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'Persian Gulf - Turkish jurisdiction along the Arabian coast (Part I)' [‎139r] (18/30)

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The record is made up of 1 file (14 folios). It was created in 1 Sep 1879. 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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StSt^& at Ti «« Arab Chiefs have
thev ^nnU to Nejd, and there is no reason why
hey shoiild not continue to do so. The navmoTif
0 tribute is by no means inconsistent with sovereign
independence.— (See Wheaton, p. 67; and PhT
more, I., 116.) i-min-
* * * ^
<c It is a matter of absolute indifference whether
these quasi-independent tribes are sovereign or
absolutely controlled by Turkey. Probably the
establishment of a strong Turkish influence in their
internal administration would be rather an advan
tage than otherwise. As regards their external or
national relations, it is a matter of fact that they
_iaye had for many years, and still have, certain re
lations with us which are expressed in the treaties;
as a matter of fact these relations were formed
independently of Turkey or any other power. In
lespect to their relations with us as expressed in
. lie tieaties, these tribes were and are independent
nations. Even if they were to part with every
other attribute of national independence, that would
not affect the question so far as we are concerned.
The Turks may make them pay tribute, or may put
a stop to their power of fighting on land, or destroy
any other of their national attributes; but they
have no power, without our consent, to touch those
relations which as independent States they have
formed with us.
It follows, therefore, that our position at sea
in respect to these tribes is in no way affected by
their quarrels on land either among themselves or
with Turkey. There is nothing, therefore, in our
maritime position to call for our interference on
land. Is such interference required by other con
siderations ? I think not. I think it would be
rather an advantage than otherwise to establish a
firm Turkish rule along the coast. As for Colonel
Herbert's suggestion, that we should attempt to
interfere and define the boundary between Nejd
and Oman, it would, in my opinion, be most im
politic to do anything of the kind. We never
attempted it during all the wars between the Wa«
habees and Muscat, why should we do it with the
Turks? To do so would involve our interference
every time the boundary was violated, and as the
Turks will never be able to maintain anything but
a nominal control over Nejd, there are likely enough
to be frequent quarrels between Nejd and Oman as
there have been any time within the last 50 years.
1 would, therefore, limit our action to the main
tenance unimpaired of our position at sea.
* * * *
"The pretensions of Midhat Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. to the pro
tectorate of the pearl fisheries, assisted by Colonel
Pelly, should not be allowed to pass unnoticed.
In paras. 12-14 of our Despatch, No. 28, of 20th
May 1870, we have shown that we cannot be
associated with Persia in the protectorate of the
Gulf, and have given powerful reasons for main
taining unimpaired our old position. The same
2982. E

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A memorandum, written by Adolphus Warburton Moore, Assistant Secretary of the Political and Secret Department of 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. , 1 September 1879.

The document is a summary of correspondence, government reports, and published literature relating to the Turkish expedition into El Hassa [Al Hasa] in 1871, and was compiled in light of a proposed comprehensive arrangement with the Porte about the positions of the two powers along the Gulf coast, and policing responsibilities at sea. The correspondence is from the period 1870-1874 and is principally between various British Government departments and offices connected to the region, and the Turkish Government.

The Turkish expedition called into question the sovereignty and jurisdiction of much of the Arabian Peninsula, as well as the coastline and islands of the Gulf. The correspondence contains discussions of these matters and reflects British fears of a loss of their monopoly over the control and security of the Gulf, and a disruption of the treaty relations they maintained with rulers in Bahrein [Bahrain], Guttur [Qatar], the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Muscat, and Aden.

The author quotes extensively from the correspondence and other sources, notes on which are to be found in the margin throughout.

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1 file (14 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation for this description commences at folio 131 and terminates at folio 144, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the 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: folio 131 is torn along one edge, with some loss of text.

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