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File 4535/1928 Pt 10 ‘Persian Gulf: Anglo-Persian Negotiations 1928-30. Question of removal of Residency from Bushire.’ [‎158r] (313/460)

The record is made up of 1 item (228 folios). It was created in 16 Oct 1928-28 Nov 1929. 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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P.ersian Gulf Sub-Committee
Future residence 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. .
Memorandum by the Secretary of State for India (circulated
in connection with P.G. 9th meeting).
It was agreed at the 9th meeting of the Persian
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Gulf Sub-Committee held on 18th March that I should again
enquire of the Government of India their attitude towards
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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
from Persian soil, in the light of the discussion which then
took place. I now circulate for the information of my
colleagues copy of correspondence on the subject with the
Viceroy.
Ab my colleagues are aware, I have consistently
regarded the proposed removal 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 Persian
soil as definitely undesirable, and I am confirmed in my
view by the considerations stated in the Viceroy’s telegram
of 15th April. Vlcsroy^e arguments-do-not; ■in- my -view,
oallr-fe^-furthe^- olaberatiom I would draw particular
attention in the first place to the difficulty, political
objections apart, of finding a satisfactory site for 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. in the event of its removal from Bushire. In the
past Mo hammer ah, which Sir Lionel Haworth at one time
definitely favoured, might have been considered; but
clearly there can be no question now of moving 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 one place in Persia to another, even though
to have it there might be more convenient. I agree with
the Secretary of State for the Colonies as to the
impracticability of using Basra, in the light of the
opinions expressed by Sir Gilbert Clayton, and circulated
in P.G. 39. The political objections stated by the
Government/

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This part contains papers relating to the question of whether the British 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. at Bushire should be removed from Persian [Iranian] territory, and whether the functions 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. should be separated from those of the Consul-General at Bushire. These questions were under discussion by the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence.

This part includes papers concerning the following issues: the view of the former 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. Sir Frederick William Johnston, and HM Minister at Tehran, that conditions at Bushire were unsatisfactory and that the Persian Government would create difficulties for the Resident if 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. remained at Bushire; the possibility of the removal 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. serving as a useful bargaining counter for the British Government in the treaty negotiations which were taking place with the Persian Government; 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. being transferred to Basra, Karachi, Bahrein [Bahrain] or Koweit [Kuwait]; and objections of the Government of India to the removal 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. 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, 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, and the following documents:

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 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. ; HM Minister, Tehran; the Colonial Office; and the Foreign Office.

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File 4535/1928 Pt 10 ‘Persian Gulf: Anglo-Persian Negotiations 1928-30. Question of removal of Residency from Bushire.’ [‎158r] (313/460), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/1274/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100083405845.0x00007d> [accessed 23 August 2026]

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