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'File 3/2 Interference with Kuwait Sailing Craft on High Seas by Persian warships.' [156r] (311/550)
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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6 .
Lord Halifax is,however, moat anxious that every
effort should be made, compatible with the proper performance
of their duties by His Majesty’s ships, to avoid an incidence
in any waters of tne .
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, more especially in the
present time of unsettled international relations and having
regard to the importance of the oil supplies derived from
Persian territory.
7. His Lordship therefore urges that the instructions
issued to the Commanding Officers of His Majesty’s ships
should make this point abundantly clear and that the general
Admiralty instructions should be accompanied by further
(posaibly secret) instructions to the effect that His Majesty's
Government are anxious to avoid an incident vithin six miles
of the Persian coast even more than elsev/here on the high seas,
“" a cna t although the same action iaust, if the necessity
inevitably arises, be taken within those limits as in the
reEt - tae ’tlf, commanders of ships should, if jossible,
contrive to avoid situations arising in which their snips are
li.cely to ce upon the scene when a
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
is stopped by a
Persian vessel within the six mile limit. The simplest way
of avoiding auch situation's not to enter the six mile limit,
and it is presumably usually possible for His Majesty’s ships,
except m one or two places where the main sea routes may
pass near Persian islands, not to do bo at all except when
going to ot* from Per si tin ports.
° # c ° t * y QI ~ 11113 better is being sen^/the
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.
and to Tehran.
I am,
Sir,
four obedient servant,
Sd. LACY 3AGGALLAY.
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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)
- Arrangement
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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