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'File 11/34 I Defence and War Subsidy' [32r] (68/328)
The record is made up of 1 volume (160 folios). It was created in 18 Jan 1937-30 May 1939. 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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v/here we have important strategical interests. At the same
time some sort of scheme is better than none, and I enclose
a Note on which such a scheme might be based. Even if a
scheme already exists perhaps this Note may be of use on
certain points. iMetcalfe may like to give a copy of this
letter and the Note to Army Headquarters).
3. There is one point in connection with my Note which
I wish to make perfectly clear • You will see that in regard
to the defence of certain areas in the Gulf I have asked: Is
it intended to send troops ? Can arrangements be made
against a possible attack from the air, or from the sea ? and
so forth. Some of these questions may appear rather wild,
and to answer themselves in the negative, but I have posod
them deliberately in order to get definite decisions. In
putting these questions therefore I do not for a minute mean
to suggest that troops should be sent to any particular area,
or that arrangements in that area against air or naval attack
are imperative. These are questions which must be decided
by higher authorities with due regard to the heavy respmsibi-
lities which the Services, in the event of a major war, will
have to meet in other areas. The object of my Note indeed
is not to advocate the assumption of unnecessary defence
caramitments in the Gulf, but to try and ensure that we should
avoid them. During the Great War I served as a Political
officer in the Gulf, Iraq (Mesopotamia as it was then) and
Persia, and looking back I cannot help feeling that if in this
part of the world v/e had planned a little more ahead in time
of peace, we would in time oftaar have been saved many
unnecessary and costly commitments e.g. in Persia. (See for
instance paragraph 8 (2) of my Note).
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This volume contains correspondence between British officials concerning plans for the defence of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in the event of a major war with an emphasis on plans for the defence of Muscat. The correspondence in the volume is mainly between officials at 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 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. and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat but it also includes a limited amount of correspondence from Royal Air Force and Royal Navy officers. In addition to this correspondence, the volume contains the following related documents:
- 'Defence of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in the Event of a Major War' - a memorandum 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. , Trenchard Craven Fowle (folios 34-54)
- 'Record of an Informal Discussion held at 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. on 14th April to consider 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 Memorandum regarding the Defence of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in the event of a major war' (folios 55-66)
- 'Appreciation of the Situation Regarding the Defence of Muscat against Tribal Attack and Sabotage' - a memorandum by Major R G Price that contains two small photographs of Muscat and Mattra [Muttrah], (folios 132-140)
- Draft of an Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. granting 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. and Political Agencies emergency powers in the event of war (folios 112-122)
- 'Note on an interview between His Highness the Sultan of Muscat and Captain T. Hickinbotham O.B.E., held at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Muscat on May the 13th, 1939' (folios 147-149).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (160 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 162; 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 5-159; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/6/384
- Title
- 'File 11/34 I Defence and War Subsidy'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:138v, 140r:161v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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