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‘File 28/75 Defence policy for the Gulf’ [‎4r] (7/252)

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The record is made up of 1 file (124 folios). It was created in 17 Jan 1938-13 Sep 1939. 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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conoluoions reached at tlie'lator-depGrtxaaatAl oonfarono^!
they haw no desire to chBllenge the correctness of the
latter*
5* Subject to those maerke the General staff offer
the tdLlo*lm ommnta, in «hioh the gorerment of India
concur generally*-
(1) •
fhey a^ree that la the went of a gnjor mx $ Buehire
should be owouated and not defended*
(2) 3gj
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This area is not included in the whom for the
defence of the An^Lo^Iranian Oil ooeajjany^ oilfields and
installations* If, as we haw be^n given to understand, it
is provable that this area any beeaci*© tajportant from the
point of viw of oil product inn, and that a refinery, in
addition to the one at Abadan, vmy be constructed la the
vicinity of Bandar Shapur, toaether with a propriafce
caiE 2 Rm)oations with the 0 «mowh^ishan-inch Qetnfgll area,
the defence cccsaitecnts as regai^ds the Anglo^Iranian Oil
Company will be connidorably increased.
(5) klaaaji - jm* ». »
It is agreed that no Intportsnoe nee^ibo attached
to these places and that they could be abandoned in the event
of an eaergenoy*
(4) Bnndar^Abbas *
The General Staff note that at the xaoot • ng at
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. it was agree*-:! that no important interest
is Involved in Bandar Abbas, and that the place oouldbe
abandemed in the event of mergency* They observe that by
virtue of their position in the Strait of Horauis the
occupation of Bandar Abbas, Henjam, ^ulshm and possibly
cither /

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The file comprises copies of correspondence, extracts of Government reports and other papers relating to the drawing up of defence policies for the various states in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in anticipation of the start of a global war. The file’s principal correspondents 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); 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 (Hugh Weightman); representatives of RAF Air Headquarters at Habbaniyah in Iraq (including Air Officer Commanding, Air Vice Marshal John Hugh Samuel Tyssen); various representatives of the Government of India and 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. .

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1 file (124 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. There are no file notes included at the end of the file.

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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 126; 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 2-125; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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