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Coll 30/160 Pt II(S) 'C.I.D. Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Measures to influence Minor Powers & Arab States whose assistance might be of Value in time of war. (Bushire Secret-Service Grant)' [‎12r] (23/50)

The record is made up of 1 file (23 folios). It was created in 4 Dec 1945-15 Jul 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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FOiiiSIGH OFFICE ,
! 17th June, 1946.
Dear Donaldson,
Please refer to your letter No. Dxt. '3^31746 o f
the 20tli May regaroinM the becret oervice Grant to the
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Now that it has been decided that the activit ies
of 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. shall be confined to t he
Arab siae of the Gulf it seeuis clear that any
/y expenditure he uiay find it necessary to incur in regar d
I* t o bouth Persia will only be for the purpose of
V ootaming information to assist him in his duties in
the Arab Sheikhdom*. We think, therefore, that it
would oe more appropriate for the 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. to
tackle the Treasury direct especially as none of our
Consulates in Persia are given such a grant and we
have no detailed inf o mat ion which would enable
us to put a convincing case to the Treasury.
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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. .

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The file contains correspondence between the 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. , the Government of India External Affairs Department, HM Treasury, and the Foreign Office concerning the level of the secret service grant of the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for 1946-47.

The grant had been paid by the Government of India during the Second World War, and had been set at Rs. 50,000 annually. According 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the grant was spent 'not only in obtaining information regarding piracy, smuggling, disaffection etc but in presents to those who have helped us or are likely to be of use to us' (folio 16). The papers show that the grant for 1946-47 was eventually set at Rs. 32,500.

There are no papers in the file directly relating to the Committee of Imperial Defence (CID) Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions concerning the Middle East.

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 (23 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 25; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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Coll 30/160 Pt II(S) 'C.I.D. Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Measures to influence Minor Powers & Arab States whose assistance might be of Value in time of war. (Bushire Secret-Service Grant)' [‎12r] (23/50), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3896B, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100061664837.0x000018> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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