The file consists of reports of news received by the Persian Gulf Residency (the ‘Political Diary’ of the Residency) relating to various areas of Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf, for each month from November 1911 to December 1920 (there is no report for June 1914). The parts of Persia covered by the reports include: Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], Ispahan, Bushire [Bushehr], Shiraz, Bunder Abbas (Bandar Abbas), Lingah (Lingeh) and Kerman (Kirman). Other countries in the Persian Gulf covered by the reports include Maskat [Muscat], Bahrain and Koweit [Kuwait]. The reports were compiled by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox), or in his absence by the Officiating Political Resident, the Deputy Political Resident or the First Assistant Resident.They report on matters including: local officials; arms traffic; Customs; local government; British interests; foreign interests; the movements of HM Representatives; and the condition of roads, the telegraph and the postal service.The file also includes India Office minute paper cover sheets.1 volume (518 folios)The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.The subject 2297 (Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20) consists of one volume, IOR/L/PS/10/827.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 520; 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in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
The file concerns the dispatch of air mail diplomatic bags to and from Persian Gulf.The file covers the proposal to send Persian Gulf mail by RAF from Bahrain, in 1944.The file is composed of correspondence between the Air Ministry, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, the Secretary of State for India, the Foreign Office, the India Office, the Political Agent at Bahrain, and the Commonwealth Relations Office.1 file (68 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front 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 70; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Correspondence concerning reports of a Persian warship operating in Muscat territorial waters. The vessel was seen off Khassab, Oman. Much of the correspondence discusses what grounds exist for a British protest to the Persian Government over the incident, with reference to international law and agreements between the British and the Persians (1897) and the British and the Sultan of Muscat (1898) (see folios 95-100), upon which the Persian right to be in Muscat waters was based. Details of other similar incidents to be used against the Persians are included in the papers (folios 3-4 and 18). Further correspondence deals with the need to retain British rights should the Sultan annul any historical proclamations connected to the matter.The principal correspondents include officials at the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), India Office, Admiralty, Foreign Office, British Embassy in Tehran, and the Persian Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Correspondence between the Council of Regency in Muscat and the Wali of Khassab is also contained within the file.1 file (98 folios)The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 101; 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 the application by a British subject in Bahrain for the issue of an amateur wireless transmitting license, and the allotment of a wireless call sign.The file contains a booklet 'A guide to Amateur Radio' (folios 40-123), by Radio Society of Great Britain.The file contains correspondence between the Radio Society of Great Britain, the India Office, the Foreign Office, the Admiralty, the Air Ministry, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agency at Bahrain.1 file (123 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front 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 125; 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 contains correspondence relating to the import of livestock in Bahrain. The correspondence is mostly between the Political Agent, Bahrain (Hugh Weightman, later Captain John Baron Howes (acting)), Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior), Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), and various departments and offices of the Government of India.The papers include:correspondence between Belgrave, Weightman, Prior, and the External Affairs Department of the Government of India regarding a proposal to establish a cattle breeding farm in Bahrain;correspondence between Belgrave, Weightman (later Howes), the Department of Education, Health and Lands of the Government of India, and various offices within the Sind Secretariat (including Director of Agriculture, Live-stock Officer, Revenue Department, and the Director of Veterinary Service) concerning the transportation of a Red Sind bull to Bahrain;a letter from the California Wool Growers Association requesting photographs of sheep breeds in Bahrain;correspondence between Belgrave, Howes, Prior, the Sind Secretariat, and the All India LiveStock Supply Agency in Karachi regarding Belgrave's proposal to import goat stock into Bahrain.Folios 63-67 are internal office notes.1 file (66 folios)The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 68; 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 2-60; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.Pagination: the volume also contains a pagination sequence, written in pencil, between ff 63-66.
The file contains correspondence between the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), Political Agent, Bahrain (Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior), Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Major Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett), and the Government of India (Foreign and Political Department). The correspondence is regarding a mineral found while boring a well, thought to be gold, and sent to India for analysis. It is later proved to be iron pyrites.1 file (7 folios)The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to 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 9; 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 4-8; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Short annual reports on the workings of the Kuwait Order-in-Council 1925 and 1935 for the years 1930-1947. The reports contain information on the civil and criminal cases tried and the numbers of British subjects and British protected persons registered during each year.The reports were sent by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the Government of India, External Affairs Department, from where they were forwarded to the Political Department (External Department from 1942) of the India Office (Commonwealth Relations Office in 1948).1 file (41 folios)The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 43; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The volume contains covering letters and correspondence sent and received by the Political Agent at Bahrain, the India Office in London, the Government of India, the Political Residency in the Gulf, the British Consulate at Basra and Yusuf Ahmad Kanoo, concerning the transmission, despatch and receipt of mail, packets, secret documents and cyphers.1 file (159 folios)The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end, on folios 151-160. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.Foliation: The main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 161; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-150 and ff 151-160 respectively; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.