File 4327/1911 Part 4 'Turco-Italian War: Red Sea Blockade'
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Part four consists of correspondence relating to an Italian blockade of parts of the Red Sea coast of present-day Saudi Arabia. Several matters are covered by the correspondence: the classification of Turkish grain ships as contraband of war by the Italians; the Italian blockade of Hodeidah [Ḥud...
File 2830/1914 Pt 2 'Persian Gulf: Pearl Fisheries. Investigation into Alleged Depletion of Pearl Banks. Germans and the Industry. Concessions, etc.'
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The volume concerns pearl fishing in the Persian Gulf; in particular attempted incursions into the trade by the French, Germans, and others; the political and economic interests of the British in pearl fishing; investigations into reports of the depletion of the pearl fishing banks in the Gulf; ...
File 57/1928 Pt 14 'Nejd-Koweit: Proposals for a comprehensive settlement between Ibn Saud & the Sheikh of Koweit.'
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The volume concerns the attempts of the British Government to mediate a settlement of the differences between the Shaikh of Kuwait (also referred to as Koweit), Sir Ahmad al-Jabir as-Subah [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], and Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], King of Hej...
The file contains correspondence regarding the outstanding payment from the Government of Iran for Indian Medical Service officers lent to the Persian Gulf Quarantine Service between 1923 and 1928. The primary correspondents are: Sir Robert Clive, British Legation, Tehran; Francis Verner Wylie, G...
PZ 2729/37 'Pastori, an Italian subject: Activities in the Persian Gulf'
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The file consists of telegrams reporting the activities of Tullio Pastori, an Italian subject in the Persian Gulf, whose objective is to obtain Arab labourers for employment in Eritrea on the behalf of the Italian authorities. He is suspected of seeking to make concessions with the Sheikhs of Di...
Ext 2598/43 'Control of Movement of Travelers between Afghanistan and Persia'
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This file consists primarily of letters and notes between the Government of Persia and the Foreign Office regarding the control and safety of travellers between Afghanistan and Persia.
Ext 6740/45 'Persia - Persian Gulf. Passages for officials & wives.'
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The file contains correspondence (letters, draft letters, copies of letters, and notes) mainly relating to air passages to Bahrain for British officials and the wives of officials. It includes correspondence regarding air passages to Bahrain for the following individuals: G W R Smith, Director ...
Coll 1/20 'Aden Staff and Establishment: Personal Assistant to the Chief Commissioner'
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The file contains correspondence between the Aden Resident (later Chief Commissioner), the Colonial Office, the War Office, the Foreign and Political Department for the Government of India, and the Treasury, regarding the appointment of military officers as Personal Assistant or Aide-de-Camp to ...
Coll 5/72 ‘Persia: Supply of American aircraft to –’
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The file is largely concerned with the shipment of ten P-40 Tomahawk fighter planes from the United States to Iran by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. The papers within outline a policy debate as to whether the aircraft in question should be diverted for British use and whether a request should b...
Coll 6/76 'Saudi Arabia: Oil concessions over the Red Sea littoral.'
Scope & Content:
This file primarily relates to oil concessions in Saudi Arabia along the Red Sea coast. Much of the correspondence discusses the progress and outcome of negotiations between the Saudi Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited. The correspondence includes discussion of the following: Whether ...
