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Coll 30/200 ‘Persian Gulf. Tour of Political Resident from Bahrein to Muscat in L. T. Nearchus.’ [51r] (102/133)
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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10 . «• Xunohtd In • &*rd*n on th« «f»y» and oa»« to
Ahmad bin Hamad, a Shaikh of the
MUiawnnti to*a*4a oirtnlii^* Tbit -aXi#/a ¥ 0 x 7 Intojceating old
Ruwaihi tribe,
man* but dttftoult to undaratand v**tU o*in<£ to ahortaat of
tooth* gfoottd um warmly on bohalf of iht ^ttiiati* I t^tn
reo^lvod txm Elnda mosoto&toto of tne ^Xao« oho aatuaXXjf vont
•a far *» to admit that buainooa was good I Thojr would hart
found It difflouXt to do otn«ririo « 9 aa they know that hickla-
bothaw know that they had modo a 50$ profit frow sugar sinoo
tho b««§lnriing of the «ar* hoy haadXe praotiuaily aXi the
trade with the outside world In these parts* wad It la oommou
for a family to h*?e one of its tseafeers In three ar four of
the leading porta in n&an* with ^arhapa a branuh in Gwadur*
17 * we found thist bur hoot had waved out of hie awn
quart are to make roans for us* and l had a room in a turret
whloh he normally oooupled* in foot many of hi a pareonal
balottfeinga ware atill there* ineloding a large jar of wagtaulph*
laballed •loosener** *e had paeaed through hirkah on our way*
and 1 enclose * photograph of the fort (Bo*7) a« this will
give a good idea of our lodging at Musatmtdu the yaaatmah
fort was more tumble down* and difficult to work Into a
pietyre•
18 * duet after w« hid settled in* 2 warned Hiokinbetht**
about leaning his head ac Ainst the haok of hi a deck chair* aa
it showed oigna of oonsiderablt use* and was somewhat disconcert
ad to find that it was one of hie own which he had thau >htfully
brought with him* Our host prod used the usual meal (X was
relicvad to find that the wUltan wet the out*of*pocket expenses
of his kalis on these oeuaeio* s) and we talked till late after
dinner* At 9»3Q there was a fusillade of shots* accowpanied
/
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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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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