Coll 7/21 'Persian Gulf: Arms Traffic Proclamation and Notification of 1898, by the rulers of Muscat, Bahrain and Koweit [Kuwait]'

Content

The file concerns the negotiations at the Geneva Disarmament Conference, and British concerns over the rights of Britain and Persia [Iran] to search ships and dhows of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. states within territorial waters.

The file opens with a communication 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to the Government of India Foreign Secretary, remarking on the on-going negotiations and raising the subject of the powers granted to Britain and Persia in the 1898 Proclamations and Notifications issued by the rulers of Muscat, Bahrain and Kuwait. The Resident suggested that the orders could be amended or rescinded, in order to remove the Persian right to search vessels in territorial waters.

The rest of the file contains correspondence thereon between 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. Political Department and the Admiralty, plus reports by the Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of seeking to amend the proclamations.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references found within the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).

Extent and format

1 file (16 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 16; 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.

Written in

English 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/12/2189

Former external reference(s)

Coll 7/21

History of this record

Date(s)

18 Apr 1933-31 Jul 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Weapons

Places

Persian Gulf

People & organisations

Political Resident, Persian GulfAdmiraltyRoyal Navy, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station

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Coll 7/21 'Persian Gulf: Arms Traffic Proclamation and Notification of 1898, by the rulers of Muscat, Bahrain and Koweit [Kuwait]', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2189, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000555.0x0002d8> [accessed 24 April 2024]

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