The volume consists of additions and corrections to the biographical dictionary of individuals, families, and tribes given in
Who's Who in Persia (Volume IV) Persian Baluchistan, Kerman, Bandar Abbas, Fars, Yezd and Laristan, compiled by the General Staff, India, from 1923.It also includes genealogical trees for certain entries.Published by the Government Central Press, Delhi, 1924.1 volume (152 folios)The biographical entries are arranged in alphabetical order from front to back, with cross-references where required.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 153; these numbers are printed or in pencil, and are located in the centre at the top of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front cover.
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency at Bahrain and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf at Bahrain, as weḷl as with the Jackson, the Political Officer on the Trucial Coast at Sharjah. The correspondence concerns the re-employment opportunities for British Indian Political Service (IPS) officers in the Persian Gulf in the run-up to the transfer of power and Indian independence in 1947. The papers relate to opportunities in the home Civil, Foreign and Colonial services (ff. 1-4), the British Military Administration in the Middle East and East Africa (f. 38) and short-term provisional appoitnments to the United Kingdom High Commissioner's staff (f. 83). There are also details concerning confidentiality of applications (f. 28), pension eligibility (f. 79) and arranging cover for political officers on leave for interviews (f. 99).1 file (107 folios)This file is arranged in approximately chronological order. Office Notes appear between folios 107 and 114.Foliation: Foliation number appears in pencil in the top right hand corner of the recto of the page. It begins on the first page of text and terminates on the front cover. Foliation anomalies: 11A, 18A, 92A. Foliation omissions: 29, 30, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49.
Statement of witnesses taken by Col Phayre, Resident at Baroda, of all those individuals who had access to his private office room between 6am and 7am on 9 November 1874 and could have been involved in the attempt to poison him.The statements were prepared by Messrs Hearn, Cleveland, and Lee Warner, Solicitors to the Government of India in the matter of the Enquiry under Commission at Baroda.There are twenty-six statements, including Colonel Phayre's own account of the attempted poisoning from staff and individuals residing at the Residency, as well as further cross-examination of some of these witnesses, including several who were being held in custody over the incident.1 file (20 folios)Foliation: The file has been foliated in the front top right hand corner of each folio with a pencil number enclosed in a circle.
Air navigation regulations for civil aircraft for Muscat and Oman, including the Gwadar aerodrome, as approved by the Sultan of Oman [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr].The air navigation regulations, dated 25 October 1934, cover: authorisation for aircraft flying over or landing in Muscat and Oman; requirements for aircraft registration, certification, personnel and documentation; submission of licences by aircraft personnel on the demand of the state authorities; compliance of aircraft with lights and signal regulations, as prescribed in the Convention for Regulation of Aerial Navigation (13 October 1919); access to aircraft by authorised personnel; submission of visitors to procedure prescribed by the Public Health Administration on arrival and departure; notification of intended arrival and departure to the Customs, Public Health and Police Administrations; passport and visa requirements for passengers; declaration of laws applying to the import and export of goods by land and sea being equally applicable to those goods arriving and departing by air; use of law in the contravention of regulations.Conditions governing the use of the Gwadar aerodrome cover: no acceptance of liability for damage or loss of aircraft, goods or mail, or injury to passengers and aircraft personnel; landing and accommodation fees; fuel and lubricant supplies and their charges; other services which may be arranged with the aerodrome authorities. Under the conditions are three schedules: 1) landing fees, assessed according to the maximum weight authorised by the aircraft’s airworthiness certificate; 2) housing fees, assessed according to the span and maximum length of the aircraft; and 3) charges for attendances and facilities, including arrival and departure fees for privately owned aircraft, a note on fuel and oil rates, and charges for aircraft engaged in public transport, to be supplied by Imperial Airways, Limited.An appendix includes text for the form used for the authorisation of aircraft to land and fly over Muscat and Oman.2 foliosFoliation: Circled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto (ff.1-2).
Journal of the
Recovery[originally known as the
Eaton]. The Journal covers the ship's voyage to Madras and Calcutta (Captain Joseph Beale): 4 March 1712, Porto Sancto [Porto Santo, Madeira]; 17 May 1712, [Cape of Good Hope]; 29 July 1712, Maddrass [Madras]; 29 September 1712, Ballasore [Balasore]; 3 November 1712, Calcutta; 24 January 1713, leaves Calcutta; 22 March 1713, Tellicherry [Thalassery]; 18 May 1713, Gombroon [Bandar Abbas]; 27 August 1713, Madras; 26 September 1713, Rogues River, near Balasore; 22 January 1714, Madras; 15 May 1714, Cape of Good Hope; 16 June 1714, St Helena; 16 September 1714, Deptford.Inscribed: 'This is my Originall Journall p[er] Recovery. Richard Heathfield. 15 Octo[ber] 1714'.The log book contains daily entries in eight columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], C [Courses], W [Winds], [Remarks], H [Hour], and Weather; when the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The log provides navigational information, notes of sightings of other vessels, and general remarks. Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style and New Style years.The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books:
Eaton: Journal, Richard Heathfield, Chief Mate, 1712-14 (folios 4-162, IOR/L/MAR/B/106B);
Recovery: Deck Log, 1830-31 (folios 163-247, IOR/L/MAR/B/106C); and
Recovery: Deck Log, 1832-33 (folios 248-338, IOR/L/MAR/B/106D).1 file (159 folios)The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 341; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the volume contains two separate pagination sequences, between ff 168-247 and between ff 251-338. These numbers are printed and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side and the top left corner of the verso side of each folio.
This printed memorandum is a report by Colonel Robert Edward Hamilton, Political Agent at Kuwait, received through the Arab Bureau, Iraq Section, concerning ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd. The report, based on conversations the author had in Riyadh in November 1917, is split into five sections concerning Ibn Sa‘ūd's title, his relations with the tribes (including the Ajman), the question of the capture of Hail [Ḥā’il], his attitude towards King Husain [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī], King of the Hijaz, and Ibn Sa‘ūd's desiderata.3 foliosFoliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 72, and terminates at folio 74, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between folios 11-158; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
This file consists of an assessment of the security of British telegraphic communications around the world in the event of war, including proposals to lay new deep-sea cables. The assessment is written by Lieutenant-General Henry Brackenbury, Intelligence Division, War Office, and is followed by two tables, as follows:'Table A. Return showing existing means of Telegraphic Communication between Great Britain and her Imperial Fortresses and Coaling Stations Abroad, also existing defects in the system which require amendment.';'Table B. Return showing existing means of Telegraphic Communication between Great Britain and those of the Colonies, which, not being Imperial Fortresses or Coaling Stations, have not been included in Table A.'1 file (8 folios)This file consists of a note (ff 506-508), followed by 2 tables at the end (ff 509-511 and ff 512-513)Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 506 and terminates at f 513, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file consists of typescript and printed copies (including supporting correspondence) of the following air agreements between the United Kingdom and other states:Lebanon, 1951 (including correspondence and papers in French and Arabic);Kuwait, Civil Air Agreement and Air Navigation Regulations, 1950;Bahrain, Civil Air Agreement revised and renewed, 1942;Kuwait, Civil Air Agreement and Air Navigation Regulations, 1950:Dubai, Commercial Air Agreement,1938;Muscat, Civil Air Agreement and Air Navigation Regulations,1947;Shuwaimiya, 1938;Khor Gharim, 1936;Umm Rasais, Masira [Masirah], 1932;Muscat, Civil Air Agreement, 1935;Sir Bu-Nair [Sir Bu-Nu'air], Sharjah, 1936;Muscat, Air Navigation Regulations, 1935;Kalba, 1936;Ras al Khaimah [R'as al-Khaymah], 1930;Sharjah, 1951 (also in Arabic);Sharjah, 1932;Dibai [Dubai], 1933;Sharjah, 1943;Sir Bani Yas and Abu Dhabi, 1935;Halul, Abu Dhabi, 1936;Bahrein [Bahrain], 1934 (with manuscript corrections);Kuwait, Air Navigation Regulations, 1950;Kuwait, Civil Air Agreement, 1934;Bahrain, 1941.1 file (153 folios)The agreements appear from the front to the rear of the file in the order listed in the Scope and Content section of this catalogue record. There is a list of contents on the inside front cover of the file (folio 1), which is linked to the agreements themselves by reference numbers which appear in blue or red ink (uncircled) in the top right hand corner of the recto page of the first folio of the relevant document.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover of the file (the first folio after the outer cover) and terminates at 155 on the back cover of the file (the last folio before the outer cover). These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. There is second, local foliation sequence numbered 242-254 between ff. 86-98.
The file is concerned with a 'pre-emption' agreement between the British Government and Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Limited, which relates to the commercial agreement obtained by the petroleum company for drilling for oil in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and the district of Dhofar, and to the political agreement the company later made with the British Government (see IOR/L/PS/18/B470 for further details). This particular agreement is relevant in the event of a state of national emergency or war; it states that His Majesty's Government should have the right of pre-emption of all oil produced in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, excluding Gwadur. The full terms and conditions of this statement are fully outlined in the document.It is signed by Leonard Day Wakely, Deputy Under-Secretary of State for India, on behalf of the Government and witnessed by Sir Alexander Colin Burlington Symon, the Assistant Principal for the Political Department in the India Office. It is also sealed by the petroleum company.1 file (2 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 2; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file is concerned with an agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Eastern Gulf Oil Company Limited, which relates to the exploitation of sulphur in Kuwait agreed between the Shaik of Kuwait and the Eastern Gulf Oil Company Limited. This agreement outlines the terms and conditions, laid down by the British Government, regulating the operation of the company in Kuwait. The document includes a 'pre-emption' clause which is relevant in the event of a state of national emergency or war.The agreement is signed by Roland Tennyson Peel (Assistant Secretary, India Office) on behalf of the British Government, and witnessed by H S Painter from the India Office.1 file (2 foilos)This file consists of a single document.The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 2; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Typescript copy of the Bahrein [Bahrain] Civil Air Agreement between the British Government and Sheikh Hamad bin 'Isa Al Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], Ruler of Bahrein, dated 6 June 1934, incorporating subsequent amendments to July 1940.The agreement consists of:I Heads of Agreement;II Conditions laid down with the approval of the Sheikh of Bahrein to govern the use of the Aerodrome at Muharraq and Manamah [Manama], including Schedule I - Landing Fees, Schedule II - Housing Fees;III Territory of Bahrein - Air Navigation Regulations for Civil Aircraft, made by Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah;IV Territory of Bahrein - Special Authorisation for Aircraft to land in Muharraq or Manamah and fly over Bahrein;V Arrangements for use of Aerodromes by Military Aircraft.1 file (4 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio and terminates at 4 on the last folio. The numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. This is the system used to determine the order of pages.Pagination: the file also contains an original typescript pagination, numbered 2-7 (folios 1-4). These numbers also appear in the top right corner of each page.
The file contains a typescript copy of the Koweit [Kuwait] Civil Air Agreement dated 23 May 1934, with the heading 'Amended to July 1940'.The agreement consists of:Part I - air navigation regulations for civil aircraft made by Sheikh Sir Ahmad Al-Jabir As-Sabah [Aḥmad bin Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], Ruler of Koweit for the territory of Koweit;Part II - heads of agreement between the British Government and the Sheikh of Koweit (as amended in 1938, with subsequent amendments);Part III - conditions governing the use of the aerodrome at Koweit;Part IV - special authorisation for aircraft to land in and fly over Koweit;Part V - extract from Air Ministry notice to airmen (schedule I - landing fees; schedule II - housing fees);arrangements for use of aerodrome by military aircraft.1 file (4 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio and terminates at 4 on the last folio. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. This is the sequence used to determine the order of pages.Pagination: the file also has an original typescript pagination sequence, numbered 2-8 (folios 1-4). The numbers appear in the top centre of each page.
This file contains two copies of a concession agreement between Cable & Wireless Limited and the Government of Bahrain (represented by Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the ruler of Bahrain). The agreements (folios 3-16) were signed in the presence of Hugh Dunstan Rance, the British Political Agent in Bahrain and have wax impressions of the Agency's official seal on the reverse of their final folios. The agreements are bi-lingual (English and Arabic) and every folio of one copy (folios 10-17) has been stamped with Shaikh Salman's personal seal.The file also contains draft copies of the agreement (folios 17-32) in both English and Arabic with annotations and corrections in pencil.1 file (32 folios)File containing loose sheets that were previously bound with treasury tags.The file's foliation sequence commences at the cover and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
This file consists of an agreement between the British Government and the Persian Government [a provisional agreement that was never ratified; it was later known as the Anglo-Persian Agreement], dated 9 August 1919. In the agreement, which consists of six clauses, the British Government agrees to continue to 'respect absolutely the independence and integrity of Persia'. It promises to supply – at the cost of the Persian Government – the services of whatever expert advisers may be required for reforms by the several departments of the Persian administration, as well as military officers, munitions and equipment. For the purpose of financing the aforementioned reforms, the British Government offers to provide a substantial loan for the Persian Government. The British Government also states that it is prepared to co-operate with the Persian Government 'for the encouragement of Anglo-Persian enterprise' in railway construction and other means of transport. The agreement concludes with a statement that both Governments agree to the appointment of a joint committee of experts for the examination and revision of the existing customs tariff.The agreement is followed by another agreement which concerns a loan of 2,000,000
lfrom the British Government to the Persian Government. This agreement is followed by an extract from a contract between the Persian Government and the Imperial Bank of Persia, regarding a previous loan of 1,250,000
l, dated 8 May 1911.The file concludes with two letters from Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, Acting British Minister at Tehran, to His Highness Vossug-ed-Dowleh [Woṯūq-al-dawla, Prime Minister of Persia], both dated 9 August 1919. In the first of these letters, Cox states that the British Government is prepared to co-operate regarding the following issues: the revision of existing treaties between the two powers, Persia's claims to compensation for damage suffered at the hands of other belligerents, and the rectification of the Persian frontier. In the second letter, Cox states that the British Government will not claim for the cost of the maintenance of British troops that were sent to Persia to defend its neutrality during the First World War, while on the other hand the Persian Government will not claim from the British Government an indemnity for any damage caused by British troops in Persian territory.1 file (2 folios)This file consists of a single agreement.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 205, and terminates at f 206, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
This printed memorandum is a copy of an agreement between Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar [Sulṭān bin Ṣaqr Āl Qāsimī], ruler of Shargah [Sharjah] and the British Government, dated 22 July 1932, and signed by Harold Richard Patrick Dickson for the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and Shaikh Sulṭān, and witnessed by Edward C Denison, commanding HMS
Bideford, Hummid bin Ali bin Humaid [Ḥamad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥumayd?], and Isa bin Abdul Latif [‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Laṭīf], Residency Agent, Sharjah. The agreement is for the establishment of an air station and rest house at Sharjah for the aeroplanes of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) operating an air route to India along the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf. Details in the agreement concern guards, import of petrol and spare parts, rent for the air station and rest house, and landing fees.1 file (1 folio)Foliation: The foliation number appears circled and in pencil in the top right hand corner of the recto.
