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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [146v] (297/488)
The record is made up of 1 volume (241 folios). It was created in 1912-1915. It was written in English. 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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26
PERSIAN GtTLF ADMINISTRATION REPORT
any foreign subjects or Government, without the knowledge and
consent of His Majesty's Government. We have precedent for
such request in the undertaking given by the Shah to the
Russian Minister referred to in Mr. Mailing's telegram of 27th
August 1908, to the Foreign Office, repeated by me to India on
the following day. This, peihaps, might be secured in the course
of current negotiations for mining concession "
"4. Extension of rights of navigation to the Upper Karun. ,,
" 5. Abandonment of empty claims to sovereignty over Bahrain and
recognition of our protective rights over those islands and Trucial
Coast and our title to protect their subjects in Persia.'*
" 6. Undertaking to grant option to British Company when the time is
ripe for the formation of lighterage company in Gulf Ports."
" 7. Acceptance of Consular Officer at Bampur when needed. ,,
Sir Percy Cox made no suggestion here in connection with the Kishm-
Henjam position as we appeared to be effectively consolidating ourselves in an
unobtrusive way and further openings were likely to offer themselves. On the
24th May the Government of India reduced these to the following:—
(i) Documentary recognition of our prescriptive rights to buoy, light
and police the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
(ii) Navigation rights on the Karun might be mentioned but were not
pressing.
(iii) Recognition of British Consular protection in Persia for Bahrainis
and Trucial subjects.
Persia should be pressed for an undertaking that she will lease or
alienate no islands or part of an island in the Gulf to any other
Foreign Power without our consent and that she will further
leas^ to us, should occasion arise, such portions of the islands of
Kishm, Henjam, Hormuz, Larak and Shaikh Shuaib as we may
require in connection with the buoying, lighting and policing
of the Gulf and for the convenience of His Majesty's ships em
ployed in this connection.
His Majesty's Minister was authorised to inform the Persian Government
that His Majesty's Government were most anxious to assist them to restore
order in Ears by means of the gendarmerie and were prepared to contribute to
the financing of the administration, apart from their contribution to an advance
on account of loan on the following conditions:—
1. Acceptance of our proposals as regards control over expenditure.
2. Gendarmerie budget to be drawn up by the Swedish Commanding
Officer at Shiraz and agreed to by His Majesty's Consul and the
financial agent in consultation, and when this is done, that all
actual payments should be made by the Swedish Commander.
3. That the condition proposed by Sir Peroy Cox should if possible he ob
tained as modified by His Excellency the Viceroy, All mention of
the Karun, however, had better be omitted„
4. That all purchases for the gendarmerie should be put up to open
tender.
5. That proper security and interest can be arranged.
On March 6th, His Majesty's Minister at Tehran reported to Sir E. Grey
that there would be no difficulty in arranging that the purchases for' the gen
darmerie should be put up to open tender, but that it would be very hard to
secure the other conditions suggested by the British Consul -General at
Bushire.
He had urged an arrangement to enable a programme for the lighting and
buoying of the Gulf, and the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs had agreed to
urge the acceptance of this condition on the Cabinet but said that the right to
(police Persian waters of the Gulf involved greater responsibility than his
Government could assume. He also begged that the question as to Biitisn
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The volume contains Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1911 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1912); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1912 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1913); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1913 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing India, 1914); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1914 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing India, 1915).
The Reports contain reviews by 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. , and chapters on each of the consulates, agencies, and other administrative districts that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. . The Reports contain information on political developments, territorial divisions, local administration, principal places and tribes, British personnel and appointments, trade and commerce, naval and marine matters, communications, transport, judicial matters, pearl fisheries, the slave trade, arms and ammunition traffic, medical matters and public health, oil, notable visitors and events, meteorological data, and related topics.
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- 1 volume (241 folios)
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There is a list of contents toward the front of each Report.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 2 on the first folio after the front cover, and terminates at 242 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil and enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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- 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914'
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