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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.
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From > - Repgu, Bahrain.
To - Retaxandum, London.
Repeated Prodrome, Tehran.(Paras. 3(d),4,5 and 6 only).
No. 2032-34/3. Bahrain 27th September, 1947.
Your telegram No. 10259 dated August 10th.
2. Following are details of the launches on the Arab
side of the Gulf and my recommendations as requested. The
cost of items shown is their present day valuation determined
at the request of the Government of India.
3* (a) Kuwait . #
(i) One sea-going motor launch, (ii) dinghy valued
at Rs. 13,000 and at Rs. 400 respectively, and (iii) a
tender with an outboard engine valued Rs. 1,350.
'The need for a launch has long been established
and this need, if anything, is on the increase due to the
expansion of political duties at sea. The launch is necessary
for 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 as all the above equipment is
in good condition I recommend its purchase for that Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
The above properties are shared in moieties between H.M.G.
and Government of India.
(b) Bahra in.
(i) One re-constructed sea-going motor launch
(former Felix Jones) valued at Rs. 35,000 and (ii) One
dinghy valued at Rs. 400 solely the property of the Government
of India. The boat was originally, since
it was the Bandar Abbas Consulate boat, owned in moieties
between H.M.G. and Government of India.
In view of the fact that the cost of a new engine,
refitting, and of maintenance since 1933 has been met wholly
by the Government of India I consider that the ownership
of the launch should be regarded as -j-ths Government of India
and -£-th His Majesty*s Government.
This equipment ha® proved reliable, and the
necessity of providing 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. , Bahrain, with a
sea-worthy boat to enable him to perform his numerous
duties at sea, and to visit various places under his juris
diction in Qatar and on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , shoals and islands
has long been recognised and does not need further emphasis.
I therefore recommend H.M.G. should purchase the Government
of India share in the launch together with the dinghy.
(i^Jr^ One small motor-launch paid for wholly
by the Government of India and valued at Rs. 6,000. This
boat is used as a tender to the Bahrain launch and as a
harbour boat. It is in good condition and I think it
should be purchased from the Government of India.
(c) Muscat