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File 1356/1912 Pt 1 'Turco-Persian Frontier:- negotiations at Constantinople.' [‎251r] (511/885)

The record is made up of 1 volume (436 folios). It was created in 7 Feb 1912-25 Sep 1912. 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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Arab than the district of Tamar (probably some
6 to 9 miles above Mohammerah). Major Rawlin-
son says that the Sheikh was influenced in this
withdrawal rather by a disinclination to come into
collision with the growing power of the Muntefik
tribe, and by the necessity of preparation against
Persia, than by any respect for the rights, or
deference to the views of, Turkey. It was at
this time, or about 1812, that be built a fort
upon either side of the Halfar Canal, with the
view, it was stated, of protecting his frontier
against the Muntefik, and he entrusted the
defence of the place to his confidential servant
Mirdow, of the Muhaisin tribe, which was at
that time subordinate to the Chaab. It was a
place of no consequence at first, but under the
increasingly independent rule of Haji Jabir,
the son of Mirdow, and a man of exceptional
capacity, its favourable situation attracted com
merce, and it rapidly rose into eminence as the
mercantile town of Mohammerah.
Major Rawlinson’s
Memorandum
dated January 6 ,
1844, on
Mohammerah.
Lieutenaut
Wilson’s precis,
dated March 1911
Sir Percy Cox,
No. 1, Telegraphic,
March 20, 1912.
Major Rawlinson’s
Memorandum,
dated January 6 ,
1844, on
Mohammerah.
(Parenthetically it may be mentionned that,
with certain interruptions, Haji Jabir acted as
deputy at Mohammerah from about 1820 till
1858 on behalf of the Chaab Sheikhs, whose
principal place of residence continued to be
Pellahieh, and that in 1862 he finally superseded
them. The present (1912) Sheikh Khazal of
Mohammerah, is the son of Haji Jabir, and
rules over both the Chaab and Muhaisin tribes.)
Between 1830 and 1837 the town of Moham
merah had risen into so much consequence that
it now evoked general attention, and Sheikh Haji
Jabir’s anomalous position began of course to
be submitted to enquiry. ::: ‘ It was in the last-
named year that the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Bagdad, as already
related, marched against Mohammerah, took it by
assault, and plundered all the merchandise stored
in its warehouses : he even made a demonstration
against Pellahieh, which compelled the ruling
Sheikh Thamir to seek refuge for a time at
Koweit. This Sheikh Thamir, on his return,
signed, for his own personal ends, a convention
with the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Bagdad, securing himself in
occupation of the sheikhship, and pledging the
allegiance of his tribe to Turkey.
But Sheikh Jabir, who could not so easily
forgive the destruction of his flourishing town by
the Turks, refused to be bound by this conven-
* Sheikh Haji Jabir settled directly with the Government
of Bussorah for the land rent of the town of Mohammerah.

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The volume discusses the disputed Turco-Persian Frontier, particularly at Mohammerah, and the negotiations in Constantinople to attempt to settle it.

The correspondence focuses on:

  • the differences of opinion over the actual boundary at Mohammerah, including several maps demonstrating these differences;
  • movements of Turkish and Russian troops;
  • ownership of the Shat-el-Arab and questions of access for navigation;
  • copies of treaties, correspondence and memoranda dating back to 1639 relating to the question of the Turco-Persian frontier.

The principal correspondents in the volume are the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); the Secretary of State for India (Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe); 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 British Ambassador to Constantinople (Sir Gerard Lowther); the British Ambassador to Russia (Sir George Buchanan); the Viceroy of India (Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst); the British Ambassador to Tehran (Sir George Head Barclay); representatives of the Foreign Office (particularly Alwyn Parker) 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. ; and Arthur Talbot Wilson, on special duty in relation to the Turco-Persian Frontier.

This volume is part one of two. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format
1 volume (436 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 1356 (Turco-Persian Frontier) consists of 2 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/266-267. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 436; 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.

The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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