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Coll 30/140 'Visits of foreign warships to Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms.' [‎154r] (305/321)

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The record is made up of 1 file (160 folios). It was created in 4 Jan 1935-21 Jun 1948. It was written in English and French. 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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DRAFT LETTER.
18 ‘ W1935
The Hon’hle Lt-Col. T.G*
Powle, G.B.E*
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We rpight arrange with the
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for inforrriation about
' Woulo. you please refer to para.21
(i) of the Bahrein Intelligence Report
for the period 1st to 15th February?
I am asked to say that we are not very
easy here about the visit of the
"Bougainville** to Ras-al-Khaimah and
that it is felt that in principle it
is undesirable that foreign warships
should call at any part of the Trucial
Coast without specific prior permission
from our policy being essential^,
to prevent any direct relations between
the Sheikhs ana representatives of
foreign powers. The conversation
foreign warships on visits to the between the sheikh and the Admiral and
letter
the/alleged to have been given by the
Gulf to be
telegraphed direct
to the Resident in future cases
of this kind?
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Sheikh to him (if, indeed, there is
any foundation for this) illustrate
the possibilities of difficulty which
may arise.
2. We propose in the light of this
incident to arrange to-repeat to you^ih^
future any~^ni o rriia t ien- wh ic h■ may- be-
available at thi-^-end about the
itineraries of foreign warships which-
wish to visit^the Arad Coast of the
Gulf, and we should be glad if
reference could be made to H.M.G. before
approval is given to any request £or a
mo dific at lorThi that it iherary7^m«^w'
3 ^ Intelligence/

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The file concerns visits by foreign warships to Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. states that were under British protection. The British Government was concerned that such visits should obtain prior permission, particularly visits to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. in the 1930s, where British officials cited the Exclusive Agreement of March 1892, and the 'primitive conditions' to be found on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. at that time (folio 128).

The file contains correspondence from 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 Foreign Office, and other British officials; intelligence reports; and correspondence with the governments of France and the United States of America.

The file covers: visit of the French warship Bougainville to Bahrain, Kuwait and Ras al Khaimah in 1935; visit of the French warship d'Iberville to Bahrain, Kuwait and Aden in 1937; the cancellation of a visit by the d'Iberville to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in 1939; visits of US warships (including USS Toledo , USS Hyman , and the aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge ) to the region in 1947-48; and the question of national salutes.

The French language content of the file consists of approximately five folios of diplomatic correspondence (untranslated).

There are no papers in the file dated 1940-45.

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 (160 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 161; 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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