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Coll 30/5(3) 'Bahrein [sic] Residency Monthly Letter - Summary of Events' [‎43r] (85/253)

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The record is made up of 1 file (125 folios). It was created in 16 Feb 1948-25 Feb 1950. 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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(95/7/49)
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. ,
BAHRAIN,
6th June, 1949,
Dear Burrows,
The following is a summary of events in the Persian
Gulf during the month of May,
GENERAL .
Staff .
Mr. C.J. Ovenden, a Branch B officer 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.
was accidently drowned in the Bahrain Gymkhana Club swimming
pool on the 25th May.
Dredge, the 1st Secretary 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. has had to take
leave owing to ill health and left on the 19th May. 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, is suffering from suspected
amoebic dysentery and expects to leave for the United King
dom on the 5th June. The posts of 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. .
Bahrain and Kuwait have not been filled and we are at present
extremely short-handed.
Tours .
I visited Sharjah and Muscat with you between the 8th
and 12th May, but otherwise I have not left Bahrain.
Besides yourself, we have accommodated 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.
during the month Captain Porter, the late Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Captain Skelton, the new Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Scott-Fox, Counsellor, His Majesty’s Embassy,
Jeddah, Barnard, the Civil Air AttachA, Baghdad, Weight, the
Treasury Representative, Middle East, Popov of the Desert Lo
cust Survey and Stobart, the Political Officer, Trucial
Coast. Captain Skelton took over from Captain Porter as Senior
Naval Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on the 4th May.
Mr. Childs, the United States Ambassador, Jeddah, paid a
brief visit to Bahrain on the 12th May and lunched 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. . You and Scott-Fox were present at the time and
the opportunity was taken to discuss with him the recent in
cursions of Saudi Arabian officials and Arabian American Oil
Company survey parties into Abu Dhabi territory and the
boundary question in general together with the proposed
Saudi Arabian proclamation about the continental shelf and other
matters. The U.S.S. ’’Duxbury Bay” spent some days at the
Jufair anchorage. I exchanged calls with the Captain and the
ship's officers gave a cocktail party in the Jufair wardroom.
It is understood that the facilities afforded by the Naval
Base in Jufair are in future to be made available freely to the
officers and men of the U.S. Navy.
On the 28th May H.M.S. Flamingo visited Farsi island and
/removed
B.A.B. Burrows, Esq.,
Foreign Office,
London.

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This file contains copies of a monthly summary of events that was compiled by 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. in Bahrain (having moved there from Bushire in 1946).

The diaries are separated into a number of different sections that vary slightly from month to month. In addition to reports concerning specific events or developments that took place during that particular month, most entries contain the following headings:

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (125 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 127; 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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