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File 4535/1928 Pt 13 ‘Persian Gulf: Bushire: Residency Flagstaff.’ [‎29v] (52/94)

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The record is made up of 1 item (44 folios). It was created in 25 Mar 1929-23 Dec 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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he understands is held hy Sir A.
Chamberlain, that substantial
value as a bargaining counter cannot
i
be attached to the removal of 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. flagstaff. On the other
hand, the flagstaff in question, with
however little legal justification,
has been maintained in its present
position for over half a century,
and its removal is directly
consequent on formalrepresentations
by the Minister of Court to Sir
■Robert Clive. In these circumstances’,
His Lordship, while recognising that
.no concession of substance can be
looked for in return, is of opinion
subject to Sir Austen Chamberlain’s
concurrence that the Minister at
Tehran should be instructed to
make such use as is possible of the
action taken by His Majesty's
Government in deference to Persian
susceptibilities. As at present
advised, he is in fact inclined to
think that, in view of the desirability
of turning to the fullest advantage;
every possible item even if of small
account on the credit side in the
negotiations, the removal of the
flagstaff might well be postponed until
their conclusion next month, and
included

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This part contains papers relating to the question of the removal of the flagstaff of the British 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. at Bushire from outside 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. grounds, due to the objection of the Persian [Iranian] Government that the flagstaff was in Persian territory (this was being discussed in the context of the treaty negotiations taking place between the United Kingdom and Persia).

The papers mostly consist of correspondence and 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.

The correspondents are as follows: 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 Foreign Office; 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. ; the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; and HM Minister, Tehran (Robert Henry Clive).

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File 4535/1928 Pt 13 ‘Persian Gulf: Bushire: Residency Flagstaff.’ [‎29v] (52/94), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/1272/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100069906363.0x000040> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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