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File 1356/1912 Pt 1 'Turco-Persian Frontier:- negotiations at Constantinople.' [‎273v] (556/885)

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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Consul-General Cox to the Sheikh oj Mohammerah.
(After compliments.)
Mohammerah, October 15, 1910.
I have the honour to intimate personally and in writing that I am authorised to inform
your Excellency that whatever change may take place in the form of the Government of Persia
and whether it be Royalist or Nationalist, His Majesty’s Government will be prepared to affor^
vou the support necessary for obtaining a satisfactory solution in the event of any encroachment
bv the Persian Government on your jurisdiction and recognised rights or on your property m
Persia. In like manner they will safeguard you to the best of their ability against an unprovoked
attack by a foreign Power or against any encroachment by such Power on >oui said jurisdiction
and recognised rights or on your property in Persia. Ihese assurances aie given for youiself, and
are intended to extend to your male descendants so long as you and they shall not have failed fo
observe your obligations towards the Central Government, cmd shall continue to be acceptable to
your tribesmen, to be guided by the advice of His Majesty’s Government, and to maintain an
attitude satisfactory to them. R z Cox? Lieutenant-Colonel, British Resident
Consul-General Cox to the Sheikh of Mohammerah,
^fter greeting ) Mohammerah, October 15, 1910.
° U With reference to my official letter of to-day’s date, I attach a duplicate of that letter and
the assurances contained therein, with this exception, viz., that the words to be acceptable to
your tribesmen ” are in the attached document omitted. . • r
This is sent you in response to your Excellency’s request for the assurances in a
which you could, if necessary, show to the headmen of the tribes under your control. May you
be preserved. Your s i nce re friend,
Consul-General Cox to the Sheikh of Mohammerah.
/'After greeting.) Mohammerah, _ October^ 15, 1910.
I have the honour to intimate personally and in writing that I ana authorised to inform your
Excellency that whatever change may take place in the form of the Government of Persia, and
whether it be Royalist or Nationalist, His Majesty’s Government will be prepared to afioid you
the support necessary for obtaining a satisfactory solution m the event of any encroachment
bv the Persian Government on your jurisdiction and recognised rights or on your property m
Persia. In like manner they will safeguard you to the best of their ability against an unpro
voked attack by a foreign Power or against any encroachment by such Power on your said
jurisdiction and recognised rights or on your property in Persia. These assurances are given
for yourself, and are intended to extend to your male descendants so long as j on an
shall not have failed to observe your obligations towards the Central Government, and shall
continue to be guided by the advice of His Majesty’s Government, and to maintain an attitude
satisfactoiy to them. p Z Cox, Lieutenant-Colonel, British Resident
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
EDWARD PARKES.
Foreign Office, April 1912.

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Content

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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