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Coll 6/42 'Channels of Communication with Ibn Saud. Communication Arrangements between Bushire and British Authorities other than the Govt. of India.' [‎41v] (82/191)

The record is made up of 1 file (94 folios). It was created in 11 Apr 1929-25 Jun 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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the Government of India his telegrams and to send
to them direct copies of his despatches on subjects
of major importance wherever such action seems to
him appropriate". These instructions were discusse
informally with Sir Andrew Ryan on 3rd October. He
said that, while his relations with the Government
India were excellent, and he already used his
discretion as regards the repetition of ccmmunicati
to them which he thought might affect them, he was
inclined to think that, in so far as Gulf matters
v*ere concerned, they should rely principally on 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. . He, howeve
for his part irr ould do his utmost to keep them in
touch, by repetitions, with any developments likely
to be of interest to them on the Jeddah side. But
frequently difficult, in a telegraphic correspondenc
which was fron time to time on a considerable scale
to be quite sure at what point, if at all, it was
desirable to start repeating telegrams to the
Government of India. He suggested, in these
m.
circumstances, that the instructions issued to hlm7|
should be revised on the lines suggested in paragraph
7 of the draft memorandum communicated for our
concurrence by the Foreign Office. The Minister’s
difficulties are no doubt real, and I suggest that,
""iven good v 'ill, an arrangement on the lines proposed
by him is probably ^Kisse:\as we can hope fcr^ooT^
1 The Foreign Office in paragraph 3 of their
letter enquire whether we would be prepared, if we
concur in the memorandum, to issue it as an
instruction to officers under our control in the
Near and Kiddle East \«ho are likely to he concemec!-
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This file relates to arrangements of communication. A large part of the correspondence discusses the drafting and redrafting of a Foreign Office memorandum of instructions, which is intended to revise existing Foreign Office instructions regarding the channels of communication used by British authorities and neighbouring countries to conduct relations with Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and the Hejaz-Nejd Government. Also discussed are communication arrangements for correspondence not only 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. (based at Bushire), 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. at Kuwait, and 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. and Consul at Jeddah, but also 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. , the Government of India, and 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. .

Most of the correspondence is between officials of the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, 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 Government of India's Foreign and Political Department. Other correspondents include 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. (Hugh Vincent Biscoe) and the High Commissioner for Iraq (Sir Francis Henry Humphrys).

Draft copies of the memorandum (to which further revisions are made following the creation of a British Legation at Jeddah) are included with the correspondence.

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 (folio 2).

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1 file (94 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 commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 95; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-94; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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Coll 6/42 'Channels of Communication with Ibn Saud. Communication Arrangements between Bushire and British Authorities other than the Govt. of India.' [‎41v] (82/191), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2109, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100039501985.0x000055> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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