'Political control in the Persian Gulf'

Title:

'Political control in the Persian Gulf'

Contributor:

Sir Knight John Gilbert Laithwaite (author)

Date:

1928/1928

Description:

Written by John Gilbert Laithwaite of the India Office. It covers arrangements from 1616 to 1921 summarising the use of agents, establishment of the Bushire Residency, and role of Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It considers arrangements since the Report of the Masterton-Smith Committee in 1921 concerning the question of redistribution of political responsibility between His Majesty's Government and the Government of India, the line of communication with Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and Nejd, and the responsibilities of the Political Resident. The final section concerns Persia and the maintenance of a 'Political Resident' (as distinct from Consul-General) at Bushire.1 file (2 folios)This file consists of a single report.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 5, and terminates at f 6, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Government control

Geographic region:

Persian Gulf

Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

Rights:

Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0003c3_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0003c3_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B393

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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