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Coll 30/133 'Persian Gulf. Trucial Coast: Appointment of a Medical Officer' [‎54r] (107/257)

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The record is made up of 1 file (127 folios). It was created in 6 Apr 1936-11 Nov 1947. 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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Kxt. 3982/41.
August, 1941.
Sir,
N » v • t’ • ) *> 'Vl'fv-
Vlth rof^rtflioe tu tho Ftoroign Office letter Vo*K,
2627/1619/91 of the 24th 1938, on the subject of the
aipointjnent of a resident Medical Officer on the 1'nioial
Coafit, I am directed by the Secretary of State for India to
forward for tlie oonai leitition of the Secretary of State for
Foreign dffairs a oopy of the raarginally noted telegiTuns from
the Political Pesidcnt in the Pcraian Gulf to tiro Goverment of
India laicT frosa the latter to thti Poorotar/ of State from which
rto* 582 from IrCiitirnl Jtefiident oa'ted 5fb4h dtny ) it will be seen that
ITo. 3353 i'ru a the G o vernraant of India dated 3th July ) the heirs of the late
owner of tlie hcaioe in '.vhioK tl^e 'cds^-eTiraiy is situated have
now sold it, arid tl*c new ermer wishes to make use of the building
for other purposes.
2. A now and better site has ho ever been offered by the
:hoikh of Dibai free of charge, and 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. suggests
that a new hospital shoiild be built including an operation room
and suitable married quarters for the Sub-Assistant Surgeon. The
building would be made largely of local materials and would, it is
ostimfited, cost Rs.10,000 together with Hs.3,000 for instrument a
and fittings for the operating room. The attendance at the Jiospital
has increased steadily since its eetabllsftaent and in view of its
marked political value 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. has undertaken to
raise Ra.8,000 locally if the remaining It®.5,000 can bo contributed
by Govommont.
3# The Govern; ^ent of India propose to sanction tills
contribution if His Majesty’s Govommont will bear a moiety of the
eacpenditiini, which would be met from Indian Revenues in the first
instance, on the con truction and maintenance of tho hospital as
they do in ruopoot of existing medical arrangements on the Truoial
Coast t this will be on tlie underutemding that tlioee arrangements
which have been sanotlonod for three years from June, 1939, will be
further continued. Having regard to the undoubted value of the
hospital fr <n both the humanitarian and the political points of
The Under Secretary of State, view/
Foreign Office,
s.^r.i.

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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the provision of medical facilities on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. including the political reasons for doing so. Specifically, the correspondence discusses the opening of a medical dispensary in Dubai in June 1939.

The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence related to the opening of an American Mission hospital in Qatar in 1947.

In addition to this correspondence the file contains the following documents:

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 (127 folios)
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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 129; 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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