File 815/1917 Pt 12 ‘Persian Gulf: Resident’s Despatch Vessel Arrangements for transporting the Resident.’ [191r] (175/905)
The record is made up of 1 item (452 folios). It was created in 13 Sep 1926-3 Nov 1933. 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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Draft Paper.
Department.
stfeeve that the Resident should keep
in close touch with the Political
Officers and the Arab Rulers along
U (jL^ TKL
the coast of the Gulf* This he can
only do by water, and it is impossible
to rely upon the naval ships for
prolonged cruises of inspection.
The Government of India have
accordingly had to hire vessels from
time to time, chiefly for tours in
the autumn or winter, financial
A
stringency has made it impossible to
purchase a new despatch vessel for
the Residents sole use. It is
r
3
^ur*e quite incorrect to s-ay that
the Resident hires the ship on his
own authori ty- imply—that~-iie7 i s
\
] 2 cit answerable to the Government of
India for his use of the shipji -in
the case of the S.S. "CHAKLA”,
j which was hired this winter, the
i Government of India (who of oouro-e
1 pay for the hire out of Indian
revenues) arranged for her to be a%
months, during which he would be
able to make a complete tour of the
Gulf and, among other things, conduct
j negotiations regarding landing places
, for seaplanes. The India uxfice
has not as a matter of fact a
1 complete itinerary of the Resident’s
tour,/
•214 a 4000 8/31
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This part contains papers relating to the provision of a despatch vessel for 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. , to transport him on his regular tours of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and his occasional visits to places on the Arabian coast in order to deal with events as they arise.
It includes papers relating to the following:
- The proposal of 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 Government of India that the steam ship Patrick Stewart should be hired from the Indo-European Telegraph Department for the use of 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. for his normal touring periods
- The Government of India’s proposal that the Colonial Office should be asked to contribute towards the cost of hiring the Patrick Stewart
- The question of what arrangements would be made for the Resident’s tours in the Gulf following the transfer of the Patrick Stewart from the Indo-European Telegraph Department to the Communications Company (Imperial and International Communications Limited)
- The proposed purchase of the Patrick Stewart by the Government of India
- The Government of India’s position that owing to the need for financial stringency they were unable to purchase the Patrick Stewart or any other vessel for the use of 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 a despatch vessel
- The Admiralty being unable to agree to the suggestion that HMS Triad might be borrowed occasionally by 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.
- The Admiralty agreeing to 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. proposal to place on a formal basis the hitherto informal arrangements for making sloops available, through the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , for the transport of the Resident.
The papers mostly consist of correspondence and 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. Political Department minute papers.
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's Foreign and Political Department; 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 India Store Department of the Office of the High Commissioner for India; the Admiralty; the Foreign Office; Imperial and International Communications Limited; and the Agents of the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited, Bombay.
The papers also include a photograph of the steam ship Patrick Stewart (folio 530A).
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- File 815/1917 Pt 12 ‘Persian Gulf: Resident’s Despatch Vessel Arrangements for transporting the Resident.’
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- 104r:130v, 132r:195v, 198r:210v, 211v, 212v:213v, 214v:215v, 216v, 217v, 218v, 222r:225v, 228r:230v, 232r:246v, 248r:282v, 284r:295v, 296v, 297v:300v, 302r:313v, 315r:315v, 317r:321v, 324r:327v, 329r:349v, 352r:357v, 359r:491v, 493r:525v, 528r:530r, 530av, 530v:555v
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