IOR/L/PS/10/1274/2

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

It includes papers relating to the following issues:

• The possibility of the Political Resident being transferred to Karachi, Bahrein [Bahrain], Koweit [Kuwait], or Fao
• The Government of India agreeing to the transfer of the Residency to the Arab shore of the Persian Gulf, 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 should be moved to Bahrein
• The proposed exchange of Notes with the Persian Government in connection with the removal of the Political Residency from Bushire.

The papers include correspondence, India Office Political Department minute papers, and internal India Office correspondence.

The main correspondents are as follows: the India Office; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; HM Minister, Tehran; the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; and the Foreign Office.