The Persian Gulf is in between Iran and Saudi Arabia. It runs
from the mouth of "Shatt el Arab" in north, to the "Strait of
Oman" in the south. Its length is 600Kms and the breadth varies
from 290kms The first Western Power in the Gulf was Portuguese,
which came in between 1481 and 1487. They remained supreme in
Gulf till 1621 and ceased to exist in between 1640 and 1650. The
British arrived in 1598, established first factory at Jask in
1619 and remained in low note. The Dutch visited Gulf in 1624
and soon became supreme in trade. They remained masters of the
trade till 1708 but by 1760?s lost all trade. Thus British
became paramount. "Treaty of Peace in Perpetuity" was signed in
1853. And its main function was the British Government should
keep the peace in the Persian Gulf and all maritime disputes
should be referred to them for arbitration. Different treaties
and agreements were signed, by which Great Britain alone was
empowered to establish a Postal Administration. The Britishers
opened Post Offices under