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Coll 30/200 ‘Persian Gulf. Tour of Political Resident from Bahrein to Muscat in L. T. Nearchus.’ [34r] (68/133)
The record is made up of 1 file (64 folios). It was created in 29 Apr 1940-1 Oct 1946. 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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Iia order to keep tiie length of jay letter regarding
laegat within hounde T aia writing separately about the rest
of the oruiee*
w« et*rted haak from i uouat in fine weather aud the
phosphor*eeaoe was wonderful, in fast one night we seemed to
be steaming through ellvsr fire# This coast is wsUnknown
for its sea snakes# and near the jiein* we saw two# between
Uiree mo. four feet long# Kwimming on the surface of theses#
According to Wall all clashes of sea snakes are poisonous*
2 * later we eat re to a ais lslsi 4 # arid serviced the light
vestsl there# giving then ten tons of fresh water# 1 took
the opportunity to go on to it# sad was interested to see the
conditions under which the men live# The aeco&modtttion is#
to our way of thinking# appalling# and in rough weather the
constant motion must be almost unbearable for the crew of 11 #
They are all Indiana# belonging to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
lighting
bsrvice# and the men are only kept here for a short while
owing to the discomfort* 1 was interested to find that one
of the crew# whs all co^e froa ^itnagirl wsy# was a former
khalasi
Used by the British officials to refer to a non-European labourer, especially one employed on a ship.
from my steam launch# the foim lambert# in Bahrain#
1 believe t^ere is a proposal to substitute an untended
lightship for this one which is an old vessel built in India
many years ago*
3* This part of the tour was not debited to our budget#
being the normal work of the *Me&rohus% and owing to the
o*iat weather rapid progress was mads# i/e then went on to
/ Thiab
0#K*Jaroe Esquire# J»X*3»# I#C«k##
ueoretary to the dovernment of India#
eternal Affairs department#
Eiola#
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The file contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to: a tour of Muscat by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior, 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 HM Consul-General, Bushire, in February 1940; his journey from Muscat to Bahrein [Bahrain] in the ship LT [Lighthouse Tender] Nearchus ; and a later tour of Bandar Abbas, Jask and Chahbar [Chabahar] in Iran by Prior in November and December 1943.
The correspondence includes the following letters from Prior to the Secretary to the Government of India External Affairs Department: a letter dated 26 April 1940, which consists of a detailed account of his trip to Muscat, including the day he spent at Kuwait with Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson, and a stop to refuel and meet the Senior Naval Officer at Khor Kuwai [Khawr al Quway‘] on the way to Muscat, with twelve enclosed photographs [IOR/L/PS/12/3940, f 22; IOR/L/PS/12/3940, f 23; IOR/L/PS/12/3940, f 24; IOR/L/PS/12/3940, f 25; IOR/L/PS/12/3940, f 26; IOR/L/PS/12/3940, f 27; IOR/L/PS/12/3940, f 28; IOR/L/PS/12/3940, f 29; IOR/L/PS/12/3940, f 30; IOR/L/PS/12/3940, f 31; IOR/L/PS/12/3940, f 32; IOR/L/PS/12/3940, f 63]; and a letter dated 29 April 1940, recounting Prior’s cruise from Muscat to Bahrain, with stops at Qais [Kish] Island and Ras Tanura. Copies of these letters were sent from Prior to Roland Tennyson Peel at 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 file also includes: a copy (sent from Prior to the Secretary of State for India) of a letter from Prior to Sir Reader William Bullard, HM Minister, Tehran, dated 28 January 1944, which contains a report of his tour of Bandar Abbas, Jask and Chabahar; a letter in response from Bullard to Prior dated 22 February 1944; and a letter from the Foreign Office to Bullard, dated 23 March 1944, regarding Prior’s report.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (64 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 66, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Title
- Coll 30/200 ‘Persian Gulf. Tour of Political Resident from Bahrein to Muscat in L. T. Nearchus.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:21v, 33r:62v, 64r:66r, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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