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‘File 28/75 Defence policy for the Gulf’ [‎5r] (9/252)

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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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other islands in the vicinity, may he ncoeasary in order to
prevent the layinc of mine fields, and to deny temporary
bases to hostile navel vessels# They recosnlfco however that
this aspect of the problem is a naval one and has no doubt
boon considered#
(5) ttw Arab gM« of_ th6_ Per3lan_<>u Xf -
In the opinion of the leaeral Staff, the possibility
of air attack on this side of the Gulf cannot be ruled out.
For instance, an effective attack on the oil and air interests
in Bahrain would be wall within the capabilities of the Iranian
Air Force, which has a strength of about £ 150 aircraft* nor
Should the possibility of attack by hostile seaborne aircraft,
or by lens distance boafrero trm Iritroa, which 1c under 1,000
miles distant from Bahrain, be el instigated.
of Euwalt must in the first instance inevitably depend upon
the Shaikh* s own farces supplemented by such assistance as
the royal Air Fore® in Ira$ nay be able to render* But if
the oil supplies at Kuwait ax*e fxxrther dcvalopeiV/lth the
object of providing an alternative source of supply to the
Anglo-Iraniaa Oil Goc^any # s fields in Iran, then some
additional .usemras for security would scorn necessary and the
possibility of having to send troops to support the Shaikh* s
forces should not be lost si^it of#
(7) Bahrain -
The General : : -taff a^re© that for the protecti<m of
the aerodrome, oiland othex' vulnsrhble Interests at Bahrain
against sabotage and attack by tribesmen it is desirable to
raise a local volunteer dofence force* la this connection
they suggest that the ihaaopean staff of the Oil Company at
Bahrain, properly equipped with light automatics, rifles,
ammunition etc#, would form a useful unit# The provision of
barbed wire defences for certain vulnerable poi *
(a) aEsit
It appears to the CHmeral Staff that the defence

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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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