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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' [161v] (327/495)
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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to request that orders may be issued for the
immediate and permanent withdrawal of the
garrison,jand to add that, should the matter not
receive a satisfactory settlement at an early date,
His Majesty’s Government must take steps to
assert and maintain the rights of the Sheikh of
Bahrein to the island in questionn
The next point upon which I desire to address
your Excellency is the treatment to which the
Sheikh of Koweit has been subjected by Suleiman
Nazif Bey, the£V ali of Bussorah, with regard
to the property which he purchased, in the course
of last year, from Ahmed
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
-el-Zoheir at a
price of £ T. 48,000 which was duly paid down.
When, however, Sheikh Mubarek took steps,to
register the transfer at the Turkish Land Office
he was informed that he must register himself as
a Turkish subject : such a demand in reference
to a transfer of land had never before been
made.
Your Excellency should inform, the Minister
for Foreign Affairs that His Majesty’s Govern
ment regard the conduct of the/Vali in this
matter as an attempt to modify the status quo
with regard to Koweit, which is the basis of the
understanding between His Majesty’s Government
and the Ottoman Government in this important
question.
It appears, moreover, from reliable and circum
stantial reports, that the(Vali tried by tortuous
methods to instigate the vendor of the Fedaghia
property to impugn Sheikh Mubarek’s title. The
vendor remonstrated with the Vali, pointing out
the absurdity of repudiating the sale in the face
of the title-deeds, held by the Sheikh, which,
besides the signature of the vendor, bore those
of all the Bussorah notables as well as that of
the British consul.
t
His Majesty’s Government rely upon the
Ottoman Government to bring about a satisfactory
settlement of the registration of this property;
they have no wish to raise difficulties with regard
to the past conduct of an official who has since
been recalled ; but I must add that the incident
is vexatious, and serves to deepen the impression
entertained by His Majesty’s Government of ill-will
on the part of Turkey.^
In his recent dealings with the Sheikh of
Mohammerah the conduct of Suleiman Nazif Bey
has been in the highest degree violent, vindictive,
and unjust. *
6 .
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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)
- Arrangement
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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