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File 4259/1912 'Persian Gulf: Turks and lighting and buoying' [‎78r] (160/242)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (119 folios). It was created in 1912-1914. 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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BRITISH CONSULATE
BASRA.
December 13th, 1912.
I have the honour to acknovdcdge the receipt of
last with copy of a Notice from the Sublime Porte
Stating that no ne.v buoy has been placed in the Shatt-
el-Arab.
As reported in my telegram No. 93 of October 17th
the Marrnaris left on October 17th 1912 with a large new
had been laid in position as No .9 Turkish inner bar buoy
which has been removed.
Your Excellency^ despatch No. 17 of November 18th
buoy in the direction of the bar
On October 19th I received a telegram from the
Political Besident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , repeated to 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. and the Admiral on the station, that His
I havo &c•,
(Signed) P.E. Grow.
1b Excellency
The Right Honourable
Sir G. Lowther G.C.M.O., O.B.

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to lighting and buoying installed by the Turkish Government in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

Correspondence discusses concerns over the erection of a Turkish lighthouse in Fao and the basis upon which a protest could be lodged. Also discussed is the deployment of a Turkish lightship in the Shatt al-Arab, through the replacement of the old Turkish vessel ( Kilidi Bahr ) by a new lightship ( Jaffari ) and the ramifications of the correspondence with the Turkish Government about this matter. Dredging of various marine navigation channels by the Turkish Government is discussed. Part of these discussions and negotiations involved the creation of a Shatt al-Arab Navigation Commission.

The principal correspondents include the Viceroy (Charles Hardinge), 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. ; HM Ambassador to Constantinople (Sir Gerard Lowther); and HM Consul at Basrah (Francis Edward Crow).

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1 volume (119 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 119; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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