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PZ 3162/31 'Persian Gulf: Political Resident's Interview with Secty of State' [511r] (59/63)
The record is made up of 1 file (31 folios). It was created in 20 Apr 1931-18 Aug 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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this ship to have re-establiqhpd in
lsneci , ln some measure at any
ra"e, the personal relations that formerly subsists between
the Hesidency and the Arabs and to have acquired a personal
knowledge of the Gulf, which I hope has proved of some
service to the Government of India and to His Majesty’n
Government, and which it would have been quite impossible
-or me to have acquired otherwise. A typical example of
this is 3ur. I tendered certain advice to the Government of
irr.'xa f or ..e re-establishment of the authority of the Muscat
State at Sur based on reports received from local officers,
.since I had not then an opportunity of visiting the place,
and the advice which I gave was wrong, and had it been acted
upon, there might have been, I now realise, unfortunate
rep ere us ei - ro • After discussion with you it was decided
■M'at I should proceed to Sur myself, as soon as possible,
and when I did so, I was enabled to effect a settlement
of the matter on totally different lines. This shows how
absolutely essential it is that the Resident should have
personal knowledge of the peoples and trioes with whom he
is called on to a eal, and I could quite several other
instances where a personal visit and personal discussion have
enabled me to effect settlements which would otherwise have
been very difficult to bring about.
A portion of the Gulf which as you know is some
what in the lime-light at the present day is the Trucial
coast, owing to the opening of the air route and various
Questions are also arising regarding the ownership cu tue
islands in the -
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
in connection with the rers^an
negotiations. On the
Trucial coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, the Government cu -nli 8 *
maintains a
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.
Agent whose work, as you ai‘e awai e,
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The file contains papers regarding a meeting between Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Vincent Biscoe, 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 William Wedgwood Benn, Secretary of State for India. The meeting was at the Resident’s request and took place in London in June 1931. The main topics of conversation were the proposed relocation of 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. from Bushire to Bahrain, and the potential purchase of a ship for the Resident’s use. The primary correspondent is 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. .
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- 1 file (31 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 for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 482, and terminates at f 513, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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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- PZ 3162/31 'Persian Gulf: Political Resident's Interview with Secty of State'
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- 482r:513r
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