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Coll 29/2 'Bushire Residency: question of transfer to Bahrain' [314r] (632/902)
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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Letter
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D.O.Ho.^ 72-3 of 1931,
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Bushire, the 15th May 1931*
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dear Wylie> /yWi/ .
Please refer to your D.O. letter N0.258-B/28>
dated the 11th kay 1931, regarding the transfer of the Bushire
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.
.
The Assistant Engineer is at present away on
tour and will not be back for about a month. When he returns
the plans you ask for, if still required, will be prepared,
but as I shall have gone on leave by then I am replying to you
letter now.
Firstly, I would like to emphasise that the
figures,that I gave, were admittedly only approximate, and
therefore even if it is considered that one item could be
somewhat reduced it really hardly affects the general estimat*
or the argument contained in my letter in support of which th<
figures were given namely 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.
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will cost about £ 100000. My experience is that in the case
of buildings in out-of-the-way places the estimates are almost
invariably exceeded and moreover in the case of the transfer s
of 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.
involving the construction ot a large number
of buildings, offices, etc. there are always a number of small
items which are difficult to foresee till the matter is gone
into in detail none of which possibly are probably very
expensive in themselves, but combined they go in the end
swell the estimate appreciably.
Meanwhile, possibly a statement of the accommoda
tion required may be of use and will xbukxizx* suffice. I
consider that a bungalow for a senior officer should have
the following accommodations drawing room, dinging room, ana
J.Sidy, one double bed-room, a good large nursery and two
l^nele rooms with appropriate bath rooms, dressing rooms,etc.
iB'‘view of the climate and humidity,etc. they should
have high plinths and considerably wider verandahs than are
customary
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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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