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'Persian Gulf. Procedure to be adopted in negotiations with Arab & Persian Gulf Rulers' [‎16r] (31/38)

The record is made up of 1 file (17 folios). It was created in 1 Oct 1932-16 Mar 1933. 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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only serves to render further negotiations more difficult*
The Shaikh in question gets wind in the head from ths fact
that he has been able to M turn do«n M a British officer 9 and
having done so not unnaturally his attitude hardens. He
finds it difficult to retreat fron the position he has taken
up, and will only do so—unless under threat of compulsion
—under cover of exorbitant demands• Unfortunately two
oases of such rebuffs to officers have occurred in the last
two months: to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, at ^atar 9 and
to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat, at iialba.
3. In order to avoid, if it is practicable, such
incidents in the future I propose, when air—or other-
facilities are required from dhaikhs, to adopt a procedure
used with some success in areas outside the Gulf where
I have served: to find out beforehand by means of unofficial
—or demi-official — "representatives - ishat reception the
Shaikh concerned is likely to give to the proposal* An Arab
Shaikh is more likely to reveal—in the first instance at
all events— the tortuous workings of his Arabian mind to a
fellow Arab than to a British officer* Once tteve pre
liminary soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. have been taken, and I am more or less
au fait with what is the shaikh^ attitude on the subject, as
well as that of his relatives and tribesmen, the questionjsf
sending a Political officer to open official negotiations can
be considered* These methods may seem protracted but with
the Arab often •♦the longest way roand is the shortest way
home**, and it is obvious that when an officer finally visits
a Shaikh, after this preliminary reconnaissnoe has been
made, he does so with the decided advantage of knowing pre
viously how the land lies* I would have liked to aaopt these
methods in the case of ^atar and before the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. *s
first visit to Kalba, but time did not permit, and of course
if on any firttwe occasion long notice ie not poseibls and

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The file consists of correspondence, minutes and telegrams emanating from 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. ; 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle); and the Air Ministry, London. The papers concern negotiations with the Sheikh of Kalba [Sa‘īd bin Ḥamad Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ] over the use of Kalba as an emergency landing ground for aircraft, and the general approach to be adopted in such negotiations with the Arab rulers of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. littoral in future.

The covering dates of the correspondence in this file are 1 October 1932 - 22 February 1933; the closing date in the overall date range is supplied by a note on the first item of correspondence (folio 2).

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1 file (17 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximately chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 19 on the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and appear in the top right 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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