Coll 29/2(3) 'Royal Naval Base Bahrain: transfer and adaptation for use as Political Residency' [‎51r] (101/737)

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I am oommanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to refer to
the minutes of the meeting held at the Commonwealth delations Office on the
16th September to discuss7 inter alia, the re-occupation of certain^
buildings at the Bahrein Naval Base and Admiralty Message 091729 October,
and to acquaint you that since the meeting was held a further submission has
been received from the Commander-in-Chief, Bast Indies station, requesting
that endeavour be made to recover possession of the Officers' Cabin Block
rather than the Sick Bay Block. This will enable the .(.olloving
accommodation to be provided:-
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(a) Married Quarters for the Staff Office?,.(intelligence),
(b) Single Quarters for the Staff Officer, (intelligencer's Cleri-:,
(c) Single Quarters for the Clerk-in-Charge.
A^ it is possible that on the relief of the present S.0.(l) s Clerir a
married man will be appointed to this post who will aesire his wife to
accomp8.ny him and as there is the possibility of a N.A.A.B.I. canteen
manager being appointed at some future date, it is desired also that the
Sick Bay Block may be recovered in due course.
2. As can be seen from the minutes, there were three possible solutions
put forward to solve the problem of meeting the admiralty’s requirement*;in
this respect, namely
(i) the re—allocation or extension of existing buildings.
(ii) the building of temporary accommodation for the 6.0.(l) and
his clerk or for the Political Besident’s staff. This was
considered undesirable but may possibly be unavoidable.
(iii) Priority building for junior Married Quarters for the
Political Resident’s staff to be incorporated in the
Long Term building programme.
3* Confirmation has been received from the Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , that he will be present at Bahrein on the 24th October to
meet 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. and the Ministry of Works' representative to
discuss this matter and the question of the site allocation -or 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. 's residence.
4. My Lords desire me to state that if either alternatives (ii) or
(iii) have to be adopted, they strongly urge that such building shall be
completed before the onset of the next hot season in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
5* My Lords further desire me to state that, whilst they do not wish
prematurely to raise the question of the terms and conditions under which
the Admiralty will be prepared to make land in the Base available to the
Ministry of Works, they would suggest that, apart from any other
consideration which may later be agreed in drawing up the plans 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. 's buildings, consideration be given to the sharing of
the main services with the existing and displaced Naval building, ihey
desire me further to emphasise that no expense arising out of any arrangements
come to,either immediate or long term, should fall on Navy /otes.
Under Secretary of State,
Commonwealth Relations Office,
Downing Street,
London, 6.W.1.