Coll 30/72 'Foreign Shipping in: Inauguration of regular steamship service from Italy by the Lloyd Triestino Company.' [‎20r] (39/109)

Content

The file concerns the introduction of a 'subsidised' shipping service into the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. by the Italian shipping company Lloyd Triestino. The Foreign Office viewed the development with concern, at a time of increasing international interest in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The papers cover: summary of foreign shipping services in the Gulf (folio 49); itinerary of the new service (folio 40); the view of 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. that the new service was not likely to affect British shipping (folio 37); official concern over a decrease in the predominance of British shipping and British goods in the Gulf (folios 32-33, 29); the presence of Japanese and German shipping in the Gulf; inauguration of the Lloyd Triestino service; the connection of the new service with the Trans-Persian Railway (e.g. folios 25, 9); the reaction of the British India Steam Navigation Company (BISN) to the new service (e.g. folios 23, 17); and reports on the movements of Italian ships and the cargoes they were carrying, especially sugar and cement.

The file contains correspondence from the Foreign Office, the Board of Trade, and various British officials in the region.

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 (53 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 commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 54; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English in Latin script

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