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'Situation of Persian Gulf Residency. Arguments for and against Kowiet and Bahrein as alternatives to Bushire' [3r] (5/6)
The record is made up of 1 file (3 folios). It was created in 10 Jan 1930. It was written in English. 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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2. I am not afraid of Bahrain being swamped by a Western flood if the Resident
goes there. For reasons which I am giving in a separate report that 1 will send you
shortly, I am of opinion that we should not recede from onr present position in
Bahrain, especially if American oil interests obtain what may, if not properly
controlled, be a strangle-hold on the island.
3. To sum up, Bahrain is preferable as the headquarters of the purely Gulf
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.
, but Kuwait commands a wider outlook into general Arab politics. I
recommend headquarters at Bahrain, but would reserve accommodation at Kuwait,
which 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.
could use for considerable periods in time of stress.
At present the cramped and dilapidated
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
renders it impossible for the
Resident to visit Kuwait for more than a day or two for a hurried consultation, as it
is only at extreme inconvenience to himself that the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
can find him
room. 1 hope it will be possible to remedy this state of affairs in the new
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
that is being built, although it would be preferable in every way that there should be
a Circuit House that the Resident could occupy independent of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
4. I have discussed the subject from the point of view of to-day. I do not think,
however, that the development of aircraft will modify my observations to any
considerable extent.
I have, &c.,
C. C. J. Barrett , Lieut.-Colonel,
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.
.
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Memorandum on the potential of Kuwait (sometimes referred to as Koweit) and Bahrain (sometimes referred to as Bahrein) as the location for 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. should it be moved from Bushire. The document contains a short forward by John Gilbert Laithwaite of the 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. , dated 10 January 1930. The bulk of the memorandum is formed from telegrams and letters sent by Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett, acting 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. , to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, Simla, during July and August 1929.
The document is organised into two parts, as follows:
I: Arguments for and against Kuwait, with numbered points for and lettered points against, with additional suggestions for how to remedy some of those points against.
II: Relative merits of Kuwait and Bahrain. A subject by subject comparison, covering the following matters: Political, Commercial, Situation, Communications, Climate, Accommodation, Water Supply, and Amenities.
The memorandum closes with a few concluding remarks by Barrett.
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- 1 file (3 folios)
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The memorandum is arranged in two parts, each formed of letters and telegrams arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; 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.
Pagination: The booklet contains an original typed pagination sequence.
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- 'Situation of Persian Gulf Residency. Arguments for and against Kowiet and Bahrein as alternatives to Bushire'
- Pages
- 1r:3v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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