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Political No. 23 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of Papers Relating to the Projected Exploration of the Persian Gulf by a British Company to be Established for the Purpose of Pearl Fishing [261r] (9/20)
The record is made up of 1 item (10 folios). It was created in 30 Jan 1874-24 Feb 1874. 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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No. 23 of 1874.
GOVEBNMENT OE INDIA,
IFOIE^IEIGi-ILsr
POLITICAL.
To
HIS GEACE THE DUKE OE AEGYLL, K.T.,
Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India.
My Lord Dure,
Port William, the 30£A January 1874.
With reference to the despatch from the Secretary in the Secret and
Political Department, No. 147, dated the 1st August 1873, regarding the pro
jected exploration of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
by a British Company to he established
for the purpose of Pearl Pishing, we have the honor to forward, for the inform
ation of Her Majesty’s Government, a copy of the papers noted in the
accompanying Abstract of Contents, containing a report of the arrival at
Bushire of Lieutenant W. Grant, late of the Indian Navy, who was deputed
by the projectors to make certain enquiries on the spot. These enquiries have
apparently resulted in the abandonment of the scheme for the present.
2. Begarding these Pearl Pisheries we would refer Your Grace to the
» To secretary of state, No. 43, dated correspondence* of 1863-64, between the Bombay
12 th December 1863. and Home Governments, on the occasion of the
Fl i6ajuneT86i State,No ‘ 15, dated a PP earance the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
of a Company of
Europeans and Natives who stationed divers with
patent diving apparatus on the pearl banks in the vicinity of Bahrein. It was
then decided with the approval of Her Majesty’s Government that no attempt
should he made to systematize the customs, privileges, and rights connected
with these fisheries, hut that each complication should he separately dealt with
on its merits when the necessity arises.
3. As the present scheme has been abandoned, we consider it unnecessary
to do more than to invite Your Grace’s attention to our despatch No. 149, dated
the 15th July 1872, in which we observed, with reference to the case of the
English diver who had taken employment under the Turkish Government, that
we “ could, not at any time look with favor on the employment of a European
British subject in such an enterprize.”
We have the honor to he,
My Lord Duke,
Your Grace’s most obedient, humble Servants,
(Signed)
Exd.—L D. G.
NOETHBEOOK.
BUTEMELE.
B. H. ELLIS.
H. W. NOEMAN.
A. HOBHOUSE.
E. C. BAYLEY.
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This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 30 January 1874 and received by 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. via Brindisi on 24 February 1874, forwarding a copy of papers relating to the projected exploration of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. by a British company to be established for the purpose of pearl fishing. The papers comprise letters from officers of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. concerning the activities of Lieutenant Walter Grant, formerly of the Indian Navy, deputed by 'certain speculators' to investigate the projected establishment of a commercial company to obtain pearls from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. banks with 'modern scientific appliances' and to obtain concessions from the Chief of Bahrein [Bahrain] 'or other Arab Chiefs'. The scheme is considered undesirable by 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. and the Government of India, a view supported by a fourteen-point report by Colonel Lewis Pelly (Agent to the Governor-General, Rajpootna [Rajputana] and Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 1862-1872), to the Government of India Foreign Department (ff 259-260 and 263-264).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 258, and terminates at f 264, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. The sequence contains three foliation anomalies: f 258a, f 261a, and f 262a.
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- IOR/L/PS/6/115, ff 258-264
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- Political No. 23 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of Papers Relating to the Projected Exploration of the Persian Gulf by a British Company to be Established for the Purpose of Pearl Fishing
- Pages
- 258r:258v, 258ar:258av, 259r:261v, 261ar:261av, 262r:262v, 262ar:262av, 263r:264v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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