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'File 1/A/43 II Defence Measures in the Persian Gulf.' [32r] (63/282)
The record is made up of 1 file (139 folios). It was created in 18 Nov 1939-12 Nov 1941. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: 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. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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"display
of flags, &c
i^tituted by any constable or by, or with the consent
ot, the Director of Public Prosecutions.
(4) In this Regulation—
(а) the expression ‘ public opinion ’ includes the
opinion of any section of the public;
(б) the expression publication means, in rela
tion to a cinematograph film, the exhibi-
of the film to the public, and includes the
mechanical or electrical reproduction of
any sounds in connection with the exhibi
tion of the film as aforesaid; and
(c) the expression ' cinematograph film ' includes
a sound track and any other article on
which sounds have been recorded for the
purpose of their being reproduced in con
nection with the exhibition of such a film.
, } he Secretary of State may by order prohibit
the display by any person in public of any flag, banner
or embiem as to which the Secretary of State is satis
fied that the display thereof as aforesaid would be
likely to cause a disturbance of the public order or to
promote disaffection, and any such order may be
made so as to apply either generally or to a specified
drilling** 11 n^ D 'f /n n- r0ce f c *’ n ®| for an °ff ence against the
60 Geo! 3 & Unlawful Dnllmg Act, 1819, may, with the consent of
1 Geo. 4. j-f* c Director of I ubhc Prosecutions, be taken under
c . 1. the Summary Jurisdiction Acts, and the penalties to
which a person shall be liable on summary conviction
ot such an offence shall be imprisonment for a term
not exceeding three months or a fine not exceeding
one hundred pounds or both such imprisonment and
such fine.
c ^ 2 J ■ R” S i ^ e § u ^ a ^ on shall, in its application to
Scotland, have effect as if for the reference to the
Director of Public Prosecutions there were substituted
a reference to the Lord Advocate.
39e -—(r) The Secretary of State, if satisfied, with
respect to any area in the United Kingdom, that the
holding of public processions or of any class of such
processions in that area would be likely to cause
serious public disorder or to promote disaffection, may
by order prohibit, for such period as may be specified
in the order, the holding in that area of processions or
processions of that class, as the case may be.
! ec l et ?jy State raa Y give directions
prohibiting the holding in the United Kingdom of any
meeting as to which he is satisfied that the holding
" Proces-
and
meetings.
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The file concerns the implementation of defence measures during the Second World War (1939-45) in the area governed by the 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. in Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. generally, and more specifically in Bahrain.
The main correspondents are the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain; 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. ; the Government of India; and the Foreign Office.
The papers cover: correspondence from 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. noting the poor security and deteriorating quality of wireless communication at Bahrain (folios 3-5, 54-56); the publication and distribution at Bahrain of Board of Trade 'Trading with the Enemy' regulations and orders (folios 6-21); copy of Emergency Powers (Defence) general regulations, 1939 (folios 23-38); papers concerning the pre-emption (commandeering) of stocks of Hasa oil at Bahrain (folios 44-45, 53, 57-60); copy of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. States defence regulations, 1939 (folios 61-63); correspondence between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain and the Ruler of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] concerning the issue by the Government of Bahrain of a public notice ( alan ) against Italy, including a copies of the notice in English and Arabic (folios 72-77); correspondence concerning modifications of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. defence regulations in the light of experience gained from their operation (folios 82-92); and copies of Board of Trade 'Trading with the Enemy' regulations, 1939, 1945 (folios 93-126).
The Arabic language content of the papers consists of four folios.
The date range gives the main covering dates of the papers; however there is one document (a copy of Board of Trade 'Trading with the Enemy' regulations), dated 1945 (folios 113-126).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (139 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the back of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after their relevant covering letter, and terminate in five copies of statutory rules and orders (folios 93-126), and a set of notes (folios 127-140). Serial numbers in red ink, which occur occasionally in the correspondence, refer to entries in the notes.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 141; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-91; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/166
- Title
- 'File 1/A/43 II Defence Measures in the Persian Gulf.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:72v, 74r:76v, 78r:140v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence