Coll 29/2 'Bushire Residency: question of transfer to Bahrain' [‎133r] (270/902)

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at the disposal of the 'Resident, whose rasin business it is
merely to keep existing buildings in the Gulf in repair, and
who are naturally quite incapable of producing such complicat
ed estimates as that of the construction of shrtew 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. .
I have no doubt that the Public Works Department experts of
Government, with the object before them of building a
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. on Indian lines, and with the information available
from the Kuwait Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. as to construction costs in the Gulf,
will be able to produce & rough, yet reliable, general KKJtxxxxx
estimate. I suggest therefore that this estimate be produced.
When this has been completed I would be grateful if it could
be sent to me for my comments.
9. I on ray side will analyse my telegrams to see what
saving could reasonably be expected if the Resident were at
Rshrsin and could use the Air Mai 1 instead of telegraphing .
X will also examine the question of how iar mis touring
charges could be cut down with Bahrain as his Headquarters
insteed of Bush ire. , then I have produced these figures, dnd
the Government of India have produced theirs, the nrst stage
of the enquiry will be completed.
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Ohe second stage will be for e PMV.D. exper_t from
India to visit Bahrain, and with my collaboration choose <*
site.. (His visit can be suitably camouflaged in some way or
other in order to prevent rumours, though as a matter of feet
for seme years - vide paragraph 3 of Biscoe’s letter 30.517-S
of 22nd September 1930 - it has teen common talk 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. might be moved at some time or other to Bahrain).
I have just returned from Bahrein end in company with Loch
did so* unobtrusive exploring with regard to sites. V/hen the
. • + +n Rah r a in» & nd a site has seen
expert hes made ms visit mo Bahrain,
, ThP costs incidental to the sites rent-
definite ly decided on, tne
founds tions, water-supply, a road - if Qie
main communications, electric installation, etc. can be
estimated by the expert.
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