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Coll 30/183 'Proposed visit to Persian Gulf by H.E. the Viceroy.' [7r] (13/58)
The record is made up of 1 file (27 folios). It was created in 17 Jul 1939-25 Aug 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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Telegram from Viceroy dated 12th August, 1939
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99 SC# Paragraph 17 of my letter dated 36th July.
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
visit. Naval Goranander-ln-Chief, whom I had
sounded as to possibility of naval vessel being available in
the event of your finding it possible to approve proposed
tour, telegraphs offering to place hi® flagship and EMUS#
Liverpool at my disposal, and adds that 8#N#0.,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
with two esoort vessels could attend. He aska for an early
| decision *as to whether cruise will take place.
2. 1 on replying expressing great appreciation of hie
courtesy and explaining that I have not yet received your
approval for tour, and that decision must clearly turn on
whether the international situation and the internal situation
in India nearer the time are such as to make it possible for me
to be absent even for this brief period, and may clearly,
should there be uncertainty regarding either, have to be
adverse. I have added however that I would ask you whether
you thou^it we could, in the interests of the Naval Commander-
in-Chie^s general programme, go so far as to atari making
provisional arrangements confidentia lly on the clear understand
ing that they might have to be called off at v®ry short
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notice. If you can give me any assistance in that direction
I shall be most grateful. Constitutional position as regards
proposed tour is, I think, sufficiently clarified by letter
, sent to Clauson on 6th August, and question now, as I see it,
essentially turns on probable international and Indian position
nearer the date proposed
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The file concerns a proposal by the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, that he make an official visit to the Arab shaikhdoms of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. : Muscat, Sharjah, Bahrain, and Kuwait are mentioned as likely destinations. Linlithgow requested permission for the visit from the Secretary of State for India, Lord Zetland, because he felt it was important for Britain to strengthen her hold over the Arab rulers there. However, he acknowledged that the visit was dependent on the international situation [the impending outbreak of the Second World War].
The file includes correspondence from Linlithgow and Zetland, and 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. minutes. The papers show that British officials had various opinions on the wisdom of the visit, which is discussed on constitutional grounds, and in terms of speed of travel, communications, and the international situation. Parallels are drawn with Lord Curzon's visit to the same region in 1903.
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 (27 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 29; 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/12/3921
- Title
- Coll 30/183 'Proposed visit to Persian Gulf by H.E. the Viceroy.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:28v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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