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'File 3/2 Interference with Kuwait Sailing Craft on High Seas by Persian warships.' [‎146r] (291/550)

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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nii$n ae&8 # and tnat it can be regarded aa being no more tnan an
intiTnation to tne lultan'a subject a tnat tney cannot expect tne
support of tHeir ruler if tney indulge in forbidden activities,
on the assumption, therefore, that no other document exists which
confers these powers in a more formal and definite manner, Their
Lordships suggest that tne matter would be adequately met if the
instruction covering tne case where a Persian warship alleges
that a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. is engaged in tne arms traffic (see paragraph 9
above) were made applicable to any case of interference with an
Arab dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. on tne nign seas as well as in Arab territorial
wat e^s.
11. In reply to tne enquiry as to tne existing instructions
in your letter of tne 7tn July, I am to state that i'neir Lord-
snips nave been unable to trace that any specific instructions
governing tne use of force nave been issued to ii.a. Snips in
connection with Persian interferences witn Arab dhows, other
than those issued in Admiralty letter m.01721/31 of trie 14tn
October, 1931, (copies of wnicn were sent to foreign Office
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. on tne same date) wnicn stated tnat H any
interference outside Persian territorial waters witn Arab dnows
suspected of smuggling would call for a strong protest. Tne
action to be tpjcen would, nowever, nave to depend on tne cir
cumstances of tne case**. As regards instruction or general
application, Article 949 K.R. and A.I. provides tnat ^Titian
ships (wnich would undoubtedly be interpreted as including snips
under Sritisn protection) "are only to be protected by force
against actual and wrongful violence arid when remonstrance nas
failed-. This Article relates to 3ritisn snips in foreign
ports, an i a 1 or 11 or 1 it could be argued tnat it applies witn
, even /
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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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