'Persian Gulf - Turkish jurisdiction along the Arabian coast (Part IV)'

Content

A printed memorandum written and compiled by Adolphus Warburton Moore for the Political and Secret Department of the 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. , and dated 12 February 1884.

The document is a continuation of ' Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. - Turkish jurisdiction along the Arabian coast (Part III)' (IOR/L/PS/18/B19/4), dealing with British relations with Shaikh Jasim [Jāsim bin Muḥammad Āl Thāni] of El Bidaa [Doha] in light of his recent poor treatment of British Indian traders resident in the town.

The document summarises correspondence on the matter, outlining the opinions of officials from the departments and institutions involved, which include the Foreign Office, the Government of India, the 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. , and the 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. at Bushire.

The document covers the British response to Jasim's actions, including claims for compensation, and the subsequent Turkish reaction to British threats against what was perceived to be Turkish sovereign territory.

The author quotes extensively from the correspondence and other sources, notes on which are to be found in the margin throughout.

Extent and format

1 file (8 folios)

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the sequence for this description commences at folio 19 and terminates at folio 26, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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 4-197; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the bottom right corner of each folio.

Pagination: the document also has an original printed pagination sequence.

Written in

English and French in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/18/B19/4

History of this record

Date(s)

12 Feb 1884 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

SovereigntyMigrants

Places

Qatar

People & organisations

India Office, Assistant Secretary to the Political and Secret Department,Government of the Ottoman EmpireForeign OfficeShaikh Jāsim bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī, Emir of Qatar

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'Persian Gulf - Turkish jurisdiction along the Arabian coast (Part IV)', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/18/B19/4, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000788.0x0003de> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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