'File 26/133 (F 78) Khor Musa'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 26/133 (F 78) Khor Musa'
- Contributor:
- Foreign Office (correspondent)
Political Agent, Bahrain (correspondent)
Indian Navy, Commander-in-Chief (correspondent)
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (correspondent)
Commander of HMIS Lawrence (correspondent)
Commander of RIMS Palinurus (correspondent) - Date:
- 1913/1924
- Description:
- The volume contains correspondence pertaining to a survey of Khor Musa carried out in light of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's consideration of it for an ocean port. The correspondents include the Political Resident at Bushire, the India Office in London, the Foreign Office in London, the British Minister at Tehran, the British Consul at Mohammerah [Korramshahr], the Government of India, the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Director of the Royal Indian Marine at Bombay, the commanders of the HMS Lawrenceand HMS Palinurus, Sheikh Khazal [Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī] of Mohammerah, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, and the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation.The volume covers the granting of first refusal for leasing of land around Khor Musa to the British by Sheikh Khazal in 1912 (folios 1D-17), and then continues onto the main subject of organising the survey in 1921-22 until the Anglo-Persian Oil Company eventually rejected the proposal in early 1922.1 volume (116 folios)The volume is arranged chronologically.Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled pencil numbers positioned in the top-right corner of each recto. A second foliation system runs through the volume, using uncircled pencil numbers in the same position as the main foliation system.The following foliation anomalies occur: 1 is followed by 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D; 26 is followed by 27A, 27B.Foldouts: folios 11, 12.
- Language:
- English
Arabic - Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Harbours
- Geographic region:
- Khor Musa
- Extent:
- 1 volume (116 folios)
- Rights:
- Public Domain
Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Open Government Licence - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000167_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000167_en
IOR/R/15/1/386 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers