Ext 6996/1945 'Requirements of Persian Gulf Residency'

Content

The file contains correspondence relating to the supply of items and material requested by the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , including: kerosene operated Electrolux refrigerators; one copy each of the Passport Control Manual, Consular Instructions, and Summary of Visa Regulations; and a safe for passports and consular stamps.

The correspondence is largely between Francis Anthony Kitchener Harrison, Political Department, 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 the following: Captain G I Pettigrew; the Ministry of Works; the India Store Department, Blackpool; the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ; and the Office of the High Commissioner for India. The file also includes: telegrams between 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. and the Secretary of State for India; and internal 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. notes.

Extent and format

1 file (43 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 43; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/1108

Former external reference(s)

Ext 6996/1945

History of this record

Date(s)

19 Dec 1945-26 Nov 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Supplies

Places

BahrainBushire

People & organisations

India Store DepartmentHigh Commission for India, General DepartmentMinistry of Public Building and WorksPolitical Resident, Persian GulfPersian Gulf Political ResidencySecretary of State for India, United Kingdom

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