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File 1855/1904 Pt 6 'Koweit:- Status of Koweitis in Persia.' [‎254r] (17/154)

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The record is made up of 77 folios. It was created in 30 Jun 1904-30 Aug 1905. It was written in English and French. 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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[This Document is the Property-His Britannic Majesty’s Government.]
KOWEIT subjects in Persia. Government of India’s despatch of the 8th
December, 1904.
Am I to make representations to the Persian Government in this sense ? Russian
and Turkish, and perhaps German, Representatives here would doubtless persuade them
not to comply with our desires, but I could always point out that retaliation might be
used on Persian subjects in Koweit, and that, in view of the overland pilgrim traffic
through Xejd or Jebel, it is to Persia’s interest to remain on good terms with the
Sheikh Mubarak.
I might get them to send an informal hint to their officials in the south to refrain
from molesting Koweit subjects and dhows, but I think they would most likely stick at
formally recognizing our protectorate over the place.
Mr. Grant Duff has already been asked by the Customs Department as to what is
the political status of Koweit subjects in Persia, but he evaded answering till he knew
■what your Lordship’s views were on this somewhat delicate question.
(Repeated to India.)
PERSIA.
[Eebruary 6.]
Section 2.
No. 1.
Sir A. Hardinge to the Marquess of Lansdowne .— {Received February 6.)
(No. 11.)
(Telegraphic.) P.
Tehran, February 6, 1905.
[1822 /—2]

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The papers concern the status of citizens of Koweit [Kuwait] in Persia, particularly in view of the fact that the British Government had not declared a formal protectorate over Kuwait, and that sovereignty over Kuwait was claimed by the Ottoman Empire.

The principal correspondents are 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. (Major Percy Zachariah Cox); HM Minister at Tehran (Sir Arthur Henry Hardinge); the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (the Marquess of Lansdowne); and senior officials of the Government of India, the Foreign Office, and 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. .

The papers include: an intervention by 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. to ensure that a British representative was present at the trial of a 'Koweit Arab' in Persia, June-August 1904 (folios 320-323); papers concerning the question of protection for subjects of Kuwait on Persian territory, and incidents of interference by Persian customs with Kuwaiti merchant vessels, June-December 1904 (folios 286-319), including the question of what flag should be flown by Kuwait vessels (folio 291); and papers concerning diplomatic contacts over the status of subjects of Kuwait in Persia between HM Minister at Tehran and the Persian Government, February-August 1905 (folios 248-285).

The French language content of the papers consists of copies of two letters (folios 261 and 276).

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English and French in Latin script
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