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'File 3/3 Persian Navy' [‎34r] (67/200)

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The record is made up of 1 file (98 folios). It was created in 5 Feb 1932-29 Dec 1937. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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(Received under 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. endorsement
&o.R.£*2317/53)•
Cop.v sent to India *
FOKKIGH OFFICE,S*W.l.
19th April, 1933*
Sir,
Jith reference to my despatch Ao*39 of the 26th January,
I transmit to you the accompanying copy of a letter from 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. regarding the possibility of fernian warships
visiting Arab ports in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. * Y ou will already
have received direct from tVie 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 a copy of his express letter Bo*C-38 of tiie 2nd March to
the Government of India, referred to therein.
2* 1 agree with the view that it should be made clear to
the Persian Government at the earliest suitable opportunity
that notification will be required by the rulers of the Arab
principalities before the visits of Persian warships to their
ports* 1 appreciate, however, that, ns stated in paragraph 3
of your despatch h T o*463 of the 4th November it ia desirable,
if possible, to avoid making a communication on the subject in
a form which the Persian Government might consider gratuitously
offensive. I am prepared therefore to leave you discretion
as to the precise manner in which the necessary intimation may
be moat suitably conveyed*
3. It ia possible that the object which you have in view
might be met by an explanation to the effect thfct, alter so
much inconclusive discussion on the question whether permission
Copy.
No #160 *
(B 1772/114/34).
should be sought for the visits of warships or whether only
notification is required, it has seemed desirable to his
Aaj esty 1 s/
R. H. Koare, hsq* ,C* l.G*,
etc*, etc., etc.,
Tehran.

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This file concerns visits of Persian warships to Arab ports. The two main issues discussed are whether Arab rulers in the Gulf should be formally notified prior to any visits to their ports by Persian warships, and, in cases where notification has not been received, whether a call to visit should be accepted. Much of the file consists of copies of telegrams relating to this matter between the 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. , the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department, and the British Minister, Tehran. Other correspondents include the following: the 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; the Secretary to the 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. ; the Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office; the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Sabah [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ].

Other matters discussed in the file include: a reported incident of an officer of a Persian warship hauling down a British flag at Basidu [Bāsaʻīdū]; a subsequent tour of the Gulf by a flotilla of eight British destroyers, and its perceived effect on opinion in Kuwait.

The file also includes a copy of an address, given by the 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. to the Trucial Chiefs [rulers of the Trucial states A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ] at Dibai [Dubai], on 23 September 1933.

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1 file (98 folios)
Arrangement

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 100; 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 2-99, and ff 3-99; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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