IOR/L/PS/10/214

The file contains correspondence relating to disruption of Indian and British trade in Persia owing to insecurity. Most of the correspondence consists of representations from Indian and British firms to the British Government asking for protection, and the discussion between the Government of India, Foreign Office, and India Office over how to respond. The volume includes handwritten drafts and minutes.

Most of the representations are from the merchant community of Shikarpur, who had agents in the affected region of Persia. Further correspondence is between the Bombay Chamber of Commerce, Karachi Chamber of Commerce, Calico Printers' Association Limited in Manchester, British Consuls at Bandar Abbas and Kerman, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Minister at Tehran, and Imperial Bank Persia.

Several matters are covered by the volume, including:

• reports of attacks and robberies on the Bandar Abbas-Kerman and Bushire-Shiraz roads;
• claims of compensation made against the Persian Government by the Karachi Chamber of Commerce on behalf of British-Indian merchants;
• representations made by the British to the Persian Government;
• complaints by merchants that banking and telegraphic services between Persia and India are being refused.