Yazar
the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative
Basım Tarihi
11 Oct 1905-18 May 1912 (CE, Gregorian)
Tür
Belge
Dil
ara,eng
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı
274
Kütüphane
Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası
IOR/R/15/5/72
Kayıt Numarası
vdc_100000000831.0x000013
Lokasyon
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.
Tarih
11 Oct 1905-18 May 1912 (CE, Gregorian)
Notlar
This file consists of instructions for the preparation of trade reports, plus copies of annual trade reports for Koweit [Kuwait], dating from 1905 to 1912. The beginning of the file contains copies of what are referred to as 'skeleton forms' in which statistics are to be recorded, together with a copy of a letter, dated 23 May 1896, from the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India [Hugh Daly] to 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.
[Frederick Alexander Wilson], which gives instructions on the submission of trade reports.
Most of the file consists of annual trade reports written by the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Koweit (Major Stuart Knox, succeeded by Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear), to which are appended tables of statistics. Each report records the total value (in
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
) of the trade for the year and discusses in detail the increase and decrease in trade of specific goods. Explanations are given for marked increases and decreases in trade. Each report also records the total number and tonnage of steam vessels that entered and left the harbour during that year. The tables of statistics are divided into imports and exports. In both cases the tables list the quantity and value of principal articles and the principal countries from/to which they were imported/exported. Imported goods include arms and ammunition, cereals, coffee, rice and sugar; exported goods include animals, the hides and skins of animals, pearls, specie [coins] and wet dates.
Also included in the file are enclosed copies of
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.
and Foreign Office correspondence from 1896, in which the Secretary of State for India [George Francis Hamilton] emphasises the importance of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
trade reports, and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs [Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil] voices concerns about recent French and German commercial ventures in the Gulf.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
First Series: File 27/12
