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File 2182/1913 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf Situation in El Katr Policy towards Bin Saud' [‎87v] (181/318)

The record is made up of 1 volume (155 folios). It was created in 13 May 1913-15 Dec 1913. 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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Sir,
P. 2640.
Enclosure No. 2.
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. to Foreign Office.
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. ,
9th July 1913.
1 am directed by the Secretary of State for India to acknowledge
the receip^of your letter No. 29,150, of the 2nd instant, on the subject
F ^"fffS^fXlijnf slLqulf e^lThti^fhavI
visit.... p.m over th,« ,^«^rsS«ss 5 a». w
proceedmo t0 so great a distance beyond the lim.ts claimed by he
Sheikh ofKoweit, fnd he will instruct the Government oi India that the
tours of 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. should in future be strict y ^^0 he
limits to be finally laid down under the proposed Anglo-1 m kisii
COI Lord Crewe had observed the opinions expressed by Sir P- Cox and
Oantain Shakespear to which attention is drawn in your letter. Mu
Lordship attaches great importance to the frank and unreserved expres
sion of the opinions and apprehensions entertained by the local c itu e u
who have the responsibility of dealing with things as they find them
but inasmuch as the contingencies to which they leferred on
occasion had not arisen, he had not thought it necessary to im ite the
opinion of the Government of India or to formulate his own, and
wishes it to be understood that in forwarding the papers for bn E Gioy s
information he had no idea of committing himself m any wa y-
The Government of India were instructed by telegrams on 10th June
that “the policy of His Majesty’s Government is to consolidate the
“ Turkish Government in Asia Minor, and to abstain as long as possible
“from intervention direct or indirect in Nejd ” ; on 1st instant that
“ political officers should hold as little communication as possible with
Bin Sand ; and on 3rd instant that “ His Majesty’s Government desire
“ above all things that nothing should be said or done at the present
“ juncture to arouse suspicion either in Turkey or elsewhere that^ they
“ desire or will encourage disintegration of lurkish power in Asia. In
view of these frequent and explicit orders, Lord Crewe does not think it
necessary to telegraph again. ... , . T - • 11
I am to enclose copy of a despatch which his Lordship is addressing
tn thp Government of India on the subject.
r
The Under Secretary of State,
Foreign Office.
1 have, &c.,
T. W. Holderness.

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This volume contains part 1 of the subject 'Persia Gulf'. It concerns Britain's relations with Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] following the latter's occupation of Ottoman-ruled El Hassa [Al Hasa] and Nejd [Najd]. Much of the correspondence is concerned with how Bin Saud's occupation of Nejd and El Hassa will affect the continuing Anglo-Turkish negotiations [for the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913, which was never ratified] and British foreign policy in the region more generally.

Also discussed in the volume are the following: whether the British should allow the transhipment of Ottoman troops in Bahrein waters; a visit (regarded after the event as 'ill-advised' by the Secretary of State for India) paid by 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. , Koweit [Kuwait], Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, to Bin Saud, at Majma'a [Al Majma], six weeks before Bin Saud occupied El Hassa; the death of Sheikh Jasim-bin-thani [Shaikh Jāsim bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī, Ruler of Qatar]; British hopes of securing the early withdrawal of the Turkish garrison from El Katr [Qatar]; reports that the Turkish Government intends to respond to the events in Nejd by appointing Bin Saud as Mutessarif [Mutasarrif] of the district.

The following principal correspondents appear in the volume: 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. , Sir Percy Zachariah Cox; the Viceroy of India [Charles Hardinge]; the Secretary of State for India, the Marquess of Crewe [Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes]; the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India, Thomas William Holderness; His Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople, Gerard Augustus Lowther; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Edward Grey; 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. , Koweit; Bin Saud.

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.

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1 volume (155 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 155; these numbers are written in pencil, 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.

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