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'Henjam. Position and Rights of His Majesty's Government in the Island of Henjam. The Sheikh of Henjam and his Affairs' [63v] (8/8)
The record is made up of 1 file (4 folios). It was created in 26 Sep 1928. It was written in English. 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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Tel. from Viceroy,
1685 S., Aug. 22
1928, P. 455'.!/28.
Tel. from Viceroy,
July 28 1928 P.G. 9.
Lr from Pol. Kes.
to G. of L, 275 S.,
July 21 1928.
P. 4482.
8
(6) Whether the existing coaling depots on Kishm [Basidu] and Henjam
can without disadvantage be moved to Bahrein? (Conclusions of
1st meeting of Sub-Committee.)
Views expressed by the Government of India.
41. The Government of India, who recognise that His Majesty’s Govern
ment have no rights of ownership in Henjam, consider that “ the naval
advantages offered by Henjam with its deep anchorage render regularisation
of our position desirable, and we still feel that we should seek to receive this
in exchange for our firmer rights in Basidu, a solution as old as our original
occupation in 1868 [cp. para. 10, supra]. Not that we anticipate possibility
of acquiring a lease in perpetuity. The time appears to have passed for an}'
such veiled form of transfer of sovereignty. Long ’lease or concession seems
all that we can now hope for. We should be prepared to contract area to
our essential needs.’’
42. On the question of the practicability of moving the coaling station
from Henjam to Bahrein, the Government of India, while they remark that
it is primarily a matter for the Admiralty, consider that primd facie the
move is practicable. 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.
, who refers to the fact that the
Henjam anchorage “ is absolutely indefensible from guns placed on Kishm
Island,” has suggested on this point that His Majesty’s Government should
be prepared to consider moving elsewhere, but that “if the Persians attempt
to make us move, then we must demand sufficient time to prepare some
other place, and must avoid any idea of being turned out in an undignified
manner.”
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.
,
26th September 1928.
J. G. L.
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Memorandum providing an overview of the British connection with the island of Henjam.
Covering:
- introduction to the location of Basidu [Bāsa‘īdū] and its strategic importance; use of the island by the British; the Beni Yas tribe inhabitants;
- international status of Henjam – Persian and Muscat claims;
- the British Telegraph Concession at Henjam - a history from 1868 – and the use of the location as a base for naval authorities and as a coaling station;
- 1926-8: reassertion of Persian claims – customs; enquiry by the Persian Government as to the right of property of His Majesty's Government in Basidu and Henjam; the expulsion of the Shaikh of Henjam in May 1928; and consideration of action to be taken at Henjam in the event of Persian aggression under the Telegraph Concession;
- relations between the Sheikh [Shaikh] of Henjam and Persia: 1904-28 – friction between Persian officials and the Arab inhabitants, and the expulsion and return of the Shaikh.
It includes a summary detailing the position and legal rights of His Majesty's Government in Henjam, and the desirability to maintain the connection. In addition, a list of points referred to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Sub-Committee, and the views expressed by the Government of India are given.
Written by John Gilbert Laithwaite of 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. .
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 60, and terminates at f 63, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, 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. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Henjam. Position and Rights of His Majesty's Government in the Island of Henjam. The Sheikh of Henjam and his Affairs'
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- 60r:63v
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