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‘File 28/16 I Defence measures in the Gulf – Bahrain’ [‎44r] (87/312)

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The record is made up of 1 file (154 folios). It was created in 9 Jan 1937-24 Oct 1939. 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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CONFIDENTIAL.
d *°*No. C/514.
The Hon’ble 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. presents his
compliments to
is quire Collection of papers folded in half and stitched together to form a gathering of folios. , M*G*,
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. , London.
Sir Aubrey Metcalfe, KCIB., CSI., MVO.,
Secretary to the GoTernment of India,
External Affaire Department, Simla.
Captain Allan Poland, DSO.,
Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division.
Captain J.B.Howea,
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. , Bahrain.
and has the honour to transmit to him a copy of the
undermentioned
Office of 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. ,
Camp Bahrain.
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Dated
Qth August 1936.
Reference to previous correspondence:
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. Printed Letter No.377-S
dated the 15th July 1938.
(not to Bahrain)
Description of Enclosure.
Name and Date. ^
^ Subject.
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. demi-official
Defence of c^atar in tne
letter No.c/513 dated the
event of War.
8th August 1938.
2. ' 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. demi-official
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Defence of tne Trucial
letter No.c/512 dated the
Coast in the event of War.
8th August 1938.

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The file comprises correspondence and other papers relating to plans for the defence of Bahrain and the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in general, in the event of a global war. Much of the correspondence deals specifically with the defence of the Bahrain Petroleum Company’s (BAPCO) refinery and facilities in Bahrain. The principal correspondents in the file are: 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle; Hugh Weightman as 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. ); 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. at Bahrain (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch; Hugh Weightman); 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. , London (Roland Tennyson Peel).

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1 file (154 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 154-155) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 156; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-155; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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