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File 4535/1928 Pt 8 ‘ – PERSIAN GULF – QUESTION OF ESTABLISHMENT OF PROTECTORATES OVER KOWEIT, BAHREIN, MUSCAT, TRUCIAL COAST.’ [96v] (186/194)
The record is made up of 1 item (96 folios). It was created in 8 Sep 1927-14 May 1929. 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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It also became apparent that the Persian >2“ 'S “tl
iL^rudS Sr#*“ n S5u no! be ipenbeJ u P° n » * —W •*«
route, the Arab coast was of vital importance ous^ ^ ^ which in bygone days
„ h s bir« ly ..tr:sxs ffiSW- - ^
object to avoid occupation of any part of the co > \rabia could not fail
‘‘ Our stationing them on the continent, either of Persia or Arabia, coma 10
sooner or later to involve us in the politics of da y we are involved in the
16 But again our circumstances have changed. Lo day we
POl 1n the pa'tourpohcy has been to avoid protectorates. Can we continue to follow
thlS Twoiines of action lie open to us to meet the new situation
X T continue as we are, to await a period of war, if it comes, when we can,
(,i) dS (pTotectorate) or
(U ) T0 ( 6 P ) p P rotect^n S over the countries which we know we shall require.
17. We are, as I have pointed out elsewhere and as is apparent, ^
the development of Persia, our strong position on the Persian coast.
afford to do the same on the southern coast already
Whatever may be the position with ^ud on the Hasa^coast^ or 7
established that we can use the Ara ai making a few necessary
time of war, strategically, with any macnme, oy ma g
arrangements.^ ^ Ibn Saud to acquire the Arab sheikhdoms of the coast, this
we must have a stronger
^'^“mUrly 6 wemust occupy the Massandan Peninsula in order to hold the Gulf
and Cltve" td^lmf^d^ontipon which I have made the recommendations
-fe^so to be remembered - w^not alw^h f the mandate
f ° r H^w mucl?tL fi m d or 0 e U ne P ces S sarv i^ itZ usVbe established at Bahrein and the
m ° U Bahrein h^an exceUent^Xted harbour^to^made^t a^^cost, has^a
flfef af anf'rmeTn^ eGime. "WliTt should be the headquarters in war time it is
fOT ‘inSbovelhave left out Muscat, with its possessions of Gwadur, &c„ since
they are not deftnitely situated in Gie ate of ours as is Bahrein, though
neith^r^re officially Acknowledged, and Ihe question of Muscat has certain comphca-
tions.m^^mmgn^eaties. ^ same political issues 0 f defence, of India and
the air route. he has our support, and I think there
i, *”"=■ “* ^—-
the coast of Oman, which in practice exmts to-day.
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This part contains papers relating to the question of whether Koweit [Kuwait], Bahrein [Bahrain], Muscat, and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Sheikdoms should become formal British protectorates, including the views on this question of the following: 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; HM Minister at Tehran (Sir Robert Clive); the Government of India; the Colonial Office; 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. ; and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence.
This part also includes papers relating to the question of the terms of a draft article for inclusion in a treaty with Persia [Iran] regarding the status of Bahrain.
The papers include correspondence, 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. memoranda, 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. Political Department minute papers, and Committee of Imperial Defence Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Sub-Committee papers.
The main correspondents are 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 Government of India Foreign and Political Department, and 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Lionel Berkeley Holt Haworth).
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