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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2460] (977/1262)
The record is made up of 1 volume (1165 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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suggested
postal con
vention
between
IndiU and
Persia. 1904.
Articles pro
hibited
Persia.
m
hand the demand was in accordance with a clause of the Reglement
Douanier of 1904); on the other, as the letter mail was not subject to
inspection by the Customs^ compliance would have involved the^ elimi
nation of sample packets from the letter mail, a procedure which could
not be demanded in accordance with Union rules. M. Naus Minister
of Customs and Posts^, represented that there was considerable danger of
the sample post ^ being- abused for purposes of trade, and he pressed hard
for a revised classification of mails in this respect; but in face of the
British opposition he was unable to carry his point.
The failure of the Persian Ministry of Customs and posts to get the
better of the Indian Post Office in the three disputes with which we
have dealt seems to have convinced them of the necessity for a new and
more conciliatory policy. In May 1905, M. Naus expressed a strong
desire to conclude with the Grovernment of India a postal convention which
should settle all doubtful points and remove every cause of friction ; he
suggested that an officer of the Indian Post Office should be deputed to
Tehran for the purpose. The idea was favourably received by Sir
A. Hardinge, British Minister at Tehran, and in June 1905 he was
authorised by His Majesty^s Government to make, in consultation with
the Government of India, a postal arrangement with Persia which
should follow the lines of procedure observed by the British post office at
Constantinople. The Government of India, on being consulted, declared
their reluctance to engage in any negotiations which might result in the
abrogation or curtailment of the privileges enjoyed by the Indian Post
Office in Persia; they suggested the postponement of the discussion; and
they urged that its scope should be confined to the question of the parcel
post. The matter is still pending.
Newspapers forbidden by the Persian Government have been liable,
since 1899, to be intercepted by the Indian post offices and sent to the
Dead Letter Office; but at the present moment there is no prohibited
journal.
Political and quasi-political questions connected with the Indian
Post Office in Turkish Iraq, 1868-1907.
Having completed the history of the Indian Post Office in Persia, we
return to the period during which its arrangements took shape in Turkish
^Iraq. In 1867, at the time of Mr. Vears's tour, a rudimentary mail
service of a very unsatisfactory character already existed, under the manage
ment of the British political officials, at Basrah and at Baghdad. A mail
bag containing letters for Basrah and Baghdad was made up at Bombay
and closed for Basrah ; and this, along with letters placed in the ship^s
letter-box at intermediate ports in the Gulf, was simply handed over to
the Vice-Consul at Basrah for disposal. The arrangements in the reverse
direction were of a similarly haphazard character, and nearly all the
letters carried were unstamped, with the exception of those posted
India itself. 1
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This volume is Volume I, Part II (Historical) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.
Part II contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914, 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (pags v-viii), and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (ix-cxxx). These are also found in Volume I, Part IA of the Gazetteer (IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1).
Part II consists of three chapters:
- 'Chapter X. History of ’Arabistān' (pages 1625-1775);
- 'Chapter XI. History of the Persian Coast and Islands' (pages 1776-2149);
- 'Chapter XII. History of Persian Makrān' (pages 2150-2203).
The chapters are followed by nineteen appendices:
- 'Appendix A: Meteorology and Health in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2205-2211);
- 'Appendix B: Geology of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2212-2219);
- 'Appendix C: The Pearl and Mother-of-Pearl Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2220-2293);
- 'Appendix D: Date Production and the Date Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2294-2307);
- 'Appendix E: Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2308-2318);
- 'Appendix F: Sailing Craft of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2319-2332);
- 'Appendix G: Transport Animals and Livestock of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2333-2348);
- 'Appendix H: Religions and Sects of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2349-2385);
- 'Appendix I: Western Christianity and Missions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2386-2399);
- 'Appendix J: The Telegraphs of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in their relation to the Telegraph Systems of Persia and Turkey' (pages 2400-2438);
- 'Appendix K: Mail Communications and the Indian Post Office in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2439-2474);
- 'Appendix L: The Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2475-2516);
- 'Appendix M: Epidemics and Sanitary Organization in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2517-2555);
- 'Appendix N: The Arms and Ammunition Traffic in the Gulfs of Persia and ’Omān' (pages 2556-2593);
- 'Appendix O: The Imperial Persian Customs' (pages 2594-2625);
- 'Appendix P: Cruise of His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. [1903]' (pages 2626-2662);
- 'Appendix Q: British and Foreign Diplomatic Political; and Consular Representation in the Countries Bordering on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2663-2699);
- 'Appendix R: Book References' (pages 2700-2736)
- 'Appendix S: Explanation of the System of Transliteration' (pages 2737-2741).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (1165 pages)
- Arrangement
Volume I, Part II is arranged into chapters that are sub-divided into numbered periods covering, for example, the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The appendices are sub-divided into lettered subject headings and also contain numbered annexures, as well as charts. Both the chapters and appendices have further subject headings that appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally througout the volume at the bottom of the page which provide further details and references. A 'Detailed Table of Contents' for Part II and the Appendices is on pages cii-cxxx.
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The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 879, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 1503.
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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:130, 1625:2742, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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