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Coll 30/46 'Persian Gulf, Salutes in' [71r] (141/609)
The record is made up of 1 file (302 folios). It was created in 9 Jan 1929-3 May 1948. 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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1st December 1937.
Lord Zetland presents his humble duty to Your
Majesty and has the honour to submit that Your majesty may
be pleased to approve that Sheikh Hamad bln Said ol Kalba,
in the region of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, may be granted a personal
salute of 3 guns, and that a similar salute may be granted
to Sheikh Khalld bln Ahmad while acting as rtegent of Kalba
during the minority of Sheikh Hamad bln Said.
Kalba is an Independent Sheikhdom on the eastern
coast of Truclal Oman, situated about half way between
Bahrein and Gwadur on the main air route to India.
Considerable Importance Is attached to Its use as an
emergency landing site, and facilities for this purpose were
granted by the late Sheikh Said bln Hamad, who died last May.
Sheikh Hamad bln Said is a minor and the only son
of the late Sheikh Said bln Hamad, who had been granted a
personal salute of 3 guns, sheikh Khalld bln Ahmad Is a
relative by marriage of the late Sheikh, and with the
consent of the people of Kalba Your Majesty's Government
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This file contains correspondence related to matters of protocol in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. including gun salutes, flags and uniforms. The majority of the correspondence in the file is between British officials at the Admiralty, the Ministry of Transport, the Foreign Office and 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. . It also includes copies of correspondence from the rulers of Bahrain and Kuwait thanking 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. after their gun salutes were raised from 7 to 11 in 1933 (folios 169-170).
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following documents:
- 'Future Status of British Officers in the Gulf', 1947 (folios 35-36)
- 'Dress Regulations for Officers of the Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. . 1937' (folios 37-42).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (302 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 last folio with 304; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3760
- Title
- Coll 30/46 'Persian Gulf, Salutes in'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:168v, 171r:304v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence