مجموعة ٢/٢٩(٣) "القاعدة البحرية الملكية في البحرين: نقلها وتهيئتها لاستخدامها كمقر للمقيمية السياسية" [و‎‎١‎٨‎٩] (٧٣٧/٣٧٧)

present to inspect sites. Leanv/hile the Political Resident has e^lced the
India Office to approacn the air ministry to asl: thc.t the sale to the A.I.O.C.
of certain R.;..r. lend (which may ta suitable as a site for the Residency)
may be deferred until a decision is reached as to a site for the new Residency.
This would appear to be the responsibility of the ministry of forks.
^• ^.a intenance of the ,meoncy huildinas at Bahrein, ^ov/eit, 'muscat, etc .
./hen those are taken over from the "hovermeant of India.
Inc buildings in which the three Politic.:.! ..-.goncios are housed are
ownod and maintained by the Government of Indi tnougn H.m.G. has from time
to time paid certain aaounts towards their upkeep, particulairy in the case
of -oweit ’..here the whole of the expenditure is divisible between H.iu.G. and
the Government of India. ..lien administrative control is transferred to H.R.G.
tnc buildings v/ill have to be taken over from the Gover:merit of India at a
valuation (bearing in mind the extent to which Imperial Revenues can be said
t d nave contr^outed to ihe ir purchase or maintenance in the pe^t) and the
maintenance of them will then be a responsibility of H....G, It will,
however, be necessary for some agency of h.m.G. to inspect the buildings
oci ire they are umken over .no decide what is required. This will presumably
have to be undertaken by the ministry of r orks.
.nen cmtrol in the Gulf becomes the responsibility of the Foreign
Chi ice, as It is noped /.ill be the case after 1st xipril, 1948, the maintenance
of chose ouilumgs will prosum .bly automatically devolve on the ministry of
.lOr.xS ..s oeing bhc department responsible for all Foreign Office buildings,
a o decision a ns , no.‘/ever, been taken as to who shall be responsible in the
interim period. From the point of view of continuity of control, it would
see u d o. simplest that the ministry of .orks should assume responsibility
forthwith. If, however, this is impracticable the India Office would, as
i. i l ne case of tne t^mporai'y Residency, endeavour to arrange for tine work to
be do.io by uhe Indian ± ....L). on an .agency basis, a fixed grant for the
purpose being provided in the Political Resident's budget so that no
reference home on small items of expenditure will be required. Such
expenditure would, during this period, fall on the India Office Vote in
common vita the general expenditure in the Gulf.