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'Persian Gulf - Turkish jurisdiction along the Arabian coast (Part III)' [18v] (30/30)
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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to the renewal of piracies and disorder m the
adioininff waters. On the other hand, there is no
definite ground for regarding, the expedition as
directed against our feudatory, so that we haTe
some hesitation in treating it as a matter to which
your Lordship's orders of the 26th August would
apply; and further, until piracies actually result
from the despatch of the-force, it appears to us that
our cruisers cannot act against the Sheikh s boats
under the instructions conveyed in your Lordship's
Despatch, No. 28, of the 5th August, by which we
were informed that Her Majesty's vessels need not
be too much hampered by the three-mile limit in
pursuing pirate craft into Turkish waters. Under
these circumstances, Colonel Ross has not thought
it proper to interfere authoritatively in order to
prevent the expedition, and we have expressed con
currence in, and approval of, his views.
The question as to our relations with the Chief
of El Bidaa seems rather to have settled itself, at
all events for the present. He has professed his
intention to abstain from maritime war without
permission of the British Resident, and, so long as
he acts up to this profession, we may be satisfied,
and need not concern ourselves with the nice point
how far his deference to Colonel Ross's counsels
and warnings is consistent with his acceptance,
voluntary or the reverse, of Turkish jurisdiction.
In the event, on the other hand, of his putting to
sea, the course to be followed must depend upon
circumstances. We are certainly not bound to
protect Turkish territory against attack by a
Turkish feudatory. But it is our declared policy
to maintain the peace of the seas, which the Turks
cannot or will not do. That must be understood
to be the meaning of the instructions lately issued
to the commanders of British vessels in Gulf
waters, which may reasonably be read in the light
of Lord Granville's explanatory Despatch* to Her * P-
Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople, and ought
not to be construed in the somewhat pedantic
fashion adopted by the Government of India.
A. W. M.
Political and Secret Department,
2nd December 1881.
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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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- 1 file (15 folios)
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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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