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File 4535/1928 Pt 10 ‘Persian Gulf: Anglo-Persian Negotiations 1928-30. Question of removal of Residency from Bushire.’ [187r] (371/460)
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Sir Austen Chamberfniii said that he did not desire to press the ; matter further
at the moment ; but in view of the fact that it might prove a valuable counter in the
difficult negotiations in progress, the possibility of making ^some change should not
be altogether discarded.
SfR SAMUEL HOARE suggested that the Resident might be moved to Basra,
ine Arab side oi the Gulf was getting more and more important.
LORD HAILSHAM referred to the difficult task which confronted Sir Robert
Clive, and expressed the opinion that if 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
was a point to which the Persian Government attached real importance, and which
might be essential to a successful outcome of the negotiations, it ought to’be seriously
considered. J
Conclusions.
It was agreed—
(a.) lhat the Secretary of State for the Colonies should be requested to
investigate the possibility of establishing 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.
of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
at Basra. t '
(b.) That the Secretary of State for India should again consult the Government
of India as to their attitude in the light of the discussion.
(4.)—THE ISLANDS FARSI, ARABI, HARQUS AND QRAN.
(Papers Nos. P.G. 28, 33 and 36.)
THE COMMITTEE had under consideration the following Papers in con
nection with the Islands Farsi, Arabi, Harqus and Qran :—
(1.) A Memorandum by the Secretary of State for India (P.G. 28) in regard to
the Policy to be adopted vis-a-vis Persia in respect of these Islands.
(2.) A Memorandum by the Air Staff on the importance of these Islands from
the point of view of the Air Ministry (P.G. 33).
(3.) A Letter from 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.
to the Foreign Office (P.G. 36).
LORD PEEL said that further investigation had shown that it was hardly
possible for us to put up a claim to these Islands on behalf of the Arab rulers of the
mainland. On the other hand, it would probably be difficult for Persia to establish
a claim to them.
SIR SAMUEL HOARE said that the Air Ministry did not attach material
importance to these Islands.
Conclusion.
li was agreed—<
That if a Persian claim to these Islands were preferred, Sir Robert Clive
should be instructed to reply “that His Majesty’s Government understands
that they are in practice largely frequented by subjects of Rulers on the Arab
Littoral and that they will be glad to be informed of the evidence on which a
Persian claim to them is based.”
(5.)—'THE DUZDAP RAILWAY.
(Paper No. P.G. 37.)
THE COMMITTEE had under consideration correspondence between the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of
State for War on the subject of the Duzdap Railway. (Paper No. P.G. 37.)
SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN doubted whether it would be prudent to
threaten to dismantle the Duzdap Railway unless it was intended to implement the
threat in case of necessity. The Persian Government would not mind one way or the
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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:
- A memorandum by the Secretary of State for India entitled ‘Question of separation of 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. and those of the Consul-General, Bushire, and 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. from Persian soil’, dated 7 December 1928
- Draft minutes of the meeting on 15 May 1929 of the Sub-Committee on Political Control of 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
- Draft minutes of the meeting of 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 of 18 March 1929.
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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