Coll 29/2(3) 'Royal Naval Base Bahrain: transfer and adaptation for use as Political Residency' [‎68r] (135/737)

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so enabling the required accommodation to be restored to the Navy.
It was agreed that on his return to BAHREIN the Political
Resident should discuss further vdth the S.N.O.P.O. whether any
arrangement could be made to meet the Admiralty's needs, by
allocation of existing accommodation or by temporary extension
of existing buildings. iUiy long term solution would have to
form part of the scheme for construction of 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. (see
below). The Ministry of Works Surveyor who would be visiting
BAHREIN in October might be invited to take part in these
discussions.
2. SITE FOR THE NEW RESI D ENCY .
Tne Representatives of the Foreign Office y Ministry of Works
and Commonwealth Relations Office had agreed that the JUFAIR Naval
Base provided by far the best 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. , and the
Ministry of works had written to the Admiralty on this basis.
The Admiralty felt, however, that it would be difficult for them
to contemplate the loss of facilities and amenities which the
Ministry of Works proposal would appear to entail. Among the points
made in discussion was the advantage of a. compact site in order to
economise in essential services, th -ugh it was recognised that
this might involve dismantling certain naval buildings.
Mp.». w^ou (Treasury; gave it a.s his pinion that if in the process
^f constructing 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. it should prove necessary to
provide temporary accommodation ior the Navy in order that they
night suffer no diminution of facilities the cost should be borne
on the Commonwealth Relations Office rather than on the Admiralty
vote. It was felt that any buildings which might have to be
removed, should, as far as possible, be those semi—permanent
cs a hose replacement would, have to bo considered in any
case. It was agreed ;-
(a) 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 Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Ministry of Y orks Suiweyor who was
to visit BiJiREIN in October should, d.iscuss the proposals
on the spot in order to arrive at an agreed solution
about the siting 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. and programme for
the construction of individual buildings with a view
to ensuring tha,t the Navy would suffer no reduction in
the shore facilities hitherto .available to them at the
base,
(b) The conclusions reached should be taken into o,ccount by
the Ministry of YYorks’ iirchitect in Cairo who would then
submit definite proposals for 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. on the site suggested by the ^ uni stry of Forks
su eject, if necessary, to certain nodd.fi cat ions.