Coll 29/2 'Bushire Residency: question of transfer to Bahrain' [40r] (84/902)
The record is made up of 1 volume (447 folios). It was created in 26 Apr 1929-5 Mar 1938. It was written in English and French. 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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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 to Secretary of State for
India, repeating telegram addressed to
GoYernmexit of India, Poreign and Political
(COPISS Department*
CIRCULATED) , ^ „
Dated ' Bahrein, 24th October, 1936*
ReceiYed 24th October, 1936, 7 & 15 p*m<
XXX
T/17^^ Addressed to Foreign, Delhi; repeated to
im/uimimtii'* iriywii*
Secretary of State for India; copy given to Loch and Mr 6 Croa&<
Move of
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.
* Loch, Croad and I have
inspected all possible sites and have selected?? most;, suitable^
2^ (? We were) agreed that
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.
, with essential j
attached buildings etc,, can be built for 12 Xa&hs*
3, R© suggestion made at interdepartmental, meeting,
which I attended in London, that an option should be obtained
on sit©* Since estimat© is within 12
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
approved of by
Government of India, site can be purchased forthwitn, 1 suggest
therefore that, after Croad has reached Delhi, and has
explained advantages of site we have selected, sanction be
given by Government for that site and that Loch b© authorised
to enter into negotiations for purohaea of site and report wbat
It Will
4, x leave for Bu shire on 35th October, and Croad for
Delhi by air mail of same date or of 29th October, fhere are
eorne details re local building costs which he is investigating,
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The file concerns the business case to transfer the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from Bushire to Bahrain.
The file is composed of internal correspondence between British officials including the Foreign Office (C W Baxter), the British Legation at Tehran (Robert Henry Clive, Reginald Hervey Hoare), 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. officials (John Gilbert Laithwaite, John Charles Walton), the Political Residents in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Hugh Vincent Biscoe, Trenchard Craven William Fowle), 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. at Bahrain (Charles Geoffrey Prior), the Foreign Department and the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, the British Consul at Basrah, HM Treasury, the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah (Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah).
The correspondence relates specifically to the following:
- liaising with the Shaikh of Bahrain
- liaising with the Persian Foreign Minister
- rumours that 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. was to be moved to Darin Island [Tārūt Island, Saudi Arabia]
- preliminary arrangements
- views of the Government of India and the Foreign Office, that the transfer should happen immediately
- Biscoe's estimate of cost of transfer, discussion with the Treasury
- estimated annual savings for telecommunications.
There is correspondence in French, with the Persian Foreign Minister and a newspaper cutting from Near East.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (447 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 449; 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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- Title
- Coll 29/2 'Bushire Residency: question of transfer to Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:68v, 69v:214v, 217r:398v, 399v:416v, 420r:448v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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