The volume contains the following two documents:
Convention between the United Kingdom and Turkey respecting the Persian Gulf and adjacent territories, (With Maps), Signed at London, July 29 1913and
Convention between the United Kingdom and Turkey respecting the Boundaries of Aden and of Ottoman Territory in Southern Arabia, (With Maps), Signed at London, March 9 1914, (Ratifications exchanged at London, June 3 1914).The articles of the conventions appear in both French and English in parallel columns.The Arabic content of the volume consists of bilingual English and Arabic place names and in the keys to references, and symbols and abbreviations in the maps on folios 37-40.1 volume (45 folios)There are tables of contents toward the front of both documents, on folio 2 and folio 25.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1A on the front cover and terminates at 47 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. The following foliation anomalies occur: ff. 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D. The following pagination ranges occur: ff. 5-6; ff. 35-36. The following folio number is not used: 44. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 7, 8, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41.
The file consists of a printed copy of the Convention between the United Kingdom and Russia relating to Persia [Iran], Afghanistan and Thibet [Tibet], signed at St. Petersburgh [St Petersburg] on 31 August 1907, and ratified at St. Petersburgh on 23 September 1907. The Convention was presented to both Houses of Parliament in the United Kingdom in October 1907.The Convention sets out the respective spheres of influence of the United Kingdom and Russia in Persia, recognises the United Kingdom’s influence over Afghanistan, and states that both countries would refrain from all interference in the internal administration of Thibet, in recognition of the suzerain rights of China in Thibet.The text of the Convention is written is French, and is followed by an English translation.1 file (10 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 10, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
This printed memorandum is a copy of an agreement signed by Said bin Hamad [Sa‘īd bin Ḥamad Āl Qāsimī], ruler of Kalba, and Major Tom Hickinbotham, officiating Political Agent, Bahrain, dated 28 August 1936 or 9 Jamādá II 1355, concerning arrangements for air facilities at Kalba. The agreement contains fourteen numbered paragraphs and covers the provision of a landing ground, beacon, buoys, petrol store and a shelter for passengers, guards, rent of the site, labour, and alcohol.1 folioFoliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 1, and terminates at folio 1, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file concerns an agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited, which relates to the Abu Dhabi oil concession agreement which was arranged between Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited and the Shaik of Abu Dhabi. The agreement outlines the terms and conditions, laid down by the British Government, regulating the operation of the company in Abu Dhabi. The document includes a 'pre-emption' clause which is relevant in the event of a state of national emergency or war.The agreement is signed by John Charles Walton, Assistant Under-Secretary of State for India, on behalf of the British Government, and witnessed by H S Painter from the India Office. It is also sealed by the petroleum company.1 file (2 folios)This file consists of a single document.The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 2; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file concerns an agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and Petroleum Concessions Limited, which relates to the Umm-al-Qaiwain Oil Concession of 29 January 1946, which was arranged between the Ruler of Umm-al-Qaiwain and Petroleum Concessions Limited in 1945. The agreement outlines the terms and conditions, laid down by the British Government, regulating the operation of the company in Umm-al-Qaiwain. The document includes a 'pre-emption' clause which is relevant in the event of a state of national emergency or war.The agreement is signed by Sir William Dawson Croft, Deputy Under-Secretary of State, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, in the presence of Francis Anthony Kitchener Harrison, the Assistant Principal to the India Office. It is also sealed by the petroleum company.Included with the agreement is a translation of a letter dated 31 January 1946 from Shaikh Ahmed bin Rashid, Ruler of Umm-al-Qaiwain, to the Political Agent [no country given] relating to the opening of a bank branch as per Article 25 of the agreement.1 file (3 folios)This file contains two related documents which are arranged in chronological order.The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 3; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file consists of an agreement between the British Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited, consisting of eleven clauses which lay down conditions relating to the Sharjah Oil Concession.2 foliosFoliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 2; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
The file consists of a copy of an agreement between the British Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited relating to oil concessions in Debai [Dubai].1 file (2 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 5; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file is concerned with an agreement between the British Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited; the agreement relates to the Ras al Khaimah oil concession arranged between the petroleum company and Shaikh Sultan bin Salim Āl Qāsimī, Emir of Ras al Khaimah. The document includes a 'pre-emption' clause which is relevant in the event of a state of national emergency or war.The agreement is signed by John Charles Walton, the Assistant Under-Secretary of State for India, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, in the presence of Alexander Colin Burlington Symon, Assistant Principal for the Political Department in the India Office. It is also sealed by the petroleum company.1 file (2 folios)This file consists of a single document.The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 2; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file concerns an agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited, which relates to the Kalba oil concession agreed between Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited and the Regent of Kalba, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Qasimi. The agreement outlines the terms and conditions laid down by the British Government, regulating the operation of the company in Kalba. The document includes a 'pre-emption' clause which is relevant in the event of a state of national emergency or war.The agreement is signed by John Charles Walton, Assistant Under-Secretary of State for India, on behalf of the British Government, and is witnessed by H S Painter from the India Office, as well as receiving the seal of Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited.1 file (2 folios)This file consists of a single document.The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 3; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file consists of a copy of an agreement between the British Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited relating to the refining of crude oil.1 file (3 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 3; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
This printed memorandum is a copy of a commercial air agreement signed by Shaikh Sa'id bin Maktum [Sa‘īd bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm], the ruler of Dubai, and Hugh Weightman, Political Agent at Bahrain, on 6 June 1938. The agreement contains fourteen numbered clauses, some with lettered sub-clauses. The agreement is for a commercial landing base for aircraft of British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), and regulates construction, maintenance, labour, landing fees, and issues such as liquor.1 file (1 folio)Foliation: The foliation number appears in pencil in the top right hand corner.
