The archives

Security of merchant shipping in Persian Gulf, 1961

This file contains: Press cutting of an article from the Financial Times on the rise in Gulf cargo rates (8) Correspondence regarding proposals made by British India Steam Navigation Company Limited for improving security precautions for ships at Gulf ports (10) Correspondence from British India Steam Navigation Company Limited regarding pre-embarkation searches, with the suggestion that this matter might be mentioned to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum (12) Report from Gray Mackenzie & Company Limited, regarding new safety precautions they have introduced