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'File 29/2 Transfer of Responsibility for Gulf Affairs from Colonial Office to India Office' [‎3r] (5/10)

The record is made up of 1 file (5 folios). It was created in 29 Jul 1933-31 Jul 1933. 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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Telegram
From
G.T.O.
E.ii's Secretary of State for the Colonies,
London.
To 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. , Bushire, "o. 16
Repeated to Government of India, Foreign L Political
Department, Jimia.
Dated 29th receiver 30th July 1933.
despatch of the 15th April, 1924,
!?0.13.
His Majesty's Government have decided
that •‘•ndia Office shall with ogfect from 1st August
take over responsibility hitherto discharged by
Colonial Office in respect of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. work
including oil. iou should therefore from that
date address Secretary of State for India in all
cases in which you have hitherto addressed Secretary
of State for the Colonies and instructions will issue
to jou from 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. on behalf of His Majesty’s
Government on all matters on which they have hitherto
issued irom Colonial Office, position of Government
Inoia in regard to Guff work will remain unchanged
and you should continue to repeat correspondence to
them as at present.
secretary of Ctate for the Colonies

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This file contains a copy of a telegram (with covering letter) sent from the Secretary of State for the Colonies in London to 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 Bushire on 30 July 1933.

The telegram informs 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. that effective from 1 August 1933, 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. will take over responsibility hitherto discharged by the Colonial Office 'in respect of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. work including oil'.

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1 file (5 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 5; 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.

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