by American Arabian Oil Co Dhahran for copies of various publications relating to the Persian Gulf'
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The file contains correspondence regarding a request by the Arabian American Oil Company for copies of various government publications relating to the Persian Gulf. The primary correspondents are: United Overseas Petroleum Co Ltd; Foreign Office; Commonwealth Relations Office.
Pol Ext 6443/49 'Information on rents, local wages and hire of furniture in Bagdad, for information of the High Commissioner for Pakistan in London'
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The file contains correspondence regarding the costs incurred by the British Embassy, Baghdad, in the payment of rents, wages for local staff and hire of furniture. The information has been compiled at the request of the High Commissioner for Pakistan in London. As well as the Embassy, the other ...
Coll 1/38 'Aden. Changes in civil administration in the event of separation from India: mail contract; call of steamers at Aden'
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The file contains correspondence between the Aden Chief Commissioner (Bernard Reilly), the India Office Political Department, the Government of India Foreign and Political Department, and the Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, regarding the mail service to Aden. It is agreed that, if possi...
Coll 1/48 'Aden. Income tax: representation from Lt Col Reilly regarding deduction of British and Indian income tax from his salary'
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The file contains correspondence regarding arrangements for the deduction of Indian and British income tax from the salary of the Aden Resident, later Chief Commissioner, which prior to 1937 was paid equally from Imperial and Indian funds. The correspondence also considers the tax arrangements f...
Coll 5/25 ’Air Route to India (Arab Coast): Bahrain Civil Air Agreement – Landing Ground at Bahrain’
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The file contains a letter from R Dewhurst, Director of Accounts in the Commonwealth Relations Office, addressed to the Manager of the Eastern Bank Limited. It details the sums due to the Shaikh of Bahrain under the Bahrain Civil Air Agreement for the lease of the aerodrome and services operated ...