The file is concerned with an agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and Petroleum Development (Oman and Dhofar) Limited, which relates to the oil concession agreed between the company and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd, in respect of the district of Dhofar. The agreement outlines the terms and conditions, laid down by the British Government, regulating the operation of the company in Dhofar.The agreement is signed by Leonard Day Wakely, Deputy Under-Secretary of State for India, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, in the presence of Sir Alexander Colin Burlington Symon, the Assistant Principal for the Political Department in the India Office. It is also sealed by the petroleum company.1 file (2 folios)This file consists of a single document.The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 2; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Printed memorandum. The memorandum contains:I Heads of agreement between the British Government and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd];II Territory of Muscat and Oman: air navigation regulations for civil aircraft made by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman;III Gwadur [Gwadar] Aerodrome: conditions laid down with the approval of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman to govern the use of the Aerodrome.The memorandum is accompanied by schedules of (I) landing fees and (II) charges for attendance and facilities (revised, folio 5); and three appendices containing forms of special authorisation for aircraft to land in and fly over Muscat and Oman, and transcriptions of documents issued by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman relating to flights over the Musandam Peninsula and arrangements for the use of aerodromes by military aircraft.1 file (5 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio and terminates at 5 on the last folio. The numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. This is the system used to determine the sequence of pages.Pagination: the file also has an original printed pagination sequence, numbered 2-7 (folios 1-4). The numbers appear in the top centre of each page.
The file consists of a typescript document entitled 'Muscat Civil Air Agreement, 1947, and connected correspondence', which contains copies of the following papers:Heads of Agreement between the British Government and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], dated 5 April 1947;Schedule of aerodromes referred to in the agreement;Schedule of landing fees and housing fees;Air Navigation Regulations for Civil Aircraft made by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman;General conditions laid down by the Sultan to govern the use of aerodromes within his territory;Related correspondence between Major Andrew Charles Stewart, Consul, Muscat and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, dated April 1947.1 file (9 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio and terminates at 9 on the last folio. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right corner of the recto page of each folio.
This file contains the following items:document detailing the cancellation of an oil agreement made between Shaikh Sultan bin Salim [Shaikh Sultan bin Salim Āl Qāsimī], Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, and Mr Basil Henry Lermitte, attorney of Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited, in 1938, and its extension in 1941;a new oil concession agreement made between Shaikh Sultan bin Salim and Petroleum Concessions Limited on 21 June 1945;a letter from Shaikh Sultan bin Salim to the Political Agent, Bahrain, dated 1 February 1946, regarding the opening of a bank branch in Ras al Khaimah as per Article 25 of the agreement.1 file (10 folios)This file contains three related documents which are arranged in chronological order.The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 10; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file is concerned with an agreement between Shaikh Ahmad II ibn Rashid Al Mu`alla, the Ruler of Umm-al-Qaiwain, and Petroleum Concessions Limited, which relates to the Umm-al-Qaiwain Oil Concession. The document is signed by Basil Henry Lermitte for Petroleum Concessions Limited.1 file (4 folios)This file consists of a single document.The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 4; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The item consists of correspondence regarding the establishment of a permanent Residency at Muscat and a report by the Resident, David Seton, concerning the difficulties of living at Muscat and a request for increased allowances and a new Residency building.The correspondence consists of letters between the Government of Bombay and the Resident at Muscat.1 item (15 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 91, and terminates at f 105, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.
