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File 2182/1913 Pt 3 'Persian Gulf Katr Treaty' [73r] (154/254)
The record is made up of 1 volume (122 folios). It was created in 22 Jun 1913-11 Sep 1918. 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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No. 40 E.-A, dated Simla, the 13th May 1915 (Confidential)^
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I am directed to inyite a reference to the correspondence ending with
your telegram, No. 631 B., dated the 24th March 1915 resrardin^ tl^ nrnr^ncori
Treaty with Shaikh Abdulla bin Jasim bin Thani, Shaikh of El Eatr. P ^
that m 0V if rnment llave suggested that it is perhaps desirable
that this Tieaty should be an accomplished fact whenever the discussion
among the Powers as to the future of Arabia comes up. suusion
3 A ^ view of the fact that we are at war with Turkey, our past relations
with that Power m regard to El Katr may be regarded as dissolved, and we*
may consider ourselves m a position to start afresh. At the same time, in
relation to the outside world generally, our position in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and
a fortiori in regard to El Katr remains unaltered and the fact that the Gov-
ernment of India have not concluded a formal Treaty with El Katr could, it is
thought, not possibly affect the question of the future of Arabia, in anv
arrangement between the Entente Powers. The mere existence of a small
lacuna in our Treaty relations with the Arabian Coast of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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El Katr could scarcely be used by either Prance or Bussia as grounds for a
claim m that vicinity, and it is difficult to believe that either of these Powers
would make use of this as* an eicuse for questioning our paramount position
m that direction. 1
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4^ Admitting, however, that His Majesty r s Government have good
reasons for pressing the conclusion of the Treaty with El Katr, the Govern
ment of India are of opinion that there are considerable difficulties which
mahe such a course undesirable at present. In the first place, a necessarv
preliminary to any negotiations with El Katr is the ejection of the Turkish
garrison at El Bida. It is understood that a ship of war cannot be spared
for the purpose, and it would be inadvisable to detach even a small force
from Mesopotamia. Apart from this* the question of El Katr is intimately
connected with the negotiations at present in progress with Bin Sand and it
would be a grave error to prejudice those negotiations by concluding before
hand a Treaty with El Katr, the terms of which Bin Sand might conceivably
consider objectionable.. Then again, the present Shaikh of Katr, Shaikh
Abdulla Bin Jasim, seems to have some difficulty in holding his own, and it
would obviously he undesirable to conclude a Treaty with a de jure ruler
unless his position is also assured de facto. Until the Government of India are
definitely assured as to the ability of Shaikh Abdulla to discharge his obliga
tions under any Treaty which may be concluded, they are not prepared^to
conclude such a Treaty.
5. Eiually, I am to point out that in the draft Treaty forwarded with
Major (now Lieutenant-Colonel) Knox’s letter No. CL 52, dated the 21st July
1914, it is proposed to give the Shaikh a subsidy of Rs. 1,000 a month, and
this seems an innovation on the prucial Coast, for neither under the f l reaty of
1868 with the Shaikh of Katr, nor under any of the Treaties with the Truciai
Chiefs, are subsidies given.
6. I am to add that one of the main objects of the proposed Treaty with
El Katr was the control of the arms traffic, but it must be remembered that
the present war has considerably modified the conditions in this respect, as
for some time to come, the arms traffic in Europe will be at a standstill, while
with the elimination of Eiench interests in Maskat and our own improved
position in the Gulf generally, we should be able in the future to control
this traffic on much stronger and more uncompromising lines than heretofore.
In so far then as the arms traffic is concerned, a Treaty with Katr would
appear no longer to be a matter of urgency.
' 7. I am to request that you will consider the matter in the light of the.
foregoing remarks, and favour the Government of India with your views as to
whether the conclusion of the Treaty with El Katr is immediately feasible, and
if so, with whom, and on what terms it should be concluded. A copy of the
draft Treaty as revised in this office in enclosed.
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FOBEIGN SECRETARY'S
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- Content
This volume contains part 3 of the subject 'Persia Gulf'. It concerns a treaty between Britain and El Katr (also spelled Katar in the file) [Qatar].
In a copy of a telegram to the Secretary of State for India, dated 13 August 1913, the Viceroy of India acknowledges the former's wish to negotiate a treaty as soon as Britain's convention with the Turkish government comes into force [the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913, which was never ratified]. However, the Viceroy suggests that, following the recent death of Shaikh Jasim [Shaikh Jāsim bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī, Ruler of Qatar], any action should be deferred until his successor, Shaikh Abdullah [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī], has established himself as ruler.
The volume contains the following:
- a draft agreement between the British Government and Shaikh Abdullah;
- British officials' views on the perceived attitude adopted by Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] towards the British authorities and British interests, following his recent settlement with the Turkish government;
- discussion on the importance of concluding negotiations with Bin Saud prior to completing a treaty with El Katr;
- the ejection of the Turkish garrison from El Katr;
- discussion as to whether to retain an arms traffic clause in the draft agreement, following the near collapse of arms traffic during the first year of the First World War;
- an account of treaty negotiations between 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 (Lieutenant-Colonel William George Grey, accompanied by the Bahrain 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. Major Terence Humphrey Keyes) and Shaikh Abdullah;
- a copy of the final treaty, signed on 3 November 1916 and ratified on 23 March 1918.
The volume features the following principal correspondents:
- 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 Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, and Major Stuart George Knox, officiating Resident in Cox's absence);
- Viceroy of India [Charles Hardinge; Frederic John Napier Thesiger];
- Secretary of State for India (Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe; Joseph Austen Chamberlain; Edwin Samuel Montagu);
- Foreign Office;
- Secretary to the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department [Alfred Hamilton Grant];
- 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 (Lieutenant-Colonel William George Grey).
The part includes a divider that gives the subject and part number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in the part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (122 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 2182 (Persia Gulf) consists of 8 volumes: IOR/L/PS/10/384-391. The volumes are divided into 12 parts with part 1 comprising the first volume, part 2 comprising the second volume, part 3 comprising the third volume, parts 4-5 comprising the fourth volume, part 6 comprising the fifth volume, parts 7-8 comprising the sixth volume, parts 9-10 comprising the seventh volume, and parts 11-12 comprising the eighth volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 121; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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 one leading flyleaf.
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