Coll 30/145 'Entry of Persian subjects into the Arab Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf.'

Content

The file concerns the emigration of thousands of people from Iran to the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. after they had become dissatisfied with administrative measures imposed by the Iranian Government, particularly the forced unveiling of women.

The papers include: the despatch of two agents by the Iranian Government to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. to induce emigrants to return; correspondence between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Trenchard Craven William Fowle) and HM Minister, Tehran (Sir Horace James Seymour) concerning the diplomatic consequences of refusing entry to the agents; and further reports of the actions of the Iranian Government and its agents that resulted in emigration to the Arab coast.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format

1 file (22 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 24; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-24; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/3880

Former external reference(s)

Coll 30/145

History of this record

Date(s)

7 Dec 1936-28 Apr 1937 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

EmigrationImmigration

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Coll 30/145 'Entry of Persian subjects into the Arab Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf.', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3880, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0001c0> [accessed 27 August 2024]

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