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'File 14/4 Visits of Japanese representatives and agents' [8r] (15/86)
The record is made up of 1 file (41 folios). It was created in 22 Feb 1936-4 Oct 1939. It was written in English. 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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clever and energetic) stated that he had wished to get the
iiesopotaniia Persia Corporation limited to act as agents, but
that, as his steamers were not of the Tt Conference n lines One
mentioned specifically the Peninsula and Oriental Com any
limited, the Eritisn India Steam Navigation Company limited,
Nippon Yussem Kaisha, Gsa&a Shosh&n Kaisha and Xanashita Kaisha)
they could not undertake the work# He proposed that Messrs
Muhammad layib Khunji should be their agents. I appreciated
that for various reasons it was undesirable to put such work
in the hands of this firm, so I asked (knowing that they had
not done so) Mr, ’Abdul Hamid Hliunji whether they had ever
handled any shipping
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
business before. He replied that
they had not done so. I then explained to Mr. Ohba that the
correct procedure was for the firm to apply to the Bahrain
Government for permission to take up an
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for his steamers.
6. The Bahrain Government object to permitting Messrs
Muhammad layib Khunji to take up a shipping
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
because they
wish to keep such work in the hands of either the Mesopotamia
Persia Corporation limited, who are &•stable firm and have had
long ex-erience of the work, or of a local Arab firm, and they
particularly do not wish to give it to an Iranian firm after
their recent unfortunate experience with %• Muhammad Sharif
and the Hansa line. They, therefore, refused permission.
7. On the following day (23rd February) Mr Ohba came
round in a state of some anxiety, told me that the Bahrain
Government had refused permission to Messrs ^uliammad i'ayib
Khunji to take up the
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and asked what he was to do. In
Tayib Khunji on the ground of lack of experience, were no
aoubt actuated by their unforcunate ex ;erience when they had
permitted an inexperienced firm to be agents for the Hansa Line
the course
the course of conversation I mentioned txiat the Bahrain Govern
ment, who had refused to give the
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to Me 3srs ^uhaaaad
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The file contains notes, memoranda, and correspondence relating to the visits and treatment of Japanese and Italian subjects and agents in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The correspondence is mostly between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, the 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. at Bushire, the British Ministry at Jeddah, the 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. in London, the Home and Foreign Departments of the Government of India, and representatives of Imperial Airways Limited in Sharjah.
The file covers the following matters:
- The visit of Mr Ohba, agent of the Japanese company Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, to Bahrain in February 1939, his attempts to secure a local shipping agent, and his subsequent visit to Sharjah;
- A tour of Saudi Arabia made by the Japanese Minister at Cairo in March 1939, and his request that two members of his staff also visit Kuwait and Bahrain, which was subsequently refused by the British Government;
- The movements of Kawamura (alias Muto), a Japanese Muslim convert engaged in anti-British activities in China;
- The treatment to be accorded to Italian and Japanese subjects in India and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at the start of the Second World War, when both countries still declared to be neutral.
The file contains (folios 24-25) a report from the Ministry at Jeddah on the Japanese Minister's visit to Saudi Arabia and includes details on agreements and proposals made between both countries relating to commerce, communism, and oil.
At the back (folios 39-42) are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (41 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; 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. Two additional sequences are also present between ff 2-38 and ff 39-42 respectively; these sequence are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Title
- 'File 14/4 Visits of Japanese representatives and agents'
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- front, front-i, 2r:10v, 12r:42v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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