The volume comprises letters and correspondence relating to debt owed by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Saif to a number of debtees including Gray Mackenzie and Company. The discussion in the volume relates to the circumstances of the debt and bankruptcy, and the resolution of the amount to be repaid.The file includes ten letters in Arabic and their translations as well as a list of debts and assets (folio 2). The main correspondents include: the Chief Political Officer, Basrah (Percy Zachariah Cox); the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Salim bin Mubarak); and the Political Agent, Kuwait (Robert Edward Hamilton, Percy Gordon Loch); the Ruler of Najd (Ibn Sa'ud).1 file (33 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 33; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.Pagination: the file also contains a pagination sequence written in blue crayon.
This printed report consists of a note prepared by Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Talbot Wilson, Officiating Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, concerning the use of aeroplanes in Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf. The note consists of two parts: the first covers South-West Persia and the second Mesopotamia.1 file (2 folios)Foliation: The foliation sequence for this file commences at folio 39, and terminates at folio 40, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between folios 7-153; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
The file consists of a memorandum addressed to the War Cabinet by the Political Department of the India Office on the question of the employment of Japanese troops in Mesopotamia. It summarises the Government of India's views given in a telegram dated 21 November 1917, with military and political grounds for objecting to Japanese assistance. It also includes extracts from the Report of the Trade Commissioners who visited Mesopotamia earlier in 1917, and raises the concern that Japanese commercial influence will lead to political claims.Written by John Evelyn Shuckburgh, 13 December 1917, with an introduction dated 18 December 1917.1 file (3 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 24, and terminates at f 26, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 24-26; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Narrative report on surveys conducted in Mesopotamia [Iraq], North-West Persia [Iran] and Luristan [Lorestān]. The preface provides the following information:'The object was to explore various tracts of little known country through which roads lead north from the head of the Persian Gulf to the Waliat of Van and North-West Persia near Urmia. To accomplish this, two routes through Luristan from the Tigris valley were travelled. In southern Kurdistan the roads from Kifri to Sulaimaniah, from there to Rawanduz, and Rawanduz to Amadiyeh, were gone over in Turkey, and Suj-Bulak to Karmanshah through Sakiz and Sihna in Persia. The country south of lake Van to Mosul was traversed in the routes Amadiyeh to Mosul, Mosul to Jazirah, Jazirah to Bashkala, Bashkala to Urmia, and Urmia to Suj Bulak through Ushnu.'The report contains the following illustrations:Tak-i-Girra, looking east (f 42).Sketch showing the Town of Rawanduz [Rāwāndūz], (f 63).Sketch showing the bridge at Rawanduz. (f 66).Sketch showing Amadiyeh [Al 'Amādīyah] from the north-east, (f 76).Sketch showing the bridge of Mosul (f 85).The report contains the following maps:Pass of Tak-i-Girra, on the Baghdad-Kermanshah Route, December 1889 (f 41).Country in vicinity of Rawanduz, May 1889 (f 64).Plateau of Amadiyeh and surrounding country, June 1888 (f 74).Plan of Mosul and surrounding country, corrected from Jones' survey, August 1889, (f 87).Country between Feishkhabur [Fīsh Khābūr] and Zakho, June 1888, (f 101).1 volume (152 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 154; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
This file concerns the importation into Qatar of a Roman Catholic statuette of the Virgin Mary by a Goanese member of staff of Petroleum Concession Limited at Dukhan [Dukhān]. The case is referred to the Political Agent at Bahrain on 3 December 1947 since there has been no resolution (folio 2) and on 4 March 1948 the case of another Indian being relieved of a statuette is reported (folio 7).The file contains correspondence between Basil Henry le Riolet Lermitte, Petroleum Concession Limited, Bahrain, and Cornelius James Pelly, Political Agent at Bahrain, as well as copies of correspondence between Saleh Al Mana [Ṣāliḥ Āl Māni‘], representative of the Ruler of Qatar, 'Abdullah bin Jasim Al Thani, and Langham, the fields manager at Dukhan.The front and back covers have been reused from closed files and bear the titles: '10/1 BAHRAIN OIL CONCESSION BAPCO' (folio 1v) and '2/12 TRANSMISSION OF SAFE HAND PACKAGES, ETC.' (folio 11v).1 file (9 folios)The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. File notes appear at the rear of the file.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 11; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-10; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
The item consists of correspondence between the Government of Bombay and the Board of Control regarding the proposed closure of the Residency at Baghdad and the transferal of its responsibilities to the Residency at Bussorah [Basra]. It includes a proposal from Bombay that the position of ‘Political Agent in Turkish Arabia’ should be created to match the increased jurisdiction.1 item (8 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 295, and terminates at f 302, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
This file consists of a report, written by Sir Arthur Hirtzel, Political Secretary, India Office, which provides the British perspective on recent events in Persia, from mid-1916 to early 1917. The report is divided into sections using headings, which cover the following locations: Tehran, Ispahan, Fars, Bushire, Kerman, Seistan and Khorassan.The report discusses the threat posed to Britain's position in Persia, mainly by Turkish troops, but also by tribal groups which are reportedly under the influence of German agitators.The report states that the Persian Government has acquiesced in the formation of a force [South Persia Rifles] commanded by Sir Percy Sykes, which will be incorporated into the Persian army and will amount to 11,000 men.The report concludes that the situation across Persia is 'in the highest degree unstable', with Turkish forces occupying 30,000 square miles of Persian territory.The report is followed by a cutting from the
