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'File 3/2 Interference with Kuwait Sailing Craft on High Seas by Persian warships.' [‎73r] (145/550)

The record is made up of 1 file (273 folios). It was created in 10 Apr 1933-23 Dec 1949. It was written in English, Arabic and Farsi. 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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D.O.N0.1155-S of 1933.
Bushire, ttie 2nd September,1933.
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My dear Bidceon,
Will you kindly refer to your letter No # 3 84 dated
the 11th August 1933 about the Bum * Bath-ul-Khair
2 # I am passing on the statement in the eighth para
graph of your letter, and am mentioning in general terms to the
Charge d’Affaires the confhsion about certain of the places
named*
Qjiite apart from the present incident, 1 should like
to get to the bottom of this question of the position of
w Old Bushire w , and should be so grateful if you v/ould let me
have any farther information that you may have.
4 . I confess that I am not clear about the ruined town
between Hallileh and Beshire, two and an half miles south of
the Besidency ( Sabzabad ) 9 which you call M Old Bushire M *
I have been down there, and have seen some ruins ( thouf^i
of small extent }. One of the names given to them is, 1
am told, Bishahr. Possibly this is what the nakhuda calls
Old Bushire ?
5 * What appears to be known locally as rt Old Bushire ”
is a ruin very roughly half-way between the Beshire Telegraph
Station and the To^n Besidency. It is near ¥here the old
East India Company’s factors’ House is supposed to have been.
6 . You also say in the seventh paragraph of your letter
that the old Portuguese fort is south of Beshire. Were again
there seems to be some confusion of terns, because the old
Portuguese fort is just north-west of the village of Beshire .
though/
Lieut.-Colonel H.B.^.Bickson, C.I.E.,
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. ,
Kuwait •

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This file relates to incidents of Kuwaiti sailing boats being intercepted (and in some cases seized and detained) by Persian warships and other vessels, on suspicions of smuggling. The file largely consists of correspondence between British officials regarding several specific incidents, including one case in which a Kuwaiti dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. was reportedly seized by a Persian warship (the Babr ) off Henjam [Henjān], and towed to Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. Much of the correspondence surrounding this case and others is concerned with establishing whether or not the incidents occurred within Persian territorial waters.

The file discusses more generally the British perspective regarding the extent of Persia's territorial waters and the Persian Navy's right to stop and search foreign vessels in the Gulf. Also included are instructions from the Admiralty regarding the attitude that should be adopted by His Majesty's ships in the Gulf in response to incidents of interference by Persian vessels.

The principal correspondents are the following:

Some of the correspondence dating from after 1935 refers to 'Iranian' rather than 'Persian' vessels, presumably in response to the Iranian Government's request for the international community to refer to the state by its historical name.

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1 file (273 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 275; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 3-274, and ff 6-274; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English, Arabic and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script
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