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File 13/7 'Japanese Trawlers for the Persian Gulf' [‎13r] (25/38)

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The record is made up of 1 file (19 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1938-20 Jun 1938. It was written in English. 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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Confidential
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^ritioia Hosidenoy and Oo«sdlato-Oenoral f
^ushiro 9 the 16th day 19'5a
feYom - Tne Han*01o ;lr Trenoiiard /o«lo # X«0«X»S«
Bo* a* 1196-31/36# dated 13ta April 1936# X hare tne h da oar
to reply as follows.
action at all snould be taxon. In tnis connecti do please
■ee para&r&pn 10 of foreign Off lee letter i^o. 8.46/46/vi
of lltn February 193d to tne 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. . *nile tnere io
a good deal to be said for tne views tnerem expressed#
on tne waole X an of tne opinion tnaf 30310 action snould be
taien. At present# as you are aware# the pearling is carrisd
out by *rab divers from Hay to leptenber, w^iCii t«e sea is
eala and tne water is warm eneut;h for the divers# wne of course
hare no diving dress# to work. ttxia allows for an annual
fallow period for the banks. 4 Japanese trawler# pro
vided with modern equipment, diving suits ana aredges,
could operate at all seasons and the courts of a year oar
two could not only I imagine spoil the diving proepeeta for
the Arabs for those years# but inflict lasting «&ra on
the banKs. ir this occurred# it is unnecessary to dilate
on tne very serious consequences wnion would result to the
peliticel nesiaeut in tue Persian half.
The secretary to tne a over ament ox India#
Bxtemal Affairs ^apartment#
Simla*
mbjectf Possible activities of JapAnese
trawlers in tne Persian .iulf.
3ir
fit a reference to uovernmeut of India letter
The first question to be decided is whether any
economic life of tne Arab Jtates wnicn
# to a greet extent#

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The file contains correspondence regarding measures under consideration by the British government for preventing encroachments by Japanese and other foreign vessels on Arab pearl fisheries in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The correspondence is between: J P Gibson of the 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. , and T V Brennan and Lacy Baggallay of the Foreign Office; and Gibson and the Office of the 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. . The file also includes a copy of a letter from Sir Trenchard Fowle, 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. , to the Secretary to the Government of India, External Affairs Department, Simla.

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1 file (19 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 19; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-18; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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