'Quarantine control in the Persian Gulf'

Title:

'Quarantine control in the Persian Gulf'

Contributor:

Sir Knight John Gilbert Laithwaite (author)

Date:

1928/1928

Description:

Memorandum describing the developments leading up to the surrender of quarantine control by His Majesty's Government to the Persian Government in 1928. It outlines the following: quarantine arrangements dating from 1864 including who was responsible for what in terms of roles and the financial outlay; an assessment of the competency of Persia in being able to administer the sanitary services in her ports without foreign intervention; requests by the Persian Government for the transfer of quarantine service to Persian medical officers; negotiations by Sir Robert Clive, British Minister at Tehran; co-operation with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's medical officer; the termination of British quarantine officers employment.Written by John Gilbert Laithwaite of the India Office.1 file (3 folios)This file consists of a single memorandum.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 7, and terminates at f 9, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, 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.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Quarantine

Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

Rights:

Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0003c4_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0003c4_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B394

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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