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Coll 30/187 'Prize jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf States.' [97r] (193/217)
The record is made up of 1 file (107 folios). It was created in 11 Jul 1939-21 Dec 1939. 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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Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, in time of v/ar I think that one v/ill
certainly he required there, and it v/ill he impossible
under war conditions to spare for this purpose the
Assistant
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.
, Bahrain, who will he fully
employed locally. I suggest that liov/es, v/ho knows Arabic
well, and v/ho has had previous experience of that part of
the Gulf should he detailed for this post with allowances
similar to that of the Assistant Political ~gent, Bahrain,
He is proceeding on long leave Home in June and so would
he available for some 8 months after that.
(2) In connection with the publicity measures suggested
in paragraph 7 above the Resident will require an increase
in his vernacular staff since the existing staff will have
as much work as they can cope with. I am of opinion that
up to three extra interpreters will he needed for the
duration of the war. They would have to he well qualified
men, and as they can be offered only temporary employment
the terms would have to he attractive. I suggest that
their pay and allowances he that of the Special Grade of the
vernacular section 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.
establishment, i.e.
Pay Rs.250-10-800 per mensem.
Special Pay w 50 u
House Rent w 40
(3) In addition to strengthening the Resident’s
vernacular staff an increase in the English section of
his staff would probably he necessary as a temporary
measure for the duration of the war. for this purpose
I suggest the employment of two Upper Division and one
Lower Division clerk, pay and allowances respectively as
follows:
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The file concerns the application to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. of amended prize jurisdiction in the run-up to, and following the outbreak of, the Second World War. Prize law related to the capture of enemy ships and goods during wartime. The Prize Act, 1939 extended prize law to aircraft also.
The papers include: a letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Trenchard Craven William 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. , concerning special measures in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on the outbreak of war, April 1939, including comments on Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Muscat and Oman, and the states that would automatically be at war on the side of the United Kingdom (Kuwait, Bahrain, and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ); copies of the Prize Act, 1939, and the Prize Courts Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1939; 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. correspondence and minutes; correspondence from the Government of India; the special position of Muscat and Oman in terms of prize jurisdiction (e.g. folio 16); and a copy of the Reprisals Restricting German Commerce Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1939.
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.
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- 1 file (107 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 109; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3925
- Title
- Coll 30/187 'Prize jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf States.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 8r:16v, 76r:108v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence