'Memorandum respecting British interests in the Persian Gulf' [29v] (24/126)
The record is made up of 1 file (66 folios). It was created in 12 Feb 1908. 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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32
which a British gun-boat cannot reach. The
use of the launch will confirm our title to police
the pearl banks.
The reason for these measures was explained
by the Government of India in a despatch dated
the 21st April, 1901 :—
The protection of the British Government had
converted the island from a scene of chronic
external aggression and intestine feud into a
relatively peaceful and flourishing centre of
industry and commerce; but, secure in the
gratuitous enjoyment of the benefits thus con
ferred upon him, and oblivious of the past vicis
situdes of' the Khalifa familv, the Chief had
been induced, by the very moderation of the
British Government, to the belief that bis re
lations with them were of a kind involving no
corresponding obligations on bis part. The
incorrectness of the Sheikh’s attitude had been
conspicuously noticeable in connection with
the question of the Customs revenues (a point
dealt with under a separate heading of this
Memorandum''. The Government of India were
not then disposed on this account to have
recourse to coercive measures, in the hope that
the object in view would be effected by means
which, if slower, might not prove less effective.
They apprehended that the Sheikh would not
be slow to recognize the significance of the
means in question, and that a suitable officer
would be able to bring pressure to bear in con
nection with the Customs question or any other
matter. Apart, however, from affairs of domestic
interest, the need for a more definite assertion of
our position had recently come into greater pro
minence o wing to the establishment of an enter
prising German trader on the island, and by
reason of the growing interest in this quarter
displayed by foreigners of other nationalities.
Tiie expectations of the Government of India
as to the reformation of the Sheikh were unfor
tunately destined to be disappointed, and his
incapacity as a Ruler found concrete expression
in disturbances which took place in Kovember
India Office
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1901, when a German clerk was assaulted and ^oj^mber 2y,
several Persians were wounded.
In the case of the German, as a result 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.
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a , |, . . , . . . „ . January 18, 1905.
action or the British Agent, lull compensation was
paid and condign punishment publicly inflicted.
As to the Persians, the Sheikh remained „
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The memorandum, printed for the use of the Foreign Office, was compiled on 12 February 1908 and contains information compiled by 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. on British political and commercial interests in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including Pearl Fisheries (folios 58v-63); General Trade Statistics and German Competition (folios 64-66); Lighthouses (folios 66v-67v) and British Cables (folios 67v-71).
The memorandum contains five maps:
- 'Sketch to illustrate positions of Flagstaffs at Elphinstone Inlet and Sheep Island (Musandim Peninsula)' (f 26);
- 'Sketch of Approaches to Kuweit Harbour and Shatt Al Arab' (f 47);
- 'Sketch Map of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Arabian Coast' (f 75);
- 'Sketch Map of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Arabian Coast' (f 82);
- 'Persia and Afghanistan' (f 83).
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Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 18, and terminates at f 83, since 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 the bottom right-hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. These numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled. Pagination: This section of the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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