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File 1247/1912 Pt 1 'Turkey:- Communication to Turkish Govt of agreement between Gt. Britain and Koweit, Bahrein & Trucial Chiefs. Decorations for Sheiks of Koweit, Mohammerah & Bahrein in connection with Anglo-Turkish Convention.' [‎183r] (285/336)

The record is made up of 123 folios. It was created in 19 Oct 1896-24 Sep 1913. 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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No. 86 of 1900.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT.
SECRET.
External.
To
The Right Hon’ble LORD GEORGE E. HAMILTON,
Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India.
Simla, the 5th July 1900.
My Lord,
? We have the honour to forward, for the information and orders of Her
Majesty’s Government, copies of the papers noted in the enclosed list, regarding
an agreement which has been concluded with the Sheikh of Koweit, whereby
he has undertaken to prohibit absolutely the importation and exportation of
arms into and from Koweit territory.
2 . In order to explain the immediate cause of our action in concluding
this agreement, we may refer to the correspondence ending with Your Lord^
ship’s telegram, dated the 11th October 1899, regarding the seizure of certain
arms and ammunition, the property of Messrs. Eracis, Times & Co., by the
Sheikh of Bahrein. We recently learnt from our Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. that the Sheikh of Bahrein desired to restore to Messrs. Eracis,
Times & Co. their property, which had been confiscated by his orders. Acting
on the views indicated by Your Lordship in the telegram above quoted and in
previous correspondence, we did not question the authority of the Sheikh to
dispose of these arms and ammunition at his discretion, though we instructed
our Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. to advise the Sheikh that the restoration of the goods
to Messrs. Eracis, Times & Co. should he made subject to the condition that
the arms and ammunition are not sold in Bahrein, El Katr, or on the Arabian
* Vide enclosure No. 41 of Lieutenant-Colonel Coast a Condition which, aS YoUr Lord -
Meade’s letter to the Marquess of Salisbury, No. 20 ship is aware,* W3S attached to the Original
(Secret-Consular), dated the 28th November 1898. • j. j i ji o-i • i i -i •
concession granted by the Sheikh to his
Vazir, and handed on to Agha Muhammad Rahim and by him to Messrs.
EYacis, Times & Co. In soliciting our instructions regarding the restoration
of the arms, Lieutenant-Colonel Kemball expressed his apprehensions that
Messrs. Eracis, Times & Co., if the arms and ammunition were restored to them,
would probably endeavour to dispose of them at Koweit, and it was with a
"view to frustrate this that we took active steps to secure the conclusion of the
agreement with the Sheikh of Koweit, of which we now forward a copy. We
now hear that the Sheikh of Bahrein has carried out his intention, and has
restored the arms and ammunition to Messrs. Eracis, Times & Co. on the condi
tion above named.

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The correspondence relates to the Anglo-Turkish Convention and assistance provided by the Shaikhs of Koweit [Kuwait] and Mahommerah [Khorramshahr] in the negotiation process, which results in the decision to bestow the award of KCSI (Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India) on both Shaikhs.

Also discussed are:

  • the negotiations between the Ottoman Government and the Bagdad Railway Company;
  • a request by the Turkish Government for copies of agreements and conventions made by the British Government with Koweit, Bahrein [Bahrain] and the Trucial Chiefs;
  • the decision to also bestow honours of a CSI (Companion of the Order of the Star of India) on Shaikh of Bahrein and CIE (Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire) on Haji Rais, trusted confident and adviser to the Shaikh of Mahommerah.

The principal correspondents include the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey), the Secretary of State for India (Viscount Morley of Blackburn, Lord George F Hamilton, and Lord Crewe), the Viceroy of India (Lord Curzon, Earl of Minto), the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Percy Zachariah Cox), the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India (Arthur Henry McMahon), and representatives of the Foreign Office.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence for this description commences at f 86, and terminates at f 208, as 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.

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