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'Persian Gulf - Turkish jurisdiction along the Arabian coast (Part III)' [17v] (28/30)
The record is made up of 1 file (15 folios). It was created in 2 Dec 1881. 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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Colonel Eoss declined discussion, but repeated
that the proposal was inadmissible. At the end of
July Jasirn addressed three further letters to the
Hesident. Of these, one intimated his abandon
ment of the Odeid project; another announced
"that he was about to proceed by sea to the neigh
bourhood of Kateef, in order to attack the Ajman
tribe, against which he had a grievance; while the
third declared his intention of seizing in the terri
tory of the Beni Yas (Abuthabi) a certain Sheikh,
Bhataye-bin-Khadim, head of the Gubeysat tribe
formerly of Odeid, who owed him money, and had
broken an engagement.
Writing to the Government of India on the
■subiect of these communications (16th August),* * Secret No. 145, dated 30th October
i -i 1881. Enclosure 4.
Oolonel Eoss observed :—
« A movement from El Bidaa to the Kateef coast
"by sea of the sort Sheikh Jasim contemplates, or
affects to contemplate, would have a disturbing
-effect, and probably be the signal for the renewal
of piracies and disorders in those waters, and I am
therefore requesting the Sheikh to refrain from the
proceeding. I do not feel sure, however, whether
I would be in a position to interfere actively- to
prevent the proposed expedition under existing
relations. The father of Sheikh Jasim certainly
engaged in 1868 not to make war by sea, but, since
then, the political status of the Sheikhs of El
Bidaa has been changed by the acceptance by them
in 1871 of the Turkish flag and a Turkish garrison,
and I doubt whether it would be deemed advisable
to remind Jasim of the agreement referred to. The
whole question of the political jurisdiction over
that part of the Arabian coast has been so fully
discussed that it is unnecessary to go into it again
now.
" With regard to Sheikh Jasim's announcement
of his intention to seize Sheikh Bataye, as the
latter resides in the Beni Yas territory, it is to be
inferred that Jasim means to threaten a hostile
incursion into Beni Yas waters, in which the mari
time peace is maintained under British auspices.
Such action it would be impossible to permit with
^due regard to British rights and obligations, but,
unless actively assisted by the Turkish Government,
Jasim is not likely to venture to attack the more
powerful Beni Yas."
To Jasim, Colonel Boss wrote (16th August)
two letters, one requesting him to refrain from any
movement to the Kateef coast by sea, as it would
lead to general disturbance, another warning hi ™
-that he would not be permitted to make any hostile
maritime expedition on waters where the maritime
truce was in force.
The Besident s report of his proceedings was
replied to by the Government of India (4th October)
"l T1 "Frvl 1 /"VtiTl v» m 4 "/"v-*-»wr* r* • »L yA i. „ 1-.^»
in the following terms :—f
f Secret, No. 145, dated 30th October
" 3. The Governor General in Council has con
sidered your proposals, and they have his approval.
The preservation of the maritime truce is a matter
1881. Enclosure 5.
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A printed memorandum written and compiled by Adolphus Warburton Moore for 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. , and dated 2 December 1881.
The document is a continuation of ' Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. - Turkish jurisdiction along the Arabian coast (Part II)' (IOR/L/PS/18/B19/2) and broadly addresses the same issues, namely, how to respond toTurkish claims to sovereignty along the southern coast of the Gulf that could potentially impinge on Britain's commitments with local rulers (in Bahrain and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) and their security responsibilities at sea (the suppression of piracy).
The document summarises correspondence from the previous two years (1879-1881) that had dealt with the matter, beginning with an outline of the opinions of officials from the main departments and institutions involved: the Foreign Office, the Government of India, and 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. (whose opinion Warburton represents). Other correspondents include officials from the Residencies and Agencies in both the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , as well as the Ambassador at Constantinople.
The documents cover several topics, including:
- The threat to Bahrain from the Beni Hajir tribe and Ottoman ambitions to extend their sovereignty to the island, including the Turkish plan to build a coal depot on the island as a pretext to further political involvement;
- Questions of how to police the waters under Turkish authority;
- How Britain should deal with Shaikh Jasim [Jāsim bin Muḥammad Āl Thāni] of El Bidaa [Doha];
- Turkish claims to parts of the coast of Guttur [Qatar].
The document concludes with the perceived outcomes of the discussions, including closer ties with the ruler of Bahrain, who, in December 1880, agreed not to open relations with any foreign power other than Britain.
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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Foliation: the foliation for this description commences at folio 4 and terminates at folio 18, 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between folios 4-197; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the bottom right corner of each folio.
Pagination: the document also has an original printed pagination sequence.
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