1. For the British Political Resident , this was the last straw. 2. In 1819, MacMurdo was posted as British Political Resident stationed at Bhuj. 3. The Political Resident supported this view, but the Government of India rejected it. 4. Next he was transferred back to Persia as Political Resident ( 1862 to 1872 ). 5. After four years as Governor of Aden he became Political Resident in the Persian Gulf from 1961 to 1966. 6. During his time as Political Resident , he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1866 and then colonel in 1871. 7. Sir George Middleton, the British Political Resident in the Trucial Coast, pinned the medal on Sergeant Major Hareb. 8. He saw active service during the First World War, before becoming Political Resident in Jammu and Kashmir in 1917. 9. The Foreign Office gave its authorization and the Political Resident was to carryout the order " as the opportunity arose ". 10. Kutch accepted the suzerainty of British in 1819 and Captain James MacMurdo was posted as British Political Resident stationed at Bhuj.