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'File 60/20 I (C 93) Imperial Bank of Iran: Bahrain, etc' [84r] (168/409)
The record is made up of 1 volume (201 folios). It was created in 22 Jan 1918-Feb 1946. It was written in English and French. 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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FINANCE OF
PERSIA.
Experiments which
are III Advised.
Mr. Sydney Rogers, who for
macy years was London manager of
the Imperial Back tf Persia, end
who is now a member of the Bank's
board of directors, contributes the
following article to the Backing
Section of The Time*.
Persia, as one c£ the smaller of
the recently resuscitated Eastern
nations, it may safely be said, has
been greatly attracted by the possi
bilities of the late President Wilson's
' Fourteen Points," and by the
alluring vista of "self-determina-
tion." Unfortunately these "points"
have been erroneously interpreted >
by almost every small nation. •
Certainly in the East such nations
lack the practical (xperienc,
diplomacy and environment of the
West, qualifications moat essential
in carrying out progressively in a
sane and cautious manner the advice
given by him to the whole world to
ensure lasting peace.
As an independent nation Persia
enjoys the right of managing her
own affairs and is, perhaps, sensitive
about outside pf rsuasion and possible
interference; hence her haste to dis
play authority in her own domain,
without perhaps studying, as a
cation more conversant with Western
ideas most assuredly would, the '
ethics of international courtesy and
without due regard for the feelings
of neighbouring States who wish to
carry on friendly intercourse.
The method employed to arrive
at a solution of Persia's economic
and finaccial difficulties—difficulties
which almost every country in the
world is experiercing in like measure f
—has been to establish Government ?
monopolies embracing almost every |
sphere of commercial and financial ?
activity. _ — —
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The volume contains correspondence relating to banking in Persia, Saudi Arabia, and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The majority of the correspondence is between the British Ministry in Tehran, the Government of India, High Commissioner in Iraq (later the British Ambassador), Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, the Foreign and Indian Offices in London, Political Agencies in Bahrain and Kuwait, the British Consulates in Shiraz and Bandar Abbas, the British Minister in Jeddah, the British Ambassador in Cairo, employees of the Imperial Bank Persia (later Imperial Bank Iran) and the Eastern Bank, and the Persian Government. Included as enclosures are several newspaper cuttings and transcripts.
The documents cover discussions over the Imperial Bank's operations in the region, including growing hostility in an increasingly nationalist Iran and the plans to open a branch in Bahrain. Much of the volume pertains to the work of rival banks in Bahrain and Dhahran in Saudi Arabia. These banks include the Eastern Bank, the Ottoman Bank and the National City Bank.
Folio 146 is a map of al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia, produced by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company.
Folios 191-198 are internal office notes.
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- 1 volume (201 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found 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. A second foliation sequence is also present between ff 4-190; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. Circled index numbers in red and blue crayon can also be found throughout the volume. There are the following irregularities: f 33 is followed by f 34a and f 34b.
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- Title
- 'File 60/20 I (C 93) Imperial Bank of Iran: Bahrain, etc'
- Pages
- 84r:85v
- Author
- Iraq Times xx The Times of Iraq
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