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File 5184/1913 Persian Gulf: status of Bushire Residency [‎97v] (199/390)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (191 folios). It was created in 1913-1931. 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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under §96 b/s) of the Act, would not he required.
But if it he decided to approve the reduction of the
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. to second class as from Ibth December next,,
one of these devices seems to he necessary, on
grounds of equity; - the alternative ox postponing
the reduction of the post till 15th April would he
very awkward./^Th e proposal to create cemporarily a
supernumerary 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. Class I in order to get
round a personal difficulty is not altogether withou
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precedent. It was adopted in 1911 in the case of Mr
Stuart Fraser who was appointed Resident Class I
while holding the Kashmir 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. - a Class II
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. . The circumstances were not the same nor
even very similar, though there happens to he a
reference to the case at the heginning of the
despatch of 24th September 1914: and the
circumstances in which the Government of India
propose now to adopt this course are most unlikely t(j)
recur. Fear of creating an awkward precedent need
not therefore constitute an argument against approval,
of the Government of India's proposal, if it is
thought otherwise sound.^ Whether action such/as the
Government of India propose, alternatively, under
§ 96 B(5) of the Government of India Act would he
preferable, this Department is not in a position to
sa y*> prim a facie this course would he open to the
objection that, as it would apparently necessitate
a decision framed in general terms, it would he
more capable of constituting a precedent which it
would he better to avoid. (For example Lieut.Colonel
S.G. Knox who retired in 1924 after officiating in
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. might possibly have cited
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The volume focuses on two main topics. The first is the status of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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. at Bushire: a proposal to raise its status to a first class 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. in 1915 (see folios 152-58) and subsequent proposals to reduce its status back to a second class 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. in 1926 (see folios 90-130). The second topic is the appointment of new staff to the 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. : a Treasury Officer (folios 169-190 and 133-51), a Personal Assistant 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. (folios 54-89), a Stenographer (folios 48-53), and a Cypher Clerk (folios 5-47). It includes details on the salaries and allowances of these appointments, and of proposed revisions. A copy of The Fundamental Rules, 1922 outlines the pay, terms, and conditions for officers employed by the Government of India; see folios 103-25.

The principal correspondents are as follows: the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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 Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, the Viceroy of India, the Secretary of State for India, the Under Secretary of State for India, the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and officials of 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. and the Foreign Office.

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1 volume (191 folios)
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The papers in the volume are arranged loosely in reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 193; 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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