مجموعة ٢٩ /٨٩ "طريقة مُخاطبة المقيم السياسي في الخليج الفارسي: ترتيبات لمُخاطبة المقيم السياسي الممارس عند قضاء المقيم السياسي إجازة في إنجلترا" [و‎‎٤‎١] (١١٩/٨٢)

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INDIA OFFICE,
vmiT mLL, S.W.l,
^ jul..', 1942.
Dear Bturdee,
I enclose a copy of a d.o. letter froj: the Political
i:esident in the Persian C:ulf forwarding copies of corres. ondence
with the Government of India on the subject of telegrar.is
addressed to him when •on board L.T.Nearceus. 1 also enclose
dated 16th May ) first j)aragraph of his letter. This telegraja was seat
with enclosures) in view of the refusal of Messrs* Cable and tireless
The Nearchus is a vessel of 1,000 tons, owned by the
Basra Port Trust, and employed by them as tender to the lights
and buoys in the Persian Gull', where it is. stationed
permanently. It is also used by the Political Resident for
purposes of touring to other ports in the Persian Gulf, So far
as we can see, there would not appear to be any security
objection to telegrams being addressed to the Political Resident
c/o hearchus, Bahrein Radio, and unless there are some special
objections, of which we are unaware, we should be grateful if
you would take such action as may be necessary to enable the
transmission of telegrams so addressed.
You will see that this question has also been referred
to the Government of India for consideration, by their censor
ship authorities,
I am sending a copy of this letter to Captain Altham
at the Admiralty,
a copy of the India Office telegram referred to in the
to transmit telegrams addressed to the llearchus, on the
ground tiiat Censorship regulations jjreclude the sending of cypher
messages to ships.
- • Yotirs sincerely,
Rear Adairal Sir L*3turdee
Chief Telegra-j-'h Censor,