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Coll 29/2(3) 'Royal Naval Base Bahrain: transfer and adaptation for use as Political Residency' [44r] (87/737)
The record is made up of 1 file (367 folios). It was created in 17 Apr 1946-13 Aug 1949. 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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The Residerxcy,
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the 29th October 1947.
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Please refer to Commonwealth Relations Office endors-
ment Ho. Ext, 2212 dated the 15th October 1947,
2. I forward herewith an advance copy of the Minutes
of a meeting between Bendy, Walters and myself to find a
temporary solution to the Admiralty’s accommodation difficulties
and to select a site for a permanent
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.
. I shall be
forwarding a copy of the minutes officially with a plan in due
course. The minutes are not fully intelligible without a plan,
but will give you an idea of the decisions reached so far as we
here are concerned. I consider Bendy has been very reasonable
and I only hope the Admiralty will accept the recommendations.
5. In my telegram Ho. 1029 dated the 8th October I said
I was coming round t o t n e v i ew fuat v. ! a should be wise to select
the R.a.P. site for the
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 this I was influenced
to some extent by Galloway who said he was afraid of friction
if we lived cheek by jowl with the Kavy. The matter
of academic interest to me as it is unlikely that any
portion of the new
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.
will be completed during
here. In my opinion Jufair offers the best site for
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.
from almost every point of view. If however
recommendations we have made are not acceptable and
is really
s abs tantial
my t en ur e
the
the
^ there is a
prospect of prolonged haggling with the Admiralty or other
authorities then we had better make up our minds at once to
start work on the R.A.P. site.
4. In any case a long time is likely to elapse before
the lay-out of the new
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.
can be planned and buildings
completed and it is unlikely we shall be in a position to vacate
any of the buildings we at present occupy at Jufair for some
years. I therefore very much hope that the recommendation
in paragraph 2 of the minutes will be accepted and work on the
proposed two-storey building started at once pending consider
ation of our other recommendations.
ii.p. Donaldson, ^sqiure, C.M.G.,
Commonwealth Relations Office,
King Charles Street,
Whitehall, LOUDON S.W.
RHL.
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The file concerns the transfer 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. from Bushire to Bahrain in 1946, and the conversion of the Royal Navy Base in Bahrain for the use 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. .
The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between British officials including 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. , Admiralty, 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 Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Secretary of State for India, HM Treasury, the Public Works Department of the Government of India, the Ministry of Works, the Commonwealth Relations Office.
The correspondence relates specifically to the following:
- new buildings required at the Naval Base, including four architectural drawings (ff 359-361, f 285)
- conversion of Jufair Naval buildings as site for the new 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.
- wireless transmitting station
- list of building and works at the Naval Base taken over by 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 August 1946 (ff 304-319)
- estimate of costs
- plan of empty land situated at Qadhibia (outskirts of Manama), Harbour of Bahrain, which has been sold by the Government of Bahrain to the Government of Great Britain (f 208)
- air conditioning in the new 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. building
- regulations relating to the occupation of Embassy and Legation houses, the property of, or leased by, His Majesty's Government (ff 122-125)
- Ministry of Works report of visit to Bahrain and plans to build a new 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. (ff 107-117)
- Admiralty's need to reoccupy buildings in the Naval base at Jufair.
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- 1 file (367 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 368; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-368; these numbers are also written in pencil, but the majority are not circled, where these have previously been circled they have been crossed through.
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- Title
- Coll 29/2(3) 'Royal Naval Base Bahrain: transfer and adaptation for use as Political Residency'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:207v, 209r:368v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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