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File 4535/1928 Pt 14 ‘Persian Gulf: Political Control: 1. Telegraphic Communication between British Authorities in the Persian Gulf. 2. Conditions under which Pol. Rs. P. Gulf may communicate with A.O.C. Iraq.’ [‎128r] (155/190)

The record is made up of 1 item (94 folios). It was created in 19 Jun 1928-19 Mar 1931. 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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Ibder Secretary of State,
The new arrangements described in the
Foreign Office letter to the Admiralty of 10th July
below aim solely at improving communications which
have, I‘understand from demi-official conversation
with the Admiralty, caused some inconvenience in the
le.st 18 months. ~’ T e need not, I think, take any
exception to thenC There is clearly no harm in the
Senior Naval Officer repeating his telegrams direct
to Tehran in case of real emergency, so long as 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. gets a copy of the telegram and
knows that the repetition to Tehran has been made.
The arrangements now suggested seem fully to safeguard
the Political Resident’s position, and I submit that
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I may inform the Foreign 0ffice / that, if the
Admiralty accept their proposals, we will send
(through the Government of India) such instructions to
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. as may be necessary.
The Foreign Office cypher referred to in
the penultimate paragraph of Lord Monteagle’s letter
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to the Admiralty has already been despatched to
Bushire/

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This part contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to communications between British authorities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The papers mainly concern the following: the sharing of telegraphic communications between the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 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. at Bushire, the British Legation at Tehran, and the Government of India; and the channel of communication to be adopted when air matters were under discussion between 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. and the Air Officer Commanding in Iraq.

The main 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 Government of India Foreign and Political Department; the Admiralty; the Foreign Office; the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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 Colonial Office; and the Air Ministry. This part also includes internal correspondence between 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. officials.

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File 4535/1928 Pt 14 ‘Persian Gulf: Political Control: 1. Telegraphic Communication between British Authorities in the Persian Gulf. 2. Conditions under which Pol. Rs. P. Gulf may communicate with A.O.C. Iraq.’ [‎128r] (155/190), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/1272/2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100069906364.0x00003d> [accessed 2 July 2026]

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