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'Persian Gulf précis. (Parts I and II)' [19r] (37/120)
The record is made up of 1 file (60 folios). It was created in 1913. It was written in English and French. 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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33
and Bnbiyan could not be regarded as prejudicing the Shaikh's rights and
authority over them.
Here the question of these places, which will be considered* separately,
may be left to resume the connection
• see page 4. with the Secretary of State's telegram
of the 2Gth March to which the Viceroy replied on the 29th as follows :—
"We do not understand policy of His Majesty's Government. Does
_ „ _ acknowledgment of Kuwait as part of
SocretE., July 1902, Nos. 307-509 Pro. o. 3 6). Ottoman dominions involve abandon
ment of position hitherto taken up, and defined in Lord Lansdowne's letter to
Sir F. Lascelles of 12th September 1901, as one in large measure of practical
independence, and by O'Conor in his letter to Lord Lansdowneof 10th September
1901 ? Purther, when intention is declared of supporting Shaikh against
encroachment what encroachment and where is it meant ? Are we to resist
the Turkish advance on Kuwait side of Khor Subeih ? These questions may
assume practical shape at any moment, and we shall be grateful for more
explicit instructions, since statm quo is in danger of being whittled out of
existence "
On the 8th April 1902, the Secretary of State explained the instructions
sent to Sir N. O'Conor as follows :—
" Foreign Office points out that no new departure was indicated by
instructions to O'Oonor of 24th March. What was contemplated was merely
to preface statement of the view of His Majesty's Government by admitting,
not by any means for the first time, that Kuwait is within Turkish Empire,
subject to all qualifications upon which His Majesty's Government have
throughout insisted as to unsubstantial character of the Sultan's authority and
reality of large measure of independence always claimed for Shaikh. As a
matter of fact, O'Conor, in subsequent interview with Grand Vizier and
Foreign Minister, did not refer to status quo of Kuwait, but His Majesty's
Government, while adhering to position taken up in despatch to Lascelles
of 12th September 1901, cannot, in view of admission above referred
to support O'Conor's statement in despatch of 10th September 1901 in which
lie rejected Sultan's suzerainty. They desire to maintain status quo at Kuwait
and to preserve Shaikh's privileges and territories. These, however, are insuffi
ciently defined, specially territories, and His Majesty's Government desire,
firstly, to avoid entanglement in doubtful disputes, and, secondly, to have it
understood that their rights and policy in
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
do not depend upon
their shadowy connection with Kuwait, but upon other and broader considera
tions. and that, in order to establisii claim to have voice in such questions as
that of railway terminus, it is not necessary to prove that proposed location is
within Kuwait territory."
* These constant measures taken by the Turkish authorities to harass the
Shaikh, appear to have shaken his
Secret e., July 1902, Nos. 3o7-5uy. spirits and driven him to try to reconcile
himself with Turkey by offering bribes to the Vali of Basrah, which apparently
were refused, but nothing important resulted.
In September 1902, the Secretary of State requested that the Shaikh
should be warned against encouraging
Jn. No, 164 iQ Secrrt K., P.br-.rj 1903, No., 1 62. ^ likely to i nvolve |,i m in
Fro. No. 203 iu Secret E., January 1904, Nob . 140- difficulties with NCjd Or W r ith the Turkish
205 - Government; and in November 1903
Lord Curzon was asked personally to point out to the Chief, during His
Lordship's
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
tour, the difficulty of effectually protecting him if
he countenanced or joined in attacks on neighbouring tribes.
Fro No. 1)9 in Secret E., Kebruary 1904, Nos, 33-127 lllis W aS^ done, and the shaikh
(eud of paragraph 12 of despatch). promised implicit compliance.
In October ]902, His Majesty's Government authorised the Government
Pro. Nos. 181, 188 and 190 in Secret E. f February of India to inloim the Shaikh that, it
1903, Nos. 162-307. he complied with the injunctions
conveyed to him in December 1901, they ,would charge themselves with the
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A printed précis of correspondence on various Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. subjects, prepared for the Foreign Department of the Government of India, Simla, in July 1911 (Part I) and July 1913 (Part II). The document is divided into two parts. Most subjects relate to Turkish claims to sovereignty in the region, including the presence of Turkish garrisons, and were chosen and prepared because of the negotiations between the British and Turkish authorities connected to the Baghdad Railway plans.
Part I (folios 2-35) covers various subjects and is organised into eleven chapters, each devoted to a different topic or geographical area, as follows: Chapter I, British interests in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Extent of Arabian littoral; Chapter II, Extent of Hasa and Katif [Qatif], Claims of the Turks to the whole of Eastern Arabia, Extent to which Turkish claims on the Arabian littoral are recognised by His Majesty's government, Proposed arrangement with the Turkish Government defining their sphere of influence on the Arabian littoral; Chapter III, Turkish occupation of El Bida [Doha], Extent of the Katar [Qatar] Peninsula; Chapter IV, Turkish designs on Katar, Policy of His Majesty's Government; Chapter V, Trucial Chiefs (Pirate Coast); Chapter VI, Maskat [Muscat] and Gwadar; Chapter VII, Kuwait; Chapter VIII, Um Kasr [Umm Qasr], Bubiyan and Warba; Chapter IX, Bahrain, Zakhnuniyeh [Zahnūnīyah] and Mohammerah [Korramshahr]; Chapter X, Proposed British action consequent on Turkish aggression; Chapter XI, Pearl fisheries. There are three appendices containing further correspondence relating to the main text.
Part II (folios 36-60) relates entirely to the Baghdad Railway and the negotiations between the British and Ottoman authorities that the proposal of the railway initiated. The negotiations covered several matters, including: the political statuses of Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar; the location of the railway's terminus; the ownership of the railway; and the creation of a commission for the improvement of navigation in the Chatt-el-Arab [Shaṭṭ al-‘Arab]. It opens with an introduction of the related issues (folios 37-41) followed by the relative correspondence (folios 42-53). It ends with the draft agreements (folios 53-60) - never ratified - drawn up by the two powers.
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- 1 file (60 folios)
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The document is arranged in two parts. The first part is then divided into chapters, each covering a different topic or geographical location. The correspondence section of the second part is in rough chronological order.
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Foliation: the sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Condition: folios 59 and 60 have both been torn in two corners, resulting in the loss of some text.
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