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'TURKISH JURISDICTION IN THE ISLANDS AND WATERS OF THE PERSIAN GULF, AND ON THE ARAB LITTORAL' [113v] (12/28)
The record is made up of 1 file (14 folios). It was created in 7 Apr 1879. 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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( 12 )
shot* was that Captain Pri-
deaux rejected the conditions on which
the Odeid Chief was willing to be
reconciled with Abuthabi, but advised
him to accept a peacefnl settlement,
upon terms to be approved by the British
Resident, and warned him that if he
persisted in refusing, the British Gov
ernment would be obliged to take other
steps. At the same time he wrote to
the Abuthabi Chief, informing him
that the Government of India had deter
mined that Odeid should again submit to
his authority and was willing to
support his efforts to effect that object.
It was desirable that the end in
view should be obtained by peaceful
means ; but if Sheikh Buttye refused to
listen to advice, further steps might be
necessary. Meanwhile the Chief of
Abuthabi was to do nothing without
previously consulting the British Agent
at Shargah ; but he might rest assured
that in a short time his authority
would be fully re-established at Odeid.
In the Wukra affair, the Resident
ordered the Odeid Chief to release forth
with the persons captured, and warned
him that further notice would probably
be taken of his conduct. The Govern
ment of India decided to await a further
report showing the course pursued by the
Chief of Odeid in the Wukra matter,
but passed no orders in respect to the
dispute between Odeid and Abuthabi.
13. In October 1877, Mr. Aitchison
resumed charge of the Foreign Depart
ment, and shortly afterwards the Sec
retary of State’s despatch, cited in para.
11 of this note, in which he approved the
instructions issued to Colonel Prideaux,
was received. The Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
had also replied regarding
the Wukra affair, stating that the Odeid
Chief,while admitting that his people had
forcibly captured persons on board the
Wukra boat, had written an exculpa
tory letter, and had altogether ignored
the direction to release his prisoners.
He had, therefore, called upon Odeid
to say explicitly whether he intended to
obey or not. Mr. Aitchison thereupon
pointed out that, as regards Odeid, the
Government of India were in the
humiliating position of having made
two demands—one in respect to Abu
thabi, and the other in respect to
Wukra—which had not been complied
with. Ho also commented on the new
phase on which our policy had entered
* For details see notes recorded in K. W. No. 1, No*.
260, Political A., Februarj 1878.
N °- 2063P ’ dated 22nd August
1877 (Political A., February 1878, No. 260).
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Memorandum written by Trevor John Chicheley Plowden, Under Secretary to the Foreign Department, Government of India, 21 Mar 1879, and published 25 March 1879 in Lahore by the Punjab Government.
The memorandum addresses the question of Turkish jurisdiction in the islands and waters of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and on the Arab littoral, looking at the entire southern coast from Koweit [Kuwait] to Ras-el-Had [Ra’s al-Hadd], but focusing primarily on the Arab coast and islands from Ras Tanorah [Ra's Tannūrah] to Ras Mussendom [Ra’s Musandam], including El-Bidaa [al-Bida], Bahrein [Bahrain], Zobara [Zubārah], El-Katr [Qatar] and the territories of the Arab Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. chiefs.
The memorandum commences with a brief history of events at Odeid [Al ‘Udayd] in the 1800s, and the uncertainty in the 1870s over whether or not it was part of the territory of the Chief of Abuthabi [Abu Dhabi] or was an independent territory, and also discusses attempts by the Chief of El-Katr to persuade the Chief at Odeid, Shaikh Buttye to hoist a Turkish flag, which he refused.
The memorandum, which cites correspondence from 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. (Colonel Lewis Pelly, Colonel Edward Charles Ross), goes on to consider the Turkish authorities in Nejd [Najd] and their interests in Abuthabi and Debaye [Dubai]; further claims of Turkish interest in Odeid, including in 1877 claims that the inhabitants of Odeid were paying a tribute to the Turks through the Chief of El-Bidaa; and correspondence with the Turkish Government regarding an increase in piracy along the El-Katr coast.
The memorandum focuses particularly on events in Odeid from 1877 onwards, including attempts to mediate a settlement between Abuthabi and Odeid; British intentions to support Abuthabi should a settlement not be mediated; vessels belonging to the Chief of Odeid having attacked vessels from Wukra [al Wakrah], breaching the maritime peace. The memorandum then reverts to the original questions relating to Turkish jurisdiction and concludes that Odeid is not a part of El-Katr territory, and is part of Abuthabi territory and is therefore answerable to the Chief of Abuthabi.
The memorandum then reverts to the larger question of Turkish jurisdiction and considers the area from Ojair [al-‘Uqayr] to El-Bidaa and noting that they were not considered to be responsible for that area, but could have reasonable claim to do so should they wish; it also discusses the possibility of negotiating a line of demarcation to show where Turkish jurisdiction ends and British jurisdiction commences and the need for the British Government to reserve the right to suppress maritime irregularities at sea. The memorandum concludes by considering whether the question of a line of demarcation should be put to the Secretary of State for India; how to ensure that Bahrein [Bahrain] is recognised as independent of all Governments except Great Britain; and what impact such an agreement might have on Persia.
Accompanying the memorandum is a note written by Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall, Secretary to the Foreign Department, Government of India, 7 April 1879 which supports the proposals outlined within it.
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