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Coll 29/2 'Bushire Residency: question of transfer to Bahrain' [43r] (90/902)
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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Prop osed t ransf er to Bahreinof the Pol itic al
Re sidency in the Persia n Gulf
A meeting was held in Pr. '°en&el ’ s room on the
6th October to discuss th- transfer of 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.
fro^ Bushire to Bahrein. There were present:-
Mr* Rendel
Mr. Baggallay)
Mr. Lambert )
Mr. Walton ■
; r. Glauson)
Lieut.Colonel Powle
Foreign Office
(In the Chair)
Foreign Office.
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.
.
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.
.
o^ Mr• Rendel explained that the meeting had been
called in order to consider the position with regard to
the financial estimates of the cost of the proposed move.
The political factors which had led the ’’o-ei tm T flee to
press for the transfer of the esidency at the earliest
possible date remained unchanged, and the Foreign .,fice
were therefore anxious to ensure that no delays were ca.sed
by difficulties of a purely mechanical or departmental
nature. Decisions on financial questions always tootc a
long time to materialise, but the procedure might be
simplified, if any possible causes of difficulty or ^.elay
were foreseen and eliminated before they became acute.
3 . Lieut .-Colonel 'owle replied that the Oovernment
of India had prepared an estimate on paper for the building
of a new i?esidency, including offices and quarters for all
the staff. in this provision was made for an expenditure
_ They bad previously seated that
of 14
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
. r bey na t
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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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