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File 1408/1904 Pt 1 ‘Persian Gulf: Henjam affairs. Status of Henjam (Persian sovereignty). Persian Customs post. Henjam Telegraph Station dispute’ [38r] (80/508)
The record is made up of 1 volume (250 folios). It was created in 1904-1906. It was written in English and French. 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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[Confidential.]
N°. 952 , dated Bushire, the 26 th April (ree^fved 7th May) 1906
From-MAJOR P. Z. Cox, C.I.E.,
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.
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With reference to Mr. Grant Duff’s telegram No. 82, dated i 9 th instant, on
Resident to Senior Naval Officer, dated a 9 th-3oth ^16 Subject of the area of OUr TelePraoh
C^Zt,,Ch ief t„ th. Resident, Endetse- f “-“j 3 ?’ ‘ ^ ‘ he £ h0n0 ^
KT" * T ' 0 ’ forward in original a survey of the tract
which the Senior Naval Officer has been
to tne Kesident, Ki
ment No. I462-II. F., dated 19th April 1906.
good enough to have executed at my req^r *0^^ with copieTof the cZ
munications exchanged by us in connection therewith.
. r 2 * ^ J! fr ? m t! ? e local P 0i pt of view, of those who are familiar with or have
live at Henjam, important that the cutivated valley should be included in our
sTaff’ m ° rder t0 pr0Vlde a dlstracti <™ and occupation for the Telegraph
he sketch may, I think, be relied upon to be sufficiently accurate for
permanent record, and I therefore venture to recommend that it be redrawn bv a
with^our r cop^ tS^lan, ^ ls done > 1 request the favour of being supplied
I am sending a copy of this letter to His Majesty’s Chargd d’Affaires,
1 eheran, for information. *
Telegram, dated the 29 th- 3 oth March 1906 .
From—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.
, Bushire,
To—The Senior Naval Officer, H. M. S. “ Fox ", Henjam.
Legation asks for approximate area by telegram. Would you kindly take
approximate measurements of that portion of the island lying north of
southern bank or boundary of cultivated valley which Telegraph Superinten
dent will indicate, and telegraph result. Subsequently, should you remain a
day or two, it would be very useful if you could arrange for accurate sketch of
this tract at 50 yards to an inch.
No. 17 -S. N. O., dated Henjam, the 16 th April 1906 .
From— Captain J. B. Eustace, Commander, H. M. S. “ Fox ", and Senior Naval
Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division,
To— Vice-Admiral Sir Edmund S. POb, K.CV.O., Commander-in-Chief,
East Indies Station.
I have the honour to forward, in compliance with the request of His
Britannic Majesty’s Resident, a plan of the limits of the Telegraph Station,
Henjam, as defined by his telegram of 30th March 1906.
A lack of materials has prevented the plan being prepared upon as large
a scale as contemplated, but I submit that this scale will suffice for reference.
The southern limit, viz., a line S. 77 0 E. and N. 77 0 W. through Table Hill,
will ensure the supply of sweetwater to the cultivated lands in Wady Mushi,—the
water-supply from the north is salt and has to be deflected from the gardens
by bunds. This line also avoids the area examined by Russians (?) when
searching for mineral oil. The area within these limits is roughly 3 4 square
miles (nautical).
About two-thirds of this area consists of barren rocky hills in a state of
disintegration, due to the presence of salts that are being washed away by the
rain ; a process which is also assisted by the frequent earthquakes that cause
fissures and shake down portions of the hill-sides.
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The file comprises copies of correspondence, papers and maps relating to the British Government’s telegraph station and the Persian Government’s customs house on the island of Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām], questions of Persian sovereignty over the island, and the status of the island’s Arab inhabitants. The volume’s principal correspondents are: 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. (Major Percy Zachariah Cox); the British Ambassador (or Chargé d’Affaires) at Tehran (Sir Arthur Henry Hardinge; Sir Evelyn Mountstuart Grant Duff); the Assistant Resident and British Consul at Bandar-e ʻAbbās (Lieutenant William Henry Irvine Shakespear); the Senior Naval Officer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division, also Commanding Officer of HMS Fox (Captain John Bridges Eustace).
A large portion of the correspondence concerns British officials’ reaction to the Persian Government’s construction of a customs house on Henjam (itself a response to the British Government’s revival of their telegraph office on the island):
- British officials’ proposals to send Indian troops to keep the peace on the island (ff 221-225);
- a report of a visit to Henjam by Cox and Shakespear, June 1905, with an accompanying map of the island (ff 189-193, f 200);
- fresh water supplies at Henjam, and discussion amongst British officials over whether the Persians should be refused access to the island’s water supply;
- copies of correspondence and a tracing of a sketch, dated 1868, relating to the original agreement between the Persian and British Governments for a telegraph cable and station at Angaum [Jazīreh-ye Hengām], enclosed as part of an attempt to establish the extent of the original telegraph concession on the island, covering the years 1868 to 1880 (ff 133-136);
- use of flagstaffs on the island, specifically Persian flagstaffs as a statement of sovereignty, and the proposal for a British flagstaff as part of a Lloyd’s Signal Station;
- negotiations between the British Government and Persian Government (represented by Mushir-ed-Dowleh) on the acknowledgement and extent of a British concession at Henjam;
- correspondence and reports relating to a survey undertaken by the Royal Navy (HMS Fox ) of the northern tip of Henjam in April 1906, in order to ascertain the extent and boundary of the area required for the British telegraph office concession (ff 2-16).
The file also covers the status of Henjam’s Arab inhabitants, including:
- claims made by Shaikh Ahmed bin Abeid of Henjam to be under the protection of Shaikh Mookhdoom [Shaikh Maktūm bin Hashar Āl Maktūm] of Dubai, and to have been settled on the islands by ancestors of the Sultan of Maskat [Muscat] (f 233, f 138, f 92);
- British officials’ procrastination in confirming their acceptance of Persian sovereignty over Henjam to the island’s Arab inhabitants, amid concerns of potentially violent confrontations between Henjam’s Persians and Arabs once Britain’s acceptance of Persian sovereignty is confirmed (f 124, ff 110-112);
- proposals made by Cox to resettle the Arabs of Henjam at Basidu [Bāsa‘īdū], rejected by Government officials (ff 99-103).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (250 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 252; 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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- File 1408/1904 Pt 1 ‘Persian Gulf: Henjam affairs. Status of Henjam (Persian sovereignty). Persian Customs post. Henjam Telegraph Station dispute’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:15v, 17r:30v, 32r:41v, 44r:82v, 84r:135v, 137r:180v, 183r:199v, 201r:251v, back-i
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