مجموعة ١٨٣/٣٠ "زيارة معالي نائب الملك المقترحة إلى الخليج الفارسي." [و‎‎٧] (٥٨/١٣)

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Telegram from Viceroy dated 12th August, 1939
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99 SC# Paragraph 17 of my letter dated 36th July.
Persian Gulf visit. Naval Goranander-ln-Chief, whom I had
sounded as to possibility of naval vessel being available in
the event of your finding it possible to approve proposed
tour, telegraphs offering to place hi® flagship and EMUS#
Liverpool at my disposal, and adds that 8#N#0., Persian Gulf
with two esoort vessels could attend. He aska for an early
| decision *as to whether cruise will take place.
2. 1 on replying expressing great appreciation of hie
courtesy and explaining that I have not yet received your
approval for tour, and that decision must clearly turn on
whether the international situation and the internal situation
in India nearer the time are such as to make it possible for me
to be absent even for this brief period, and may clearly,
should there be uncertainty regarding either, have to be
adverse. I have added however that I would ask you whether
you thou^it we could, in the interests of the Naval Commander-
in-Chie^s general programme, go so far as to atari making
provisional arrangements confidentia lly on the clear understand
ing that they might have to be called off at v®ry short
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notice. If you can give me any assistance in that direction
I shall be most grateful. Constitutional position as regards
proposed tour is, I think, sufficiently clarified by letter
, sent to Clauson on 6th August, and question now, as I see it,
essentially turns on probable international and Indian position
nearer the date proposed