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PZ 3191/34 'Persian Gulf Viceroy's passage by Imperial Airways from Karachi to UK' [‎2r] (9/66)

The record is made up of 1 file (30 folios). It was created in 5 May 1934-15 Aug 1934. 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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CONFIDENTIAL.
P.Z. 6533/34.
EXTRACT FROM A REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF IHE SENIOR
Naval officer and ships of the Persian gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. division
FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 1934.
27. SHARJAH. "SHOREHAM” sailed for Sharjah in the
forenoon of 15th August, the Shaikh of Debai, Shaikh Juma,
and 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. Agent being given a passage. The Shaikl
of Sharjah called on arrival and left under salute of 3
guns. I returned this call later in the forenoon.
28. As His Excellency the Viceroy had accepted my
invitation to dine on board ’’SHOREHAM”, various transport
arrangements were made ashore. 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. Agent and
his Clerk were most helpful, and besides building a small
pier at the lagoon landing place, also constructed arches
of palm leaves and obtained sufficient carpets to make a
path fully a hundred yards long over the sand.
29. Their Excellencies arrived at 1800 and a salute
of 31 guns was fired as the aeroplane came to rest.
Accompanied by my staff, I was present at the aerodrome and
delivered the Commander-in-Chief’s message of greeting.
The Shaikh of Sharjah also fired a salute of 31 guns f rom
his battery which took well over an hour and fortunately
without accident. I presented 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. Agent and
the Shaikhs of Debai and Sharjah also Shaikh Juma to Their
Excellencies, and there followed a display of horsemanship.
30. 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. Agent* s car (a very old Ford) was
later used to convey Lord and Lady Willingdon to the
lagoon: they were accompanied by H.E’s. personal secretary
and Aide-de-Camp and a friend. Lord (who
happened to be a passenger on the West-bound air liner), in
the/

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The file contains correspondence relating to the ceremonial visits made by the Viceroy of India to Bahrain, Kuwait and Sharjah in the summer of 1934, where he landed by aeroplane, on route from Karachi to England by Imperial Airways Ltd, for a period of home leave. The file contains reports by 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 and 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. which describe the ceremonies that took place. Also included in the file are English translations of the speeches made by the Shaikhs of Bahrain and Sharjah to mark the Viceroy’s visit to their sheikhdoms, as well as a letter of greeting addressed to the Viceroy by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.

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 (30 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 for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 30; these numbers are written in pencil, 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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