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'Persian Gulf précis. (Parts I and II)' [19v] (38/120)
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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defence of the Kuwait district, provided that it was clearly defined as the
district adjoining or close to the Bay of Kuwait.
20. In January 1904, the Shaikh was advised not to involve himself with
Pro. Nos. 28' : ', 292 and 29fi in Secret E , August IQOi, Sfidlin
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, Shaikh of the Alontefik
Nob . 286-373 and Secret E., June 1910, Nos. 134.16H. tl'ibe, Ulldei' Turkish regime.
In 1910, a similar warning was conveyed to him when he contemplated
operations in combination with Bin Saud against the Montefik and Dhafir
trihes, and the Shaikh's reply amounts practicnlly to an undertaking that he
will do nothing to involve himself in conflict with the Turks or Nejd.
In December 1904, when the question of the temporary withdrawal
Pro. no, 1366 in Secret e., February 1905, nos. of our Agent was under consideration,
1310-1373. Majesty's Government declared
" that it should be clearly understood that their interest and influence are to be
confined strictly to the coast line of Eastern Arabia and that nothing should be
said or done to connect them, even indirectly, with warfare * *
• in the interior
They also ordered that the previous warnings given to the Shaikh against
entanglements in the interior should be repeated, and indicated that it was not
intended to make the temporary withdrawal of oar Agent a concession to
Turkey in consideration of a reciprocal action, but that they reserved
absolutely the right to send the Agent to Kuwait at their discretion from
time to time.
Pro. No. 507 in Secret e., November 1906, ^ 7^7® eX P reSSe ^ above
Nos. 434-5ii. were maintained bv His Majesty's
No^eSSs. 448 ^ Secret E " September 1907 ' Government in November 1906 and
again in May 1907.
22. In September 1907, the Government of India referred to the Secretary
Pro No. 487 in Secret e., September 1907, ^f State regarding the action of the
Nos. 426-486. Shaikh of Kuwait in taking part in an
expedition organised by the Shaikh of Mohammerah against his rebellious
tribesmen.
In reviewing the situation, reference was made to the Agreement of 1899
and to the warnings conveyed to the Shaikh to abstain from aggression, and it
T\as held that it should be considered that the settled policy of the British Gov
ernment was to have in their hands the external relations of Kuwait. It was
advocated that this principle of policy should be embodied in a formal agree
ment, as the Shaikh appeared anxious to repeat his pledges as to the exclusion
of all foreign interest in Kuwait other than British, and it was recommended
that to fulfil this purpose advantage should b 'e taken of the negotiations then
in progress for the acquisition of the Kuwait foreshore.
Should His Majesty's Government not approve the proposal it was
submitted, as an alternative, " that the Shaikh should be informed that the
Government of India have taken strong exception to the share taken by him "
in the incident reported, ^and that unless he seeks, and is guided by our
advice in such matters we should not be able to exercise our good offices on
Pro. No. 419 in Secret e., December 1907, Noe. 412-451. his behalf. I he Secretary of State
replied that " no action should be
taken at present in direction of either proposal."
The Government of India also telegraphed in September 1907 to the
Pro. No. 417 in ibid. Secretary of State about the Shaikh's
• desire to despatch a messenger to keep the
peace between Bin Saud and Bin Rashid by guaranteeing the former in
possession of his territory, the latter in that of Hail, and by guaranteeing the
independence of El Kasim against both. The Government o^ India recom
mended that the Shaikh should be informed that they had no wish to prevent
him frcm using his influence with Bin Saud and' Bin Rashid to prevent
internecine warfare which threatened the prosperity of his own country and
trade, but that the proposed guarantee would involve him in definite political
action in Central Arabia and could not be allowed, and the opinion was
expressed that the situation emphasised the desirability of obtaining from the
Shaikh formal recoguition of our right to control his external relations.
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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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- 'Persian Gulf précis. (Parts I and II)'
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