File 21/2 'Coal Depot at Koweit' [143r] (284/389)
The record is made up of 1 file (193 folios). It was created in 29 Oct 1905-12 Jul 1917. 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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No.
of
of 1913.
a
British
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.
and Consulate-General,
Bushire, riuary 1913.
From
Lieut-Colonel Sir Percy Cox, K.C.I.E., C.S.I.,
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.
.
To
The Hobble Lieut-Colonel Sir Henry McMahon,
G.C.V.O., K.C.I.E., C.S.I.,
Secretary to the Government of Infiia
in the Foreign Department,
if
Simla. »
-A
Sir,
I have the honour respectfully to invite attention to
the question of the transfer 6f the Bushire Coal Depot to
with Foreign Department Endorsement N0.1456-E.A. dated 4th
July 1912.
2. My understanding of the position is as follows:-
The transfer was proposed by me in 1907 mainly on grounds
of comparative coaling facility and convenience, but also
with the idea of consolidating incidentally, our footing at
Bandar Shwaikh.
The question progressed very deliberately until 1910-1911
when the aggressive attitude of the local Turkish authorities
in regard to various points at issue with us in the Gulf in
dicated the advisability of the early accomplishment of the
project as one means of strengthening our de facto position
at Koweit.
In January 1911 howevey,specific negotiations commenced with
the Porte with a view to a comprehensive adjustment of con
flicting interests and it was considered by His Majesty’s
Foreign Office in April 1912 that if we were to commence ex
tensive building operations during the progress of the
Koweit, the correspdence regarding which on my record ends
negotiations
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The file contains correspondence, together with several cost estimates and a few maps, relating to the planning and construction of a new British coal depot at Bandar Shweikh [Shwaykh] in Kuwait. The main correspondents are 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. , Kuwait 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. , Bushire. Included in the file are letters and memoranda exchanged between the Resident and several Government of India officials, mainly in the Foreign and Political Department, and also Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. officials, mainly in the Department of Public Works.
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- 1 file (193 folios)
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File papers are arranged in approximate chronological order.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 195; 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.
Two additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 3-194; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- Title
- File 21/2 'Coal Depot at Koweit'
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- front, front-i, 2r:63v, 67r:69v, 70v:74v, 76r:169v, 171r:183v, 185r:194v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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