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CONFIDENTIAL
(95/11/49)
PERSI/LN GULF 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. ,
BAHRAIN.
8th September, 1949.
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Dear Burrows,
CONFfD^NTfAi
The following is a summary of events in the Persian
Gulf during the months of July and August. Owing to my ab
sence in the United Kingdom no separate summary was prepared
for July. ; y ^
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Staff .
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I left Bahrain on the 17th July to attend thief! Middle ^last
Conference and returned on the 20th August. ITUrlrig my-ah^ence,
Jakins, 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 acted in addition as Poli
tical Resident. Stobart, the Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and Ellison, 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. , Muscat went on leave to the
United Kingdom in July. Andrew, Second Secretary in the Resi
dency is acting temporarily as 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. , Muscat. Wilton
took over as Assistant 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. , Kuwait in July, but
has since been transferred to the newly created appointment of
Political Officer, Qatar. A B.4 officer has been posted to
Kuwait. Pelly, 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. , Bahrain, who was on leave
in the United Kingdom, has gone to Jedda to assist in the
frontier negotiations with Saudi Arabia. At present the posts
of Second Secretary in 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. , Assistant Political
Agent, Bahrain and Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. are vacant.
Visitors .
Visitors 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. have included Harrison, the
Ministry of Transport's representative in India and Pakistan,
Ritchie, a member of a firm of chartered accountants who came
out to examine the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Lighting Service accounts,
Lt. Commander Abram, commanding H.M.S. "Derby Haven", M. Coste
Floret, the French Colonial Minister with his wife and a
Cambodian princess, who is a school mistress in real life, and
Waters and Shepherd, Ministry of Works officers from Cairo.
A party of Imperial Defence College students also paid a few
hours visit to Bahrain during a tour of the Middle East.
Relations with the U.S.A .
Captain W.V. O’Regan, has been succeeded by Captain K.G.
Hensel, who has assumed the title of Commander, Middle Fast
Force. It is understood that he is at the top of the U.S.
list of captains and it is possible, therefore, that he may
soon be granted admiral’s rank. The only ship in his commajid
is at present the U.S.S. "Greenwich Bay".
Relations with Persia .
H.M.S, "Wren" visited Tanb, Abu Musa and Sir bu Na’ir
in July and found no signs of any Persian interference. H.M.S.
"Derby Haven" spent a few days at Bahrain during July on her
way to Khurramshahr to be handed over to the Persians. She
had two Persian captains on board who were entertained to
lunch at 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. . The question of the Persian claim to
/Bahrain
B.A.B. Burrows, Esq.,
Foreign Office,
London.
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