Coll 35/2 'Persia and Persian Gulf: steamer arrangements in the Persian Gulf; including arrangements for the carriage and delivery of consular and diplomatic mails to posts in Persia' [‎27r] (54/1171)

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External affairs Department,
Nev/ Delhi.
IT ov ember, 1945.
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'.Till you please refer to paragraph 2 of
your telegram No. 2 1757 of October gad 1945 and also
to Grallo.;i.y , s telegram yo. 1551 of ,11t h Octob er 1945,
on the subject of shipping facilities for the Porgxan
Gulf.
2. The position is that under the terms of
an agreement dated 2oth August 1939 between the Government
of India and the British Indian $team Navigation Company,
the latter undertook to perform a weekly service between
Karachi and Basra in each direction via the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
ports. As you knew, the company's services have been
irregular since the outbreak of war owing to the
requisitioning of a number of their ships.
3ts and Telegraphs Department have
=pondence with the British Indian
"'rding the resumption of
but r-he Campany replied
that the position in regard to their ships is unchanged
notwithstanding the cessation of hostilities and they
can do nothing to restore their regular service until
their requisitioned ships are released by the Sea
Transport.
4. Our enquiries from the ministry of 7ar
Transport's Representative here show that befxe the war
there were three fast and three slew vessels on the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. service from Bombay, viz. the V\S1 x he
TIT A, the V. RSC7 , and/or the YAHtXA and the BARF I 7 'A, the
BaRJORAi the BtR 3U and/or the 3 1 " DR A» of which tx all
except the BaRJORA and the BAR ALA have been requisitioned
for [.aval duties, at present, there are only three
regular steamers on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. run, viz. the
3..*RALA» the B;wRJ0RA and the gSII’ f 1* althou.jh the service
the
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, aing to the
i imstry of ar Transport Rrpresentative, little or no
prospect of any of the requisitioned British India
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ships, may cease to be required for that purpose before
then, but if they are, the probability is tbut they will
have to be utilised as transports, 'nd even when a
British India
it will mer
required onlJB JHHHW „„
soon as a substitute can be freed for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .