File 4535/1928 Pt 13 ‘Persian Gulf: Bushire: Residency Flagstaff.’ [‎41v] (76/94)

4 On the other hand, according to the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot, the flagstaff its beacons is
‘’close to” the town 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 Bushireh If the
flagstaff stands only a few yards 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 it might be possible, therefore, to meet the
Persian objection by removing it within those grounds,
making the necessary alterations in the sailing
directions, charts, etc. The temporary degree of error
might be so small as to justify our risking TGT
The two courses open to us, then, seem to be -
(a) to remove the flagstaff within 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.
A
ground s; <
(b) to instruct Sir Robert Clive to inform the
Minister of Court that, in deference to his
representations, we were prepared to remove our flag
within 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 (or on to the roof);
that the present flagstaff was, however, an important
landmark, and that its removal would cause considerable
inconvenience to shipping; that in these circumstances
he would agree that it was undesirable to remove it
altogether; that we therefore suggest that the beacon
and staff should be handed over to the Persian
authorities, but that, as he would appreciate that it
would be embarrassing from our point of view if,
immediately on the lowering of the British flag, the
Persian flag were ran up, such transfer would be on the
understanding that he would instruct the local
authorities that the Persian flag was not to be flown
on it.
• £ The objection to (a) is that any move, however
small, will throw out shipping and will necessitate
alteration of the Admiralty shipping instructions, etc.
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The town 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.
is a large building
at the south-west
comer lof Bushir8 )
with a flagstaff
close to it, and is
now used for office
purposes, the
Resident living at
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. half
a mile southward
of Imamzada. "
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