File 815/1917 Pt 12 ‘Persian Gulf: Resident’s Despatch Vessel Arrangements for transporting the Resident.’ [343r] (479/905)
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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Minute Paper,
47<J3a
SOOtl 10 30
Department.
Please see previous submission on P. 8680/30,
flagged below, and the demi-official correspondence
between Sir Louis Kershaw and the Communications
Company at flag B and at P.Z. 970/31. The
Communications Company have now intimated that the
"Patrick Stewart" is unsuitable for their use in the
Gulf, and are prepared to consider an offer should we
desire to make one.
We may, I suggest, now consult the
Government of India with reference to the Political
Resident’s telegram of 13th December on P. 8680, and a
draft which is, it is hoped, self-explanatory, is
submitted. Broadly speaking, the Department feels
that the possibility of purchasing the "Patrick
Stewart" and converting her for use as a despatch
vessel is well wort h examination. There is no
question that we shall have to make some provision for
the Resident's transportation in the future. I
•understand that neither the Royal Air Force nor the
Navy can arrange for this satisfactorily, owing to
lack of accommodation and the fact that the Resident,
if on tour or if away from Bushire for any length of
time, needs to be accompanied by a Secretary, etc.
It is difficult to judge what the scrap
value of the "Patrick Stewart" is. She cost
£75,000 new in 1925. She is, however, of no use to
her present owners, and the present is a bad time for
disposing of shipping. We might, m these
circumstances, get her tor £20,000 01 £2o,000.
After/
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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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