File 13/5 'Foreign Consular representation in Kuwait (and Persian Gulf)' [‎50r] (99/136)

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N «J letter No. F 26(l)-AVVT/48 d.ted thi 3^ M^rch i948
addressed to torrimonwealth Relations Office, London, coried"
Commlssior-r in India, “igh Commas?oA e r for
j «ia, i.ondon and 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. , Bahrain.
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Sir,
I ans directed to refer to paragraph 3 th#»
Government of India's telegram to the Secretary of State
for Indi s , Ko. 4581 d.ted the 13th Jure 1947, Ld to your
letter No. txt. 1893/47 dated the 16th September 1947 and
f ay _ t 5? st the views of the Government of India regarding
their future representation in the Arab States in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. are as follows.
2 . K^ait. As His ^jesty's Government h ve alreadv
ird?-! s , the irtention of the Government of
India that Indian interests in Kuwait should be supervised
by 4 . a u Consulsir post to be established at Basra It has ’
not however been possible as yet to establish Indian
ance U for thf preset ^^ propossl must be h( “ ld ^
hv H-if’ j :i ' r ^ In vd?,w of the objections pointed out
by His Majesty's Government the Government of India are
a reeable that their representative in Bahrain should be
■ ira<3e A £ ftnt “ nd not Consul. They would, however,
f an ass o r ~ n < <“ that the Indian Trade Agent will '
be able to supervise all Indian interests, and to exercise
in r R a hrA?n SU nh r v, fUnCt o°* S in re 8 P ect °- Indian nationals,
h?e B f^ 1 1?nc" 1 *??? n ’ i a J ar and the facial Coast, and th’t
hiStfunct^ns will not be confined to matters relating
4. MiisciJ. As previously stated, the Government of
India propose to be represented at : uscat by a non-career
consuiar oificer, and they are glad to note th;t their
the Tre°tv P n° J . c0Rsul4r representative in Muscat under
tne ire.ty cn 1939 is recognized. They propose that their
representative at Muse t should be designated elth-r
Honorary Vice-Consul or Consular Agent, and that he
should work; under the supervision of the Indian Trade
Agp t rt Bkhrsin.
5. The Government of India do not propose to ask
permission to establish a separate consular court at
.siuscit. It is, however, their understanding that so long f
“?n r Vf r r nalns ?'■ ^ h * CoBBBonwealth, Indian nationals
r ; 11J . ‘ I* > 83 hitherto, to have recourse to the British
Courts in the Ar.b States.
6 . The Gov mm nt f India will be glad to be informed
as soor. as possible th. t they may preceed with the
Implementstiom ot the &rr ngements proposed above for
representation In Bahrain and Muscat.
p°py of this ietter has been sent to the
high Commissioner for the United Kingdom in India, to the
Indian high Commissioner in Lor don and to the Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .