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'File 3/2 Interference with Kuwait Sailing Craft on High Seas by Persian warships.' [205r] (409/550)
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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I have the honour to direct the attention of
Your Excellency to the increasingly frequent practice of
interference by Iranian naval vessels with Koweiti and
other Arab dhows, and to refer in particular to two recent
cases of such interference which have been brought to the
notice of His Majesty*s Government.
2. His Majesty*s Government are informed s
(1) that on the 11th March one
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
was
stopped at a point 30 miles North West of
the island of Kh^arg by an Iranian naval
vessel which caused serious damage in
coming alongside. It appears that the
boarding party failed to board the
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
owing to heavy seas;
(2) that on the 18th March two dhows
were stopped by an Iranian naval vessel
18 miles from the nearest point of the
Iranian shore in the vicinity of Tahiri.
Both these dhows were boarded and searched. A few articles
were stolen and in each case a sum of Bs 1,000 was demanded,
although the dhows were eventually released upon payment of
a small levy.
I am to point out to Your Excellency that the
dhows concerned in these incidents, which were returning to
Koweit from India, were flying the flag of Koweit and were
stationed well outside Iranian territorial waters when they
were intercepted. I am therefore to ask you to be so good
as to arrange for the issue of instructions to Iranian naval
vessels not to interfere with foreign dhows on the high seas.
I am further to emphasize that this practice of stopping
koweiti and other Arab dhows on the high seas is likely to
lead only to constant friction which it is the earnest desire
of His Majesty*s Government to avoid.
4* I shall be grateful to receive Y6ur Excellency*s
assurance that adequate measures will be taken by the competent
Imperial authority to prevent a recurrence of such interference.
5. I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to
Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration.
Received under Foreign Office printed letter No.
E.4632/66/91, dated the 3rd June, 1947.
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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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- 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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