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Coll 29/29(5) 'Bandar Abbas: launches' [‎19r] (38/159)

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The record is made up of 1 file (78 folios). It was created in 9 Nov 1943-11 May 1948. 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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PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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.
BAHRAIN.
D.O. No* 2242-93/3»
27th October, 1947.
Please refer to 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. Express Letter No
2032-34/3 dated 27th September 1947 on the subject of launche
on the Arab side of the Gulf.
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. T s requirements. We are at present using the small
motor launch mentioned in paragraph 3 (b)(iii) of his
Express Letter. This is not adequate and we badly need a
fast up-to-date launch with sleeping accommodation and
a lavatory. At present I usually have to borrow a launch
from the Sheikh or an oil Company when I want to do a
sea trip of ten miles or more. The larger launch on
charge of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. is a converted dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. and very slow
and not really suitable for 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. to tour
in.
3. i do not press for any immediate action in
present circumstances but I merely wish to place our
requirements on record so that our case may not go by
default.
4. The launch at Bushire is owned half by H.M.G*
and half by the Government of India. If at any time it
were found to be no longer required at Bushire it would,
I think, suit our purposes.
5. I am sending a copy of this letter to the
Tehran Embassy.
2
I notice that Galloway has made no mention of this
E.P. Donaldson, Esquire, C.M.G#,
Commonwealth Relations, Office,
Whitehall, LONDON.

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The file concerns motor boats and launches for the Bundar Abbas Consulate.

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The file is composed of correspondence 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. , the Foreign 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. , the High Commissioner for India, and the Treasury.

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1 file (78 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 for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 80; 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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