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File 395/1908 Pt 2 'Persian Gulf: Katif; Disturbances in 1908' [32r] (59/146)
The record is made up of 1 item (73 folios). It was created in Aug 1908-Nov 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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HMS "SPHINX" at Bushire, J
21nt Au^igt 1908*
Memorandum*
Since despatch of my Memorandum of 14th instant
the following telegraphic instructions have been received
from Commander-in-Chief and are transmitted for your in
formation and .guidance*
Political A .gent, Bahrein , should be informed -
(1) No action should be taker on behalf of Turkey
without Admiralty sanction, only assist refugees as neces*
sary* (Red’d 18th August.)
(H) Admiralty have informed Foreign Office and India
Office they do not wish Bluejackets landed at FI
' Katif* Nava1 assistance, if ordered , must be con
fined to what is possible from sea m boats.(Rec’d
16th August.)
(Ill) Admiralty telegraphs to Commander-in-Chief as
follows:- , a
In event of application for assistance, apply for
instructions before authorising action. (Rec’d 20th
August.)
2. - You will therefore confine your action in Bahrein-
Katif waters to the checking of piracy and to enable boat
communication between Bahrein and Katif to be safely resumed.
Any refugees who wish to get away from Katif should then
be able to do so unaided, without fear of being molested,
and if confidence is restored perhaps trade will be resumed.
3. — It appears to me that one Ounhoat in conjunction
with the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
launch should suffice for this service, and
I gather, from a letter received from Major Prideaux, that
he will raise no objections to the withdrawal of the
’’LAPWING’’ when he is fully aware of the Admiralty attitude
in the matter. In any case the ’’LAPWING” is to return to
The Commanding Officer Bushire
H.M.G. "REDBREAST”,
S.N.O. at BAHREIN.
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Part 2 consists of correspondence and memoranda relating to disturbances at Katif [Al-Qaṭīf] and the surrounding area. The correspondence is between the Government of India, Foreign Office, Admiralty, and 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. . Further correspondence, included as enclosures, is 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. , Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain, British Consul at Basrah, and British Ambassador at Constantinople.
The papers cover the discussion over the British response to an outbreak of violence between some of the Bedouin tribes and the townspeople of Katif following a disagreement over date crops. The disturbance extended to acts of piracy along the Gulf coast. The correspondence addresses the question of what the Turkish response will be, whether they need assistance, and what naval assistance the British can offer. Included are naval reports from the three vessels in the vicinity: HMS Lapwing, HMS Sphinx , and HMS Redbreast .
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