"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الأجزاء Iأ و Iب. ج.ج. لوريمر ١٩١٥" [‎١‎٥‎٧‎٢] (١٧٨٢/١٧٢٧)

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in informing His Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affair
Mr. Carter's willingness to accept the post en permanence, he observ'/
"U approved, J would beg your Lordship will intimate your sanctiT '
the Indian Government from whom pay is drawn, and f ^ 1011
" promotions appear now to be made/' The Government of Indr v ^
become aware of Colonel Nixon's irregular action, informed him^
Mr. Carter's appointment must be regarded as provisional only 1
called upon Colonel Nixon himself for an explanation of his condt
Colonel Nixon replied by referring to a Foreign Office Circular unT
which he was empowered, in certain conditions and for certain pu T
to appoint Pro-Consuls, and adde.! : "My position here is
« P ecu " ar ' e ^ desire i s to aot in strict accordance witb the
wishes of the Indian Government, still it must he rememhered that I
have also to act m suhord.nation to the English Foreign Office and our
Ambassador at Coustantinple," This defence drew from the Govern
ment of India the following severe observations :
The explanation contained in your letters above quoted is nof i ,
tory by tho Government of India. The aubstautj office
before his transfer to Muscat, was that of Assistant Asent The sal .'r, j if' 0 "'
attached to that office are defrayed by the Govomment of India and all'll T°?
thereto, whether officiating or permanent, vest in His Exoell'enov *W 0mtraMls
Council and no other anthoritv It is tmp f^cif +i A . , y e ^ lcer oy in
Turkish Arabia usually receives 'from he ^ AsSlstaDt P ^tical Agent for
Government the rank and powers of Vice-Consul. hnt ^Coonml^ *
carries with it no stipend, and is secondary to his substantive one a PP 0mtm ^
Accordingly in nominating Mr. Carter as successor to Mr RnW
mending him for appointment as Vice-Consul witW tK " berts0n ' and 1,eoo m-
Governmentof India, you exceeded your own ' authoritv anV^ 10 ^ ® anctio11 of tlie
Hi. Excellency the Vieeroy and GoTemor-General of India in clndl aUtl " >ritjr ^
te l6arn , ^ y0 " r -know
while acquitting you of intentional diarespectfffii ^^6^1! Co"""^™* 101 " 1 ' bat '
to regard your proceedings .. wanting in^teliigenoe .n^Z . "
Maiestv' 16 r 0 "' JU ' T . 18 " the GOTer,lment 0f informed Her
J r Carter to r m, r ^ the appointment of
Mr Caitt r to Basrah was not approved by them, and that Captain E 4
from Bostehr had been ordered to relieve him.
u PhraM - " ' •« that, on fnrtkr
Assistant Political Agency at Basrah)." W"* y™ •« to tke office "(&.de