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File 757/1909 'Persian Gulf:- Turkey and Turkish aggression (Occupation of Zakhnuniyeh Island. Attitude in piracy cases. Mudirs at Zubara, Odaid and Wakra) British Relations with Turkey in Persian Gulf' [‎135r] (274/495)

The record is made up of 1 volume (245 folios). It was created in 1909-1911. 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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Sir G. Lowther to Sir Edward Grey.—{Received October 24, 5‘30 p.m.)
(No. 232 )
YOLR despatch No. 312.
Our suppoit of 1 lance in the ]oan negotiations has given deep, though I trust ^
temporal}, umbrage heie, while, as reported in my telegram No. 231, current versions i iwyilio)
ot oui contemplated action in Persia have given rise to violent anti-British outbursts
and animosity accompanied by evidently inspired display of pro-German proclivities.
1 would consequently venture to submit expediency of my being authorised to postpone
until the ill-feeling has died down communication in writing of your despatch No. 312,
which would inevitably be communicated in Turkish translation to the committee and'
would be interpreted as indictment of new regime, thus increasing anti-British and
pro-German tendencies.
I have already put in written demand for property losses, as also for those of ice
factories, &nd central authorities are communicating with Bagdad on the subject.
Orders have been issued to cancel appointment of mudir at Odeid and for withdrawal
of post at Zakhmmiyeh, while recall of Yali of Bussorah can be locally interpreted as
satisfaction for his violent proceedings towards Sheikh of Mohammerah.
I would also venture to submit that any written mention at the present of our
relations with latter would intensify suspicions fomented by Germany and her local
organ here of our aggressive intentions in South Persia. If suggested postponement
of communication meets with your approval, I might, in the meantime, make strong
unofficial representations as to the registration of the lands of the Sheikhs of
Mohammerah and Koweit.
Should the order for the withdrawal of post at Zakhnuniyeh not be carried out,
I would submit for your consideration that measures might be taken politely and if
necessary forcibly conveying them to Katif without more warning than the Turks gave
in sending them there.
As regards your despatch No. 107 of 20th April," of which we have not yet had
acknowledgment, I have a suspicion that its contents may have been communicated
by the committee to the local authorities in Mesopotamia, and have [ ] to their
aggressive attitude with a view to diminishing our predominance in those regions.
Most effectual way of checking the aggressively nationalist tendencies of the
present inexperienced rulers of Turkey would seem to be to starve them financially
into proper sense of international proportion.
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[754—115]

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the Turkish occupation of Zakhnuniyah Island, the Ottoman attitude towards piracy cases, and the appointment of officials in Zubara, Odeid and Wakra.

The discussion in the volume relates to the Turkish occupation of a disused fort (built by Shaikh Ali bin Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain) on Zakhnuniyah Island and the placing of Ottoman officials in Zubara, Odeid and Wakra. Correspondence reflects British concerns over Turkish claims to sovereignty in the coastal area of the Qatar Peninsula and how these could best be resisted, particularly in the strategic context of the construction of the Berlin to Baghdad railway. In discussing Zakhnuniyah, reference is made to typed extract of the relevant page (1937) of Lorimer's Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer (Geographical and Statistical Volume) which describes how the Dawasir tribe halted there, during the course of their emigration from Najd (see folio 236).

Further discussion surrounds Turkish obstruction of the investigation of cases of piracy in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the proposed visit of H M S Redbreast to Al Bidaa.

Included in the volume are copies of the Committee for Imperial Defence papers 'Turkish Agression in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. " and 'Local Action in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (ff 12-15).

The principal correspondents in the volume include the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); the Viceroy of India; the ruler of Bahrain; 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 (Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear); the British Ambassador to Constantinople; His Britannic Majesty's Acting Consul for Arabistan (Lieutenant Arnold Talbot Wilson); 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox); the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.

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1 volume (245 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 757 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Turkish Aggression) consists of 1 volume IOR/L/PS/10/162.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 241; these numbers are written in pencil and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves.

A flap is pasted to the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 188.

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