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'File 11/34 I Defence and War Subsidy' [67r] (138/328)
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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p # z.3128/1933.
AIR MINISTRY,
SECRET^
S.40564.
Adastral House,
Kin^sway, W.C.2.
3rd May 1938.
Dear Peel,
I have no comments to make on the minutes of the
discussion which we had concerning the appropriate defence
measures to be undertaken in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
I do dot intend to send a complete copy of the
minutes to the A.O.C. Iraq, and I think it will be sufucient
to send him a resume of the Conclusions to which we agreed.
I intend to inform him that the possibility of any
commitments (apart from the defence scheme of the Anglo-
Iranian oil fields) on the eastern sidejof the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
is most remote. On the western side the threat of any
attack from the sea or from the air is slight and we
would not at present be justified in making any provision
for fixed defences against sea or air attack. Our
immediate aim should be to develop whatever local resources
there are in order to offset the possibility of tribal
attack from the landward side, and of sabotage both in the
Bahrain oil fields and at those places which are staging
points on the Iraq-India and Iraq-Aden air routes.
I also propose to tell the A.O.C. that we are asking,
him tolsend an officer to assist in drawing up defence
plans Tor Kuwait, Bahrain, Sharjah and Muscat. It is
obviously desirable that this officer's visit to the Gulf
should take place after Sir Trenchard Fowle's return. We
will therefore tell the A.O.C. that he may expect in the
course of time to le ar from the R.P.G. suggesting
arrangements by which collaboration on drawing up defence
plans for the places mentioned can best be achieved.
Perhaps you will be good enough to inform Sir Trenchard
Fowle of the action we propose to take.
Yours sincerely,
Sd. W.A.Coryton.
R.T.Peel, Esq., M.C.
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.
,
King Charles Street,
London,
S.W.l.
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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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- 'File 11/34 I Defence and War Subsidy'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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