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'File 11/34 I Defence and War Subsidy' [60r] (124/328)
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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Mr
Feel.
Re the informal interdepartmental meeting held on
the 14th April on the subject of 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.
2. I think the meeting was a very useful one and
elicited a number of important opinions, subject of course
to these opinions being confirmed by the various higher
authorities concerned.
3. The most important provisional conclusions were the
following general ones:-
(a) (see para. 20 (2) of my Note enclosed with my
letter No.C.14 of 18th January last to the India
Office).
That in the opinion of the Admiralty .the contingency
of a hostile cruiserVomrinin j Gulf in time of
war was so remote that it need not be considered.
(This covered the possibility of a cruiser bombarding
Muscat and also, subject to further investigation, the
possibility of a cruiser or submarine using the
Muscati coast between Has Musanaum and Salala as
a temporary base (see para. 28 of my Rote)). The
Admiralty considered, however, that a raider
(disguised merchant vessel) or large submarine
might attempt to enter the Gulf, but that such
craft could be dealt with by the sloops of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
division.
(b) (see para. 2 (3) of my Note)
That in the opinion of the Air Ministry tiie Gulf
was so remote from the bases of our potential
enemies that the possibility of air attacm could
be/
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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).
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- 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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- 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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