File 2182/1913 Pt 2 'Persian Gulf Situation in El Katr Policy towards Bin Saud' [251v] (504/543)
The record is made up of 1 volume (269 folios). It was created in 18 Nov 1913-22 Nov 1916. 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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they were themselves in negotiation with Bin Sand and they hoped soon to reach a
Now,^however, no substantial progress seemed to have been made with Bin Saud
by the Ottoman Government, and meanwhile there had been great unrest on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and near Muscat, there were fears that Bin Sand, if His Majesty (T
Government treated him with coldness, would retaliate by forcible action against the
tribes under our protection, and we could not face with equanimity the prospect of
having to send a large expedition to quell any disturbances which flight arise. is
and the fact that our merchants were damaged in their interests by being excluded
from El Katif, made it necessary for us, from the force of circumstances, to address
some communications to Bin Saud ; but we were so far from wishing to undermine
the Ottoman authority, or depart from an attitude of strict neutrality to which His
Majesty’s Government intended to adhere, that we had already arranged with Sn r. Oox
to meet Hakki
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
in order to have a full discussion. _
Hakki
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
said he had no authority to discuss the position with Sir P. but
he would agree to meet him provided it was understood that the discussion shou d be
tentative and non-committal. The Ottoman Government meant to re-establish their
garrisons in El Hasa, and they would deeply resent it if Bin Saud received any encour
agement from us. I repeated that we were and would remain neutral, but we had
certain interests to protect on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, and we must also insist upon our
merchants having access to El Katif as to every other portion of the Ottoman Empne .
we had, however, heard it stated that the Turks wished to exclude us from El Katif
even for purposes of trade. Hakki
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
said he could not think that this was really
the case, but he impressed upon me that the Ottoman Government attached great
value to our formal and binding recognition of the Ottoman province of Nejd, for
Parliament was soon meeting and they would have to make full use of this in justifying
the many concessions they had made to us, with regard to El Katr, the Aden delimitation
up to the Ttuba A1 Khaila, and the Turco-Persian frontier ; and if now they found that
we did not in fact recognise Turkish authority in Nejd the agreements with us would be
most unpopular : in fact the Ottoman Government would be bound by their engage
ments to us, and we "should evade our own to them.
1 impressed upon him very clearly and repeatedly that there was no question of
any such evasion;—a situation of fact had arisen and must be faced, and for this
purpose we wished to meet him in friendly discussion. If we had not wished to deal
with the matter in this open and friendly way we should not have proposed to him in
the summer to use our good offices to effect a reconciliation.
The discussion was quite friendly, but I feel that the situation is delicate, and that
unless it is carefully handled the Turks may make difficulties.
Foreign Office, March 7, 1914.
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This volume contains part 2 of the subject 'Persia Gulf'. It primarily concerns British policy towards 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]. Included in the volume are the following:
- an account of a meeting between the Bahrain 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. (Major Arthur Prescott Trevor), the Koweit [Kuwait] 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. (Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear), and Bin Saud, which took place at Ojair [Al ‘Uqayr] in December 1913;
- discussion as to how the British will form a working understanding with Bin Saud whilst also pursuing a policy of supporting and maintaining the Turkish Empire;
- a recommendation from the officiating 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. , John Gordon Lorimer, that a British Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. be posted to Katif [Al Qaţīf] to mediate between 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. in Bahrain and Bin Saud's local governors;
- discussion (between the Government of India, His Majesty's Ambassador to Constantinople, and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) as to whether or not Britain should act as a mediator between the Ottoman government and Bin Saud, in order to ensure that any arrangement made between the two parties is not hostile to British interests;
- a proposal from the British India Steam Navigation Company to run a local line of steamers between Bahrein [Bahrain], Katif, Ojair, and Katr [Qatar];
- debate over whether a British decoration should be bestowed upon Sheikh Mubarak bin Sabah [Shaikh Mubarak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ] of Koweit prior to the Anglo-Turkish agreements being ratified, following reports that the Sheikh may be about to receive a Turkish decoration;
- Shakespear's account of further meetings with Bin Saud;
- reports of a settlement between the Turkish government and Bin Saud, and of Bin Saud's appointment as Vali of Nejd;
- a translated copy of the treaty between Bin Saud and the Turkish Government, dated 15 May 1914.
Correspondents