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Coll 29/2 'Bushire Residency: question of transfer to Bahrain' [322r] (648/902)
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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plans. The datas however, on which my figures are based are
(i) the book value of the existing buildings; ( ii) estimates
drawn up for the construction of buildings at Ahwaz and works
undertaken by His Majesty* s Government on official residencies
at Basrah, Hamadan and Kernanshah; (iii) the views of the
Assistant Engineer in the Public ^orks Department, who has had
mucii experience in the uulf and who is competent to form, at
any rate, a rough idea of the approximate cost of the buildings
re a ui red. Prom a consideration of these data and a study of
Statement ” A M , I think it will be seen that ray figure of
£ 100,000 while admittedly only a rough figure errs if anything
on the side of moderation and omits various items for which
expenditure will certainly have to be incurred, and I shall
be surprised if it is not exceeded.
5. The book value of the present
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.
at Subzabad
is Rs. 3,10,000 - £ 23,250. This is what 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.
actually
cost to build many years before the war when rates were of
course much less than they are now, and Bushire is a cheaper
place to build in than Bahrain; further the accommodation in
the present house is certainly not excessive, and when my family
are with me I have a great deal of difficulty in accommodating
the people whom I am called on tjfpe put ui3. The detailed esti
mates prepared for the consulate at Ahwaz came to 2 2
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
£ 17,500, though this included quarters for a junior Vice-
^ons il as well. Taking these facts into consideration I submit
an estimate of £ 25,000 for 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.
, plus cd 1250 j.or
the servants* quarters, is very moderate.
6. I have estimated £ 10,000 plus £ 600 tor servants
quarters for the Secretary*s and
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.
Surgeon*s houses.
They
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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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