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'File 3/2 Interference with Kuwait Sailing Craft on High Seas by Persian warships.' [144r] (287/550)
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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should be adopted ag in Persian territorial waters proper -
nataely that there should be no intervention by Hig Majesty’s
.Ships, but that diplomatic protests should be mode and claims
advanced if the vessels nave been arrested without reasonable
cause* The reason he advances for making t is suggestion ig
the desirability of avoiding risking a reference to an internat
ional tribunal on the question of the limit of Persian teri-
t or ial waters*
7. n heir Lordsnipa feel that arrangements on the lines proposed
are unnecessarily complicated, and that the risk of an incident
leading to recourse to an international tribunal on the question
of the proper extent of territorial waters can be discounted.
^hey therefore suggest that the same instructions should cover
the whole of the nigh seas, up to the limit admitted by us as
Persian territorial water.
8* 4s regards possible interferences inside Arab territorial
waters, Their Lordships would draw attention to the Muscat,
■Rahrain and Kuwait Proclamations made in 1898-1900 in connection
with the arms traffic* 'lopies of these proclamations are
appended for convenient reference* It will be seen that they
all confer upon Persian vessels the right of search of Muacati,
Bahraini and Kuwaiti dno.vs within the ruler’s own territorial
waters. The question of the cancellation of these proclamations
has recently been under consideration - see in this connection
semi-official correspondence commencing witn Mr.Clauson’s letter
P.Z. 2970 of the 11th *ay and foreign Office despatch jNo.204
to Tehran. Their Lordships consider that it is extremely
unlikely that the Persian Oovtsrnment are aware of these
provisions, and they feel tnat it is not necessary to take o^en
steps to cancel them - wnicn, as pointed out in the corres
pondence /
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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:
- 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;
- 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. ;
- British Minister, Tehran (later referred to as His Majesty's Ambassador, Tehran);
- British Chargé d'Affaires, Tehran;
- Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmed Al-Jabir As-Sabah [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ];
- Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs;
- Foreign Office;
- 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. ;
- Admiralty;
- Persian [Iranian] Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
- Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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.
- Physical characteristics
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 View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/172
- Title
- 'File 3/2 Interference with Kuwait Sailing Craft on High Seas by Persian warships.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:7v, 10r:21v, 23r:28v, 31r:55v, 57r:81v, 83r:83v, 85r:109v, 111r:115v, 117r:117v, 120r:174v, 176r:177v, 179r:180v, 183r:189v, 191r:191v, 193r:193v, 195r:209v, 211r:226v, 228r:229v, 232r:238v, 240r:244v, 247r:274v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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