Daily Telegraph, dated 21 February 1917, which reports on a House of Lords session from the previous day, in which Earl Curzon [George Nathaniel Curzon] is reported to have spoken about Sir Percy Sykes's mission, and to have described the improvement in the general situation in Persia as considerable.1 file (7 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 68, and terminates at f 74, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
This file contains papers relating to the proposed sale of Tunb Island to Muscat by the Shaikh of Lengeh; correspondence between the Political Agent in Muscat and Faisal bin Turkee; appointment of Louis Maguire as US Consul at Muscat; administrative and political affairs in Gwadur [Gwadar]; disputes between Arabs of Sur and Ras al-Hadd; and the 1881 Administration report and trade returns. The majority of the papers are issued by the Political Agent in Muscat.1 file (91 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 93; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
A sketch of a plan showing the arrangement of the installation of the refuelling facilities at Gwadar landing ground. The sketch is part of a letter (f 20) sent by Charles Clark Mylles, Assistant Manager at the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited, to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire.1 planMaterial: Blue printDimensions on sheet 330 x 245mm
The file comprises brief biographies of the rulers of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ra's al Khaymah, Ajman and Umm al Qaywayn, written sometime between 1937 and 1942.Also included for the rulers of Dubai and Ra's al Khaymah are information sheets giving details of their immediate families, rules of succession and councils or advisers; for Dubai a family tree showing two branches of the Āl Maktūm family from the early 1900s is also included.1 file (11 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.The main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 20; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-19; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Genealogical Table showing the members of the ruling
Sherifial Family of Mecca from Mohammed Ibn 'Abd el-Mu'in Ibn 'Aun, Emir
1827-1851 and 1856-1858 through to Husein Ibn 'Ali el-'Aun, who succeeded to
the Emirate in 1908, and had assumed the title of King 29 October 1916.The table gives birth and death dates (where known) for the
family members, the dates individual members held the title of Emir, and other relevant
information regarding them including where those who had previously been Emir and were
still alive were now living. The table was provided to support the information given in
the section on the Ruling Family in the Personalities chapter.1 folios
This memorandum was prepared by John Gilbert Laithwaite in May 1934 and comments on the history of the concession of red oxide on Abu Musa [Abū Mūsá]. The concession was granted in April 1898 by Sheikh Salim bin Sultan [Sālim bin Sulṭān Āl Qāsimī] while acting as Regent. On his return the ruling Sheikh, Sagar bin Khalid [Ṣaqr bin Khālid Āl Qasimī], saw nothing objectionable it. The concession was made to Hassan Samaiyah, his son Abdullah and Isa bin Adul Latif [‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Laṭīf], son of the Residency Agent at Sharjah. The concessionaires were described as British subjects and the interest in the concession of Herr Wonckhaus [Robert Wonckhaus] and Frank Clarke Strick is detailed. The memorandum also describes the claim of the Persian Government to Abu Musa and notes that the concession granted for five years to Frank Clarke Strick in January 1923 expired at the beginning of 1928 but there is nothing to show that any application was made for a renewal.6 foliosThe memorandum is arranged in ten paragraphs.The main foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A second parallel foliation sequence is also present between ff 2-6; these numbers are typed, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
The volume comprises orders made by the Political Agent at Bahrain, pertaining to the administration of the Agency, and in some cases to the administration of the Victoria Memorial Hospital. The file is a direct chronological continuation of the file ‘Office Orders. Vol.1 (Closed)’ (IOR/R/15/2/1984). Orders are numbered, dated, and in most cases signed by or on behalf of the Political Agent.The volume includes:orders registering the appointment, discharge, dismissal, resignation, and leave (including sick leave) of various individuals employed in the Agency (or Victoria Memorial Hospital), including sweepers, peons, doorkeepers, farashes, clerks, munshis, and those associated with the Agency’s motor launch;orders relating to the salaries of Agency staff, including salary increases and allocation of dearness allowance, to offset the increased cost of living during the Second World War;an order, dated 14 March 1942, relating to remittances to the Residency Agent at Sharjah (f 48);orders, dated 1945, outlining important points of office procedure for clerks in the Agency’s English and Vernacular Offices (f 71, f 73);an order detailing the summer and winter ‘liveries’ (clothing) to be issued to ‘inferior staff’ (i.e. menial establishment staff) at the Agency for summer and winter (ff 77-78);orders relating to judicial and court procedures.A large portion of the volume has been left blank (ff 95-185). The last dated entry, dated 18 September 1949 (f 93) is followed by a number of further orders, which refer to dates in December 1949 and February 1950, but which are themselves undated.1 volume (184 folios)The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front to the latest on ff 93-94. The volume includes an incomplete index of office orders for 1943 (f 61), listing orders by their number, with date and description given.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 185; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains a handwritten pagination sequence.
