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'Position and Rights of His Majesty's Government in Basidu' [59v] (6/6)
The record is made up of 1 file (3 folios). It was created in 1 Oct 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,
Aur. 22 1928,
P. 4559.
Tel. from Viceroy,
July 23 1928,
P.G. 9.
c
Points referred to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Sub-Committee.
29. Reference lias been made to the following points m coiiiik lion v ith
the deliberations of the Sub-Committee:
(a) The position of His Majesty’s Government in Basidu and Kishm
(RG. 0 , 2 (a) 5 ). . _ . r ^ , T t *
(b) Whether the coaling depots in hishm [i.e. Basidu] and Henjam can
without disadvantage be moved to Bahrein (conclusions of first
meeting of Sub-Committee).
Views of the Government of India.
30. The Government of India consider that as the rights in Basidu of
His Majesty’s Government derive from the Imam of Muscat in his capacity
as tenant under Persia, their derivation can hardly be claimed by itself to
substantiate British ownership. But. the unchallenged occupation of Basidu
has lasted over a century, and while materially the station is now of little or
no use, politically “ it is obviously a valuable counter,^ for possession
unchallenged for a whole century is not easily shaken. ^ hatever its
future, however, “ we shall have to stipulate that our Indian l\avy cemetery
and British graves there are properly preserved.”
To the moving of the coal depot (which, as explained in para. 10,^ has had
a nominal existence only since 1912) they see no 'prima facie objection.
J. G. L.
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.
,
1st October 1928.
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Memorandum providing an overview of the British connection with Basidu [Bāsa ‘īdū](on the island of Kishm [Qeshm]) in terms of status and rights from c 1820-1928. Covering:
- introduction to the location of Basidu and its strategic importance;
- extent of the British Concession;
- status of Basidu – control by the Imam of Muscat, British settlement, Persian protest against British occupation, recognition of Kishm as Persian territory, and the legal position of Basidu;
- 1868-1926 – consideration of British options, and the decisions made;
- 1926-28 reassertion of Persian claims – status of concessions including coaling stations, and the Persian threat to occupy British Basidu August-September 1928, and resulting British naval precautions.
It includes a summary detailing the legal position in regard to Basidu and the value of retaining the coaling station. In addition, a list of points referred to in connection with the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Sub-Committee, and the view expressed by the Government of India are also 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 57, and terminates at f 59, 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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