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PZ 4841/1937 'Persian Gulf: Haji Williamson & Major Holmes' [‎18v] (36/136)

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The record is made up of 1 file (68 folios). It was created in 25 May 1937-4 Jul 1938. 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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objection to the employment ol* Major Holmes at Bahrein
or elsewhere in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (see telegram
«3ru Becemoer BZ.7902/38). On receiving this telegram,
— r * o^liros,^one ol the Directors of Petroleum
Concessions Ltd vms as^ed to call here, whicn he aid
on the 9th December. Mr. Walton informed nim in tne
sense of the telegram and moreover gave- him a copy of
it. to reau. Mr. Sicliros agreed not to send Major
Holmes to Bahrein or elsewhere in the Gulf, but asked
that an exception mignt be made of Koweit wnere he
could iind out whether the Sheikh of Koweit 1 s attitude
in regard to tne i^eutral Zone had altered. Subsequently
after consultation with 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. and
tne Foreign Office^ a letter was sent to Mr. Skliros
saying that we raised no objection to Major Holmes
going to Koweit.
The next event of importance was a telegram
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aatea 26th March from 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. stating
tnat infomation nan been received that Major Holmes
would arrive at Bahrein shortly on behalf of Petroleum
Concessions ^td. in connection with the negotiations
for the "Bahrein Unalloted Area" and requesting that
immediate steps should be taken to prevent this
Happening. On recei^u of this telegram the Company
were again approached, and acting on our advice,the
arrangements for sending Major Holmes to Bahrein were
cancelled; but by this time Major Holmes had reached
Koweit, and on urgent representations from the Political
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Resident, a telegram^was sent to 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.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the past conduct and future employment of Major Frank Holmes and William Richard ‘Haji’ Williamson in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Most of the correspondence is between 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. and the Secretary of State for India, and concerns objections to the potential employment of Holmes as a negotiator on behalf of Petroleum Concessions Limited in Bahrein [Bahrain] and Koweit [Kuwait], and his past record as a negotiator on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and as Chief Local Representative for the Bahrain Petroleum Company.

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1 file (68 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate reverse chronological order from the front to the rear 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 68; 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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