The volume comprises orders made by the Political Agent at Bahrain, pertaining to the administration of the Agency, and in some cases to the administration of the Victoria Memorial Hospital. Orders are numbered, dated, and signed by the Political Agent.The volume includes:orders registering the appointment, discharge, dismissal, resignation, and leave of various individuals employed in the ‘menial establishment’ of the Agency, including sweepers, peons, doorkeepers, khalasis (dock workers) and tindals, and of other employees, including clerks, munshis, accountants, passport writers, and those associated with the Agency’s motor launch;orders relating to the salaries of Agency staff, and terms of sick leave;orders relating to fines charged against Agency staff for unauthorised absence, neglect of duty, and disobedience;orders relating to the operation of the Agency, including changes to Agency opening hours, definition of the duties and interactions of staff (including interpreters, Vernacular Office clerks, head clerk, medical officers), security arrangements covering the Agency buildings and other Agency property, including case files, financial arrangements, judicial procedure;two orders, both dated 1936, detailing how correspondence between the Residency Agent at Sharjah and the Political Agency in Bahrain should be handled (f 121, f 125);two orders, dated 1936 and 1937, outlining the distribution of work for individuals employed in the Agency’s English Office (f 122, f 130);Gaps in the dates of the orders suggest that the order book was, at certain times, used intermittently. For example, a note written by the new Political Agent Major Arthur Prescott Trevor in December 1912 states that the previous Political Agent (Captain David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer) did not use the order book (f 43). The order book was also used only sporadically during the period 1917-1921.1 volume (132 folios)The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. As a result of certain folios being bound in the incorrect order, the arrangement of this volume proceeds in a chronological order until folio 128, after which office order numbers 1-10 for 1937 proceed backwards (beginning on folio 135 and ending on folio 129) while office order numbers 119-121 for 1936 are also mixed in with some of the 1937 order numbers.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 139; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains a handwritten pagination sequence.
A paper written in continuation of a previous memorandum regarding the Italian Occupation of Assab Bay [IOR/L/PS/18/B22], which brings the story up to date.The first section describes the course of events at and around Assab from May 1880 to September 1881, including protests made by the Egyptian Government to the Italian Government at their purchase of the whole coastline around Assab Bay and the islands nearby, and an enquiry that followed the massacre of an Italian exploring party. This section concludes with two reports suggesting that, although the Italians had not made much progress at Assab Bay, they had shown their intention to get a foothold on the African continent.The second section reproduces correspondence between the British, Italian and Egyptian governments, and between the India Office and the Foreign Office from May 1880 to September 1881. The correspondence relates to the purchase of land at Assab Bay by the Rubattino Company; Italian Government denials that the territory would be used for military purposes; attempts made by the Italian Government to legitimise their occupation of the place by encouraging the British Government to accredit a British Agent there, both for commercial purposes and for the purpose of co-operation in the suppression of the slave trade; and a British Government proposal that the Italian Government enter into a formal convention about the matter with the Egyptian Government.The final section reproduces correspondence connected with a proposed disembarkation of Egyptian troops at Raheita to the south of Assab Bay; Egyptian appeals for a British warship to be sent to the area; Italian protestations that disembarkation at Raheita would constitute a provocation; and the British Government's re-affirmation that the sovereignty of the coastline at Raheita and Assab Bay belongs to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the Khedive of Egypt.The paper is written by Arthur William Moore.1 file (16 folios)This file consists of a summary of historical events (ff 25-28), followed by two further sections reproducing correspondence (ff 28-36) and (ff 36-40).Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at folio 25, and terminates at folio 40, as it is part of a larger volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
This item consist of letters, extracts of letters, and a copy of dispatches between, principally, the Court of Directors of the East India Company and the Secret Committee of the Government of Bombay regarding the proceedings in consequence of the death of the Persian Ambassador, Haji Khali Khan [Ḥājjī Khalīl Khān], in Bombay on 20 July 1802.The item contains discussion of the details of the death of the Ambassador of Persia in Bombay and its aftermath, including the following: the causes of death; the assignation of Sir John Malcolm as a diplomatic contact for the Shah of Persia, to preserve good communications between Persia and Britain after the incident; and reports from John Malcolm. In addition to correspondence, the item includes a statement of the pension for the son of the Persian Ambassador (f 251).Notable correspondents include the following: the Secretary to the Governor General; the Governor of Bombay, Jonathan Duncan; the Court of Directors of the East India Company; the Secret Committee of the Government of Bombay; the Governor General of Bengal, Richard Wellesley; Samuel Manesty; and Sir John Malcolm.1 item (37 folios)The contents of the item have been arranged chronologically from the front to the rear.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 217, and terminates at f 254, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.