First Page of a Letter No. 22 of 1833 from [David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf], at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is truncated, possibly as a result of weeding, which means that most of the letter is missing; the author is not specified but is in all likelihood David Anderson Blane. There is not enough content left to make out the letter's subject.
‘Sketch showing untaxed Property of Sheikh of Kuwait in Shatt Al Arab Delta’
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Distinctive Features: Hand drawn rough sketch map dated 30 August 1930 enclosed with a letter from Harold Dickson to Colonel Biscoe (folios 35-37). Shows the estates along Shatt al Arab bought by Mubarak: Fadaghiyeh, Dora Maamir and Fao Estate with landlords names reported.
Sketch map indicating the Petroleum Concessions Limited concession boundary and the route taken by an Arabian-American Oil Company survey party
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The sketch map accompanies a letter sent by Basil Henry le Riolet Lermitte of Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) to the Political Agent at Bahrain, dated 7 March 1949 (f 104), which relates to an incident in which an Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco) survey party travelled into PCL’s conces...
‘Plan of Residence for the Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain.’
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This blueprint drawing shows a ground floor plan and first floor plan of the house for the Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain. The plans are labelled with information including the names of the rooms, and measurements. Some notes have been written in pencil on the back of the drawings. Scale...
Chart Showing Pearl Banks Along Arabian Shore of the Persian Gulf between Ras Tanura and Dabai [Dubai]
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Chart that shows the location of pearl banks along the 'Arabian' shore of the Persian Gulf from roughly Ras Tanura to Dubai. In addition to pearl banks, the chart also lists names of some coastal settlements and islands.
Chart showing pearl banks along the Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf north of Ras Tanurah
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Chart that shows the location of pearl banks along the 'Arabian' shore of the Persian Gulf north of Ras Tanura. In addition to pearl banks, the chart also lists names of some coastal settlements and islands.
The majority of this volume includes letters from the Secretary to the Government of Bombay to Lieutenant John MacLeod, Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire. They concern details of his appointment following the dismissal of Captain William Bruce and various instructions, including regarding t...
'Old Index - Book N. 147 from January 1845 to December 1845'
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The volume contains letters sent by Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf. Correspondents include Lieutenant Colonel Sheil, Envoy Plenipotentiary at the British Mission to the Court of Persia, in Tehran, the Native Agent at Bussorah [Basra], Parseigh Iohannes, the Political Agent for Tur...
‘File 5/196 I Slave traffic in the Gulf: Hindu boys kidnapped from Karachi and other cases’
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Correspondence in the first part of the volume relates to specific cases of the kidnapping of boys from Baluchistan/India to the Trucial Coast, and the efforts of the Political Resident and Political Agents to locate, retrieve and repatriate them. Reference is made to a court case in Karachi, in...
