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'Memorandum respecting British interests in the Persian Gulf' [53v] (72/126)
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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78
As late as 1895 the said Sheikhs had declared
that, although the Chief of Shargah on their
behalf had duly represented to the British
Government that the ownership of the island
was vested in him, as Chief of the Jowasmis,
the British Government had refrained from
moving in the matter, and that they themselves
had consequently been unable to enforce their
rights by their own unaided efforts.
A full precis of the correspondence relating to
the occupation of Sirri is contained in a letter,
dated Bushire, the 19th August, 1888, from
Colonel Boss to His Majesty’s Minister at Tehran
(vide Government of India Proceedings, Septem
ber 1888, No. 104).
Sir Arthur Hardinge, in commenting on the
correspondence between Major Cox and the
Government of India, deprecated raising the {Vide mpm
case of Sirri, unless the Persian Government
forced the question upon His Majesty’s Govern
ment, since the latter were face to face with an
occupation in which they had acquiesced for
very many years, though they had not formally
recognized it.
He added that M. Naus had consented to
strike out Sirri from the list of Customs ports
enumerated in the “ B6glement Douanier.”
Part III.—COMMERCE.
(a.) The Pearl Fisheries.
The pearl fisheries constitute so important a
factor in the general policy of His Majesty’s
Government in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, that con
siderable space is allotted to the consideration of
this subject, and the three principal papers
which bear upon it are quoted in extenso. These
are—
(I.) A despatch from the Government of India
dated the 10th March, 1904 ;
(II.) A Report submitted by the Law Officers
of the Crown to Lord Lansdowne, dated the
11th February, 1905; and
(III.) A despatch to the Viceroy from the
Secretary of State for India, dated the 31st
March, 1905.
I.
“ In the course of our recent examination of
problems connected with the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, the
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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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- 'Memorandum respecting British interests in the Persian Gulf'
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- 18r:80v
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