'File No. II/12 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re: affairs in Persia and Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf. Jan '09 --' [‎20r] (39/178)

three years of a British officer as Vice-Consul
at this port in supersession of the Native
" 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 by whom British interests
are now represented.
On the 9th October, the Government of
India telegraphed to the Secretary of State
supporting Major Cox’s proposal on the usual
understanding as to the division of expendi
ture.
On the 3rd February 1909, the Secretary
of State for India called for an estimate of
the cost of appointing an officer from the
Indian Service to the Vice-Consulate at
Lingah.
14. [Videparagraph 160 of the Memo-
Lighting and buoying r a n d um [Arabian
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Affairs) f r August
1908.'\ On the 5th February, the Secretary
of State telegraphed approval of the proposal
contained in the despatch of the 13th August
from the Government of India that the
question of lighting and buoying the Persian
Gulf should be considered by a Commission
of enquiry, and asked, as the Trinity
House expert had been warned to start at
short notice, at what place and on what date
it was suggested that the Commission should
meet. After consultation with Major Cox
His Majesty’s Secretary of State was informed
on the 25th February that the enquiry might
conveniently commence at Maskat at the
end of March. Arrangements are being made
accordingly. Ihe cost of the enquiry is to be
divided equally between Imperial and Indian
revenues.
15. {Vide paragraph 19 of the Memo-
_ . ., . . randum for Januaru.)
Red oxide mining con- ' y '
cessions in the Persian Un the loth January,
Qulf - Messrs. Strick & Co.
were informed by the Foreign Office that nego
tiations as regards Little Tamb should be con
ducted with the Sheikh of Shargah through
tbe British Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. as
advised by the Government of India [vide
paragraph 210 of the Memorandum {Arabian
Affairs) for November 190$\ It was suggested
to the firm that, before putting forward their
demand lor a concession on the island, they
might, with advantage, take into consideration
possible oxide deposits on the islands of Dalmah
and Sir Abu Nair, belonging respectively to
the Sheikh of Abu Dthabi and the Sheikh of
Shargah. The firm expressed their intention
to endea vour to send an European represent
ative to prospect for red oxide on these
islands, as well as on other islands in that
part of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , but they stated tliat,
before sending him, they would instruct their
Bushire Agent to consult with, and act upon,
the advice of 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. at Bushire.