File 4535/1928 Pt 17 ‘Persian Gulf: Removal of the Residency from Bushire.’

Content

This part contains papers relating to transfer of the headquarters 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. from Persian territory to the Arab littoral of the Gulf.

It includes papers relating to the following issues:

• The possibility 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. being transferred to Karachi, Bahrein [Bahrain], Koweit [Kuwait], or Fao
• The Government of India agreeing to the transfer 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. to the Arab shore of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , subject to certain conditions
• The question of the position the Resident would occupy in relation to the Consular Officers on the South Persian coast, and the suggestion of the Government of India that the Resident should be styled ‘Inspecting Consul-General’ without any Consular District of his own in Persia, but with the right of free and unrestricted access to Persian ports for the purpose of visiting British Consular posts there
• The recommendation of the Government of India that the headquarters 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. should be moved to Bahrein
• The proposed exchange of Notes with the Persian Government in connection with the removal of the Political 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.

The papers include correspondence, 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, and internal 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. correspondence.

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 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. ; HM Minister, Tehran; the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; and the Foreign Office.

Extent and format

1 item (284 folios)

It is part of

File 4535/1928 Pt 10, 17 ‘PERSIAN GULF. REMOVAL OF RESIDENCY FROM BUSHIRE’

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/1274

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/10/1274/2

Former external reference(s)

P 4535/1928 Pt 17

History of this record

Date(s)

19 Nov 1929-30 Sep 1930 (CE, Gregorian)

Places

Bahrein

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