Coll 29/114(1) 'Supply of transport vehicles for consular posts in Persia and the Persian Gulf' [‎7r] (15/407)

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Dear 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. ,
Please refer to Major Pettiprrew^ nemorandum Ro*l649-
30/19 of the 23rd July, 1947 about the method according to
which Government cars were operated under the Government of
India rules.
As from 1 st April, 1948, we should like your official
cars, with the exception of the Head of Mission car allocated
to 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. , to be operated according to the
Foreign Office Car Code. ix copies of the Circular
No. 01*0 (XA 5 /O /1 ( 11 )) of the 1 5th April, 191*6, with
enclosures are sent to you herewith for this purpose and we
should be grateful if you could circulate them to the Agencies.
Six copies of the Chief Clerk 1 s circular No. 052 of the
22 nd KSarch, 1947, are also enclosed for your information.
Although special conditions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. do not admit
the application of some of the principles contained in it, at
any rate for the present, we should like you to see it as
showing our policy at normal posts.
Should you see any difficulty in introducing the
arrangements set out in the Car Code, could you please let
us know and we will see whether any modification is necessary
for the Gulf? Unless we hear from you, however, we shall
presume that you see no difficulty in its introduction on
1 st April# We propose that no change should be made for the
present in the manner in which 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. 's car
is rur or how the costs are borne.
Yours ever,
Sstablishment and Organisation Department.
His Britannic Majesty's 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. ,
Bahrain.