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'Persian Gulf précis. (Parts I and II)' [52v] (104/120)
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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(3) With regard to the southern portion of the boundary. Provided that
our line from Kishk-i-Basri to the Shatt-el-Arab is accepted ■without further
question, I do not see any serious objection to the angle of our line at Kishk-i-
Basri being shifted northwards, just sufficient to bring that place into corner of
Turkish territory, and at any rate not higher than latitude 31 degrees. But
I would urge the absolute necessity that no other modification of our line
should be agreed to between that parallel and the Shatt-el-Arab.
(4) With regard to " Bahriya". It would seem that the discrepancy is
due merely to names having been confused. The island which the Turks refer
to must be the one mentioned in Lorimer's gazetteer on page 253, i.e., the upper
one of the two islands without names which are shown in our map No. 3. The
island which appears as " Bahriyeh " (sit?) on the left bank is part of the new
ground to which reference is made under the entry " Salbuq'* in the gazetteer
at page 1653. Is any further local enquiry to be made under these circum
stances ?
Telegram P., dated the 28th (received 29th) April 1913.
From—His Majesty's Secretary of State for India, London,
To—His Excellency the Viceroy, Simla (repeated to Bushire).
The line suggested by the Eesident, Bushire, in his telegram of 11th
instant, in regard to the Mohammerah frontier, has been accepted by Hakki
with the proviso that line should be rectified if, on delimitation, it is found
that territory on Nahr Khaiyin was in effective Turkish occupation at date of
signature of Convention. Careful watch should be maintained, and any
endeavour on the part of the Turks to disturb the existing status quo in the
meantime should immediately be reported.
Telegram R., No. 782, dated the 29th (received 30th) April 1913.
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.
, Bushire,
To—The Foreign Secretary, Simla.
Secretary of State's telegram of 28th April, regarding Mohammerah
Frontier. As His Majesty's Government are aware lands along Khaiyin from
Dialji to Ealliyeh are most valuable to Shaikh and necessity for maintaining
unimpaired our influence and position with him seems to make it out of the
question for us to let them go to Turks. This being the case I presume His
Majesty's Government have only allowed Hakki
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's proviso to stand,
because they consider it merely p'o/brma and fully intend that it shall be
nothing more. In my judgment it is essential that in warning Shaikh we
should inform him to the latter effect, and I solicit instructions to do so.
According to my information there is a very strong inclination abroad
among Arabs of Mesopotamia and Shatt-el-Arab to take advantage of Turkey's
present weakness in order to throw off her yoke, and having regard to the
all powerful influence which Mohammerah and Kuwait wield over them there
can be little doubt of what would be result of any ill-advised attempt of the
Porte to assail interests of Mohammerah in way suggested by Hakki
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's
proviso, apart from this settlement is of course highly satisfactory.
Telegram R., No. 96 S., dated the 1st May 1913.
From—His Excellency the Viceroy, Simla,
To—His Majesty's Secretary of State for India, London.
Mohammerah frontier. Please see your telegram, 28th April. Cox
telegraphs:— Begins. As His Majesty's Government are aware * * *
highly satisfactory. Ends. We strongly support Cox's views and trust that
he may be authorised to inform Shaikh as suggested.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- 'Persian Gulf précis. (Parts I and II)'
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- 1r:37v, 39r:53r, 60v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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