This file contains two items of correspondence that were sent from the British Legation in Tehran to a number of British diplomatic posts in the Persian Gulf including the Political Agency in Muscat. One relates to the resignation of the Persian Government in September 1933, the other to Iranian diplomatic representation in Saudi Arabia in 1935.1 file (5 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate 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 7; 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 3-6; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
This file contains correspondence and documents concerning a number of different topics related to the Government of Iran as follows:Correspondence regarding a visit made to the Gulf by a Danish Fishing Vessel led by Dr. Harald Blegvad, Director of the Danish Biological Station. The visit was in the service of the Government of Iran in order to explore the potential for the establishment of pearl fisheries. In addition to correspondence, two maps of pearl banks in the Gulf are contained on folios 22 and 24 (folios 2-28)Correspondence about the expulsion of a number of Iranian nationals from Bahrain (folios 29-31)Text of the Treaty of Alliance between Iran, the USSR and Great Britain, 1942 (folios 32-37)Correspondence and documents concerning the Government of Iran's claim to sovereignty over Bahrain and details regarding the logistics of travelling between the two countries by their respective nationals (folios 38-46).1 file (45 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate 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 47; 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 1-31; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence between ff 32-46, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning reports of Iranian Government customs vessels 'interfering' with a number of vessels from Oman and Kuwait. In addition to correspondence that discusses these specific instances, the file also contains correspondence regarding the broader diplomatic and legal questions that were raised by them.The Arabic language material in the file consists of a letter sent to the Political Agency in Muscat by the Secretary of the Sultan of Oman and Muscat and an accompanying letter from an Omani trader whose cargo had been seized by an Iranian vessel (folios 68-69).In addition to correspondence the file contains copies of the following documents:'Notification by Shaikh Mubarak-Bin-Subah, Chief of Kuwait', May 1900 (folio 47)'Translation of Proclamation from Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifah, Chief of Bahrain, Dated 8th Zil Hijjah 1315 (30th April, 1898)' (folio 47)'Translation of Proclamation issued by the Sultan of Oman regarding the Suppression of the Illegal Importation of Arms into Persian and British India, 1898' (folio 48).1 file (80 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate 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 82; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning requests made by the Persian Government to serve judicial notices on Muscat residents as a result of legal proceedings in Persian courts.1 file (13 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate 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 15; 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 3-14; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
The statement contrasts the information provided for the years 1826 and 1831.1 folioThe item has been foliated in the front top right corner of the page with a pencil number enclosed in a circle.
The sketch map shows the rough boundaries and areas of responsibility of the seven principal groups of tribes and peoples living around the coast of the Gulf as given in Lewis Pelly's report No.67 of 13 April 1863.The map was lithographed in the Quarter Master General's Office in Poona, India on 02 June 1863.1 mapThe map has been foliated in the top right corner of the folio with a pencil number enclosed in a circle.
Bronze. Passing lion in the round on the back of the socket.Legrain publication: "Bronze adze, with a remarkable long socket adorned more than reinforced by a lion passant in the round."