Coll 29/2 'Bushire Residency: question of transfer to Bahrain' [101r] (206/902)
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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should he going some way towards making the issue one
between ourselves and Persia rather than an issue
affecting the Sheikln
In reply to a question by the Chairman,, he said
that the Foreign Office were extremely anxious to
strengthen our position at Bahrein.
THE CHAIRMAN asked whether it would be possible
for the Committee to agree to adopt the time table
suggested in paragraph 10 of the Government of India’s
letter No. F,628-N/35 of the 6th April, 1956 (circulated
with Paper No* M.E.(0) 207). These proposals were
as follows:-
"lO, Taking all the circumstances into
account we are of opinion that the^ approach
towards the question of the move should be
as follows:-
(A) Fowle will endeavour to work out ^ an
estimate of the probable saving in
telegraphic cud tour charges consequent
on the move (see paragrax^h 4(E) of
his letter).
(B) He will also submit his proposals as
to the question of staff.
(C) When (B) has been completed a Public
Works Department export will visit
Bahrein.
(D) When a detailed estimate of the cost
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.
and Staff buildings
has been made, a final decision as
to the move can be taken.”
MR. WALTON said that the Government of India, whilst
nclined to agree to the move subject to financial
onsiderations, were of opinion that it was not a
.atter of urgency, which aspect of the problem had been
ether over-emphasised by the Foreign Office.
He
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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.
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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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- Coll 29/2 'Bushire Residency: question of transfer to Bahrain'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:68v, 69v:214v, 217r:398v, 399v:416v, 420r:448v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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