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'File 3/2 Interference with Kuwait Sailing Craft on High Seas by Persian warships.' [162r] (323/550)
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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enter the alx-mile limit. It would not, for instance,
be possible, without serious detriment to our prestige for
H.M ships patrolling outside the six-mile limit either to
ignore an incident which they may observe within the s ix-
-mile limit, or tail to pursue, if necessary, an offending
Persian vessel^ up to the limit of waters claimed by us as
the high seas. The damage to our prestige would be all
the more serious if, as would now be thee ase, it were
public knowledge that we had authorised resistance to
Persian interference outside Persian territorial waters.
It would therefore seem necess&ry, if the risk of incidents
is to be avoided in the manner s^gested by Lord Halifax
for H.M.Ships to be instructed to keep, not only outside
tr.e six mile limit, but at a distance from it sufficient
to ensure that they did not witness any incident occurring
vithin the six miles, or likely to involve pursuit beyond
that limit. My Lords do not, however, consider t hat any
such instruction would be desirable in principle or practical;
those suggested by Lord Halifax would, not, in fact, avoid
the risk of incidents, and would, My Lords consider, merely
introduce an undesirable element of doubt in Commanding
Officers’ instructions which would make decision in particular
cases difficult and embarassing* as explained in
Admiralty letter M.03427/37 of the 10th Septemner, 1937, they
do not consider that the risk of a serious incident arising
is great, and, for the reasons explained above, they would be
glad if Lord Halifax could agree to the issue of the instruc-
-tions without the proposed reservation.
4 “ ^ Lords haTe als0 considered tde proposal that
H.M.Ships should undertake to see that suspected vessels
proceed/-
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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.
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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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- 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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