IOR/R/15/2/985

The file contains notifications of postings and transfers of Officers of the Indian Political Service (IPS): senior British officials in the Persian Gulf, including the Political Resident, Political Agents, etc.

The papers are in the form of telegrams, express letters, circular letters, and related correspondence. The notifications were sent variously to other senior British officials in the Persian Gulf, India and London; to members of the British community in Bahrain; and to various Gulf Rulers. The file also contains papers relating to the announcement that the Resident had been accorded the title 'Excellency', including a letter on the subject sent to Gulf rulers; replies from the Gulf Rulers themselves in Arabic with English translations; and a letter stating that after consultation with various bodies, it had been decided that the most appropriate title for the Resident in Arabic correspondence was Fakhama not Sa'ada, even though the latter was usually regarded as the local equivalent of 'Excellency', April to May 1948.