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'File 11/34 I Defence and War Subsidy' [38r] (80/328)
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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for their drilling operations in the iiaoh laraghuli area..
Ganoweh ie linked hy road with Gach ^agmli with Ahwaz
via Behbehaa, and with Khorramehanr via Hindian. xhe Comiany
operate nreleea Stations at Ganoweh (which also acta as a
Direction Finding Station) and at Gach qataghuli. 1 do not |
know whether this area is or is not included in the defence
scheme for Abadan and the Oil Fields, (see paragraph (l)
above)•
8. (l) With regard to B. aishire contains i-
(1) The Ree idency and staff*
(2) Gable and tireless Office.
(3) A Branch of the Imperial Bank of Iran.
(*) A Branch of Messrs. Gray Mackenzie S= Co.Ltd.,
the British India Agents.
(5) Br it ia h and
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.
Staff t
Indian British subjects* including
to the number of about
100.
(6) An aerodrome used by K.L.M* ana Air France.
(2) During the Great tar oonaiderabie political
and strategical importance was attached to Bushire, and a 9
large number of troops - which towards the end of the a:
rose to about an Indian «rmy Division - were stationed here
to protect tne town against Waasmusa (the German Agent, ana
his Persian tribesmen. My own opinion, for what it ie worth,
is that the war-time importance attached to Bushire (as indeed
to the whole of Persia) was muoh exaggerated, and that it
would have been better for Bushire to have been evacuated, thus ^
avoiding tying up troops tnere who were badly needed in otner
war areas Seg. Iraq.
(3) It is impossible 1&f course to foretell wnat will
be the condition of Persia in the event of a major war, (see
paragraph /
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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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence