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Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 25 Jan 1822
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Reports of conferences between Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], and Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Foreign Minister of Persia, between 15 December 1821 and 3 January 1822, recorded by John McNeill, Assistant Surgeon. The discussions concern Britain’s...
Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 14 Aug 1824
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A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Abher [Ābhar] and dated 11 August 1824. The letter concerns: Internal affairs at the Court of Persia, reporting on a meeting between the Shah [Fath-...
File 2960/1916 Pt 2 'Persia: Salaries of HM Diplomatic and Consular officers, [etc.]. Concessions.'
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This part contains correspondence (and a list of the correspondence), mostly consisting of: letters to the India Office from the Foreign Office, with enclosed letters to the Foreign Office from the Treasury and HM Minister at Tehran; draft replies to the Foreign Office from the India Office; and...
File 815/1917 Pt 12 ‘Persian Gulf: Resident’s Despatch Vessel Arrangements for transporting the Resident.’
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This part contains papers relating to the provision of a despatch vessel for the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to transport him on his regular tours of the Persian Gulf, and his occasional visits to places on the Arabian coast in order to deal with events as they arise. It includes p...
File 4535/1928 Pt 3 ‘Persian Gulf Negotiations 1928. Status of Certain Islands in the Persian Gulf.’
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This part contains papers relating to the status of certain islands in the Persian Gulf. A large proportion of the papers concern the policy to be adopted by the British Government (as decided by the Persian Gulf Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence) in relation to islands in the P...
Coll 29/75 'Meshed: consulate appointments; vice consulate and elevation to consulate-general'
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The file concerns appointments at the British Consulate at Meshed. The file covers: special pay and allowances for C W Hart while officiating as Vice-Consul, 1935 and 1938 appointment of A C Stewart as Vice-Consul, 1935 appointment of G F Squire as Consul General, 1937 pay and allowance of C P ...
Coll 29/111 'Bushire: provision of transport for tours of Political Resident'
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The file concerns the provision of transport facilities for tours of the Political Resident at Bushire to the Persian Gulf, by ship and aircraft. The file is composed of correspondence between the Political Resident at Bushire, the Viceroy, the British Legation at Tehran, the Treasury, the Fore...
Coll 40/13 ‘Royal Family. Coronation of H.M. King George VI. Invitations to the Sultan of Muscat and the Sheikhs of Bahrain and Koweit, and King of the Yemen.’
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This file contains correspondence on the coronation of King George VI. The correspondence is primarily between the following: the Secretary of State for India; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India; an...
A traveller in Yun-nan. Groom is a Chinese Shan. Mule from Yun-nan city. A K'e-la (or tame Wa) village in background. Photographer: Wingate, Alfred Woodrow Stanley
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Portrait of Wingate seated on a mule, his Shan groom standing on the right holding the animal's bridle.
