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File 4535/1928 Pt 13 ‘Persian Gulf: Bushire: Residency Flagstaff.’ [‎30r] (53/94)

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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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Department
included as a concession made by
His Majesty’s Government in the
final settlement. The advantage
of action on these lines will he
the further consideration which 6
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they now giving to the
question, ^decide that the arguments
in favour of the retention of
Bushire as the location of the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. are
conclusive. If Sir Austen
Chamberlain accepts this view,
I am to suggest that it would be
well, with a view to forestalling
any communication on the
subject by Sir Robert Clive to
the Minister of Court, that he
should be informed at once of
the attitude in the matter of His
Majesty's Government. Pending
an expression of the views of the
Secretary of Stale for Foreign
Affairs, no communication will
.be made to the Government of
India or 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. .
4. Copy of this letter is
being sent to the Colonial
Office and Admiralty.

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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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