Coll 29/2 'Bushire Residency: question of transfer to Bahrain' [‎13r] (30/902)

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reached now, hut he nevertheless suggests that unless either
(a) the Government of India feel able to undertake to reach a
decision upon the scheme submitted to them by the end of, say
the present month, or (b) Lieutenant-Colonel Fowle still feels
able to adhere to the views expressed in his telegram of the 7th
November, even with regard to any further delay steps should even
now be taken to secure an option.
6. The question of an option is, however, a relatively minor
question, and Mr. Eden is more perturbed at the possibility that
the transfer of the 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. may be delayed yet further by
subsidiary points of a financial or teclinical nature. It is
generally agreed that it is desirable for political reasons to
establish the 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. at Bahrein at an early date. A decision
to this effect was taken by the Middle East (Official) Bub-Committee
on the 5th May, 1956, although further information was required by
the Sub-Committee as to the cost of providing alternative
accommodation. But developments which have been taking place
on the Arab coast since this meeting was held, (and incidentally
the fact that hints of the projected transfer have reached the
i* ti ama ' Persian Government), render it impossible in Mr. Eden s view to
('m ‘Zk consider a reversal of this decision, whatever the financial
difficulties may prove to be. In other words, he considers
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it should be regarded as a matter of policy that a final decision
%o establish the 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. at Bahrein should be taken and made
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public as soon as possible, the actual transfer following as soon
thereafter as appropriate accommodation can be provided, and
that, if appropriate accommodation cannot be provided for the sum
which the Government of India were originally willing to expend,
either this sum should be increased to the amount required oi
should be effected. In particular it seems to him
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