'Persian Gulf. Procedure to be adopted in negotiations with Arab & Persian Gulf Rulers' [‎17r] (33/38)

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no preliminary soundlnga oan be taJce n, a Political officer
will have to be sent in a hurry tojapen negotiatione and
take the risk of a rebuff*
4« In the present instance after receiTing the
information from the Air officer Commanding in Iraq noted
aboTe 9 and oonfimation from the Secretary of State for
India that Kalba was still required as an emergency landing
ground, I instructed the He si den cy Agent f ahargah, to ask
the Shaikh of that place, whom I believe to have some in
fluence with the Shaikh of itelba, to send a trustworthy
representative to the latter with a view to sounding him
on the subject. The »«present at ire duly started overland
for Kalba but unfortunately could not get through owing to
some Bedouin inter-tribal fighting, and had to return to
Shargah. The Senior Haval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division,
has very kindly arranged that he should be taken t^y a
sleep to Kalba in a few days. I would have preferred the
representative to have proceeded by himself under no official
auspices whatever, but it is certainly much better that
he should reach £alba somehow than not at all.
On the receipt of the representative^ report
I will consider the natter of sending 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. ,
Muscat# once again to Kalba.
I am sending copies of this despatch to 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. , the Air officer Commanding in Iraq, and the
Senior liaval Officer, >^eraian Gulf Diwlsfcon,
1 have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
»!)/ T .C .W. Fowie.
lit.-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. .