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File 395/1908 Pt 2 'Persian Gulf: Katif; Disturbances in 1908' [49r] (93/146)
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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From Viceroy, l§th August 1908.
Foreign Secret. Our telegram of 13tli August. Katif. Following
telegrams repeated for your information. First from Consul-General,
Baghdad, dated 15th August:—
“ Baghdad public seems to know nothing of Katif affair. Wali reticent
and inclined to treat matter as of no importance. Commander
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
says
civil officer at Katif, who had force of 70 men, asked for food and reinforce
ments about 3rd August; 200 soldiers were sent from Basrah in lurkish
gunboat “ Kalid Bahr,” and 400 men with one gun are to leave Baghdad for
Katif in a few days.”
Second, from Bushire, dated 15th August:—
“ Wali of Bussorah assures Consul that relief force of 150 men and two
guns will leave for Katif to-morrow.”
From Secretary of State to Viceroy, Foreign Department,
ISth August 1908.
Foreign Secret, Your telegram dated 13th August. Katif. No assistance
should be given to Turkish authorities without express sanction fiom heie.
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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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