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'File 1/6 I Appointment, Transfer etc. of Political Residents and Gazetted Officers Serving under him in the Persian Gulf: Correspondence re' [‎78r] (162/519)

The record is made up of 1 file (261 folios). It was created in 13 Nov 1926-22 Nov 1943. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the 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. .

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1933 a
July.
16tja
I7tn
lOtn
Colonel Fowle leaves Buaiiire
by Slow mail for Kuwait.
Colonel Fowle arrives Kuwait.
Captain Gastrell leaves
Busnire by Slow mail for
Batirain.
lltn Captain Gastrell arrives Banrain.
or
18tn Captain Gastrell leaves
Busiiire by Slow mail lor
Banrain #
19tn Captain Gastrell arrives Banrain.
20tn Colonel Loon leaves Bahrain
by Imperial Airways for
Kuwait.
Colonel T?owle leaves Kuwait
by Imperial Airways for
England.
(i)
(2)
******
Remarts.
Captain
Gastrell
takes over
from Colonel
LocJn on
lltn
or
19 tn
Colonel Fowle
nands over to
Colonel Loon.
(Tnis only gives
1/2 nour for dis
cussion between
Colonel Fowle and
Colonel Locn on
tne aerodrome.
As tnere is no
Slow mail
Colonel Locii can
either accompany
Colonel Fowle to
Basrah in the
•plane or motor
to Basrah and
catch Fast mail
of 22nd for
Bushire.

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The papers consist mainly of express letters, circular letters, memoranda, notices, and telegrams announcing postings, leave, and transfers of Political Residents in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The notifications were sent to other senior British officials in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Middle East, India, and London, and to various Gulf Rulers, including the Rulers of Bahrain and Qatar.

The letters to Gulf Rulers are in English and Arabic, and are accompanied by replies in Arabic with English translations. The file also records notifications of the postings of some Political Agents; programmes of handover arrangements; papers recording progress of movements; and related correspondence.

The correspondence in this file runs from 13 November 1926 to 1 October 1943; the overall date range is provided by an entry in the notes at the end of the file.

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1 file (261 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1A on the front cover and continues through to 256 on the back cover. The sequence is wrtten in pencil and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The sequence of numbers is enclosed in a circle from f.117 on. Foliation anomalies: ff.1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E; ff.10A, 10B. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff.1D, 3, 8, 22, 25, 38, 47, 50, 71, 95, 109. A second, incomplete, foliation sequence (uncircled) runs between ff.117-244; these numbers are also written in pencil and can be found in the same portion of the relevant folios as the main sequence.

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'File 1/6 I Appointment, Transfer etc. of Political Residents and Gazetted Officers Serving under him in the Persian Gulf: Correspondence re' [‎78r] (162/519), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/984, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100022922709.0x0000a3> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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