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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' [162r] (328/495)
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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It is known to His Majesty’s Government from
reports received from His Majesty’s Consul at
Bussorali that there were no disturbances of
importance on the Shat-el-Arab during last
winter, that the Sheikh recently exercised his
good offices in the endeavour to promote a
reconciliation between the Vali and an important
Arab chief of Turkish nationality, and that the
Sheikh has, in fact, carried his conciliatory
attitude towards Nazif Bey so far as to acquiesce
without complaint in the destruction of houses
belonging to him at Bussorah. It is further
known through His Majesty’s Consul at
Mohammerah that Sheikh Khazal has endeavoured
to promote friendly relations between Nazif Bey
and the Vali of Pusht-i-Kuh.
Such was the situation at the end of March last
when the Sheikh and the Vali appeared still to
be on the best of terms. Shortly afterwards,
however, the Vali brought against the Sheikh
certain accusations into the nature of which it is
unnecessary to enter in detail, since your
Excellency is already familiar with it from the
correspondence which has passed on the subject.
No serious proof of the truth of these accusations
was ever offered, nor was any opportunity ever
given to the Sheikh to disprove the charges
brought against him, which he was perfectly
able and willing to do. On the contrary, the
Vali totally ignored a friendly and conciliatory
letter addressed to him by the Sheikh, expressing
the intention of proceeding to Bussorah to
discuss the matters in dispute, and, further, on
the Sheikh’s arrival there on the 18th April,
most unjustifiably and discourteously refused to
receive him at all.
The Sheikh had no alternative but to return to
Mohammerah. On the 24th April the Vali issued
circular instructions to the local officials under
his jurisdiction summarily to remove all headmen
dependent on the Sheikh, and on the 25th April,
during the latter’s absence at Ahwaz, the Turkish
gun-boat “Marmaris,” acting on the orders of
Nazif Bey, shelled the village of Zain belonging
to the Sheikh, which was afterwards looted and
destroyed by Turkish soldiers. In the course of
this attack the house of the Sheikh’s mother was
burnt, and one of his wives died from shock
caused by the bombardment.
On the 26th April the Vali, in two official letters
addressed to the Persian Consul at Bussorali, went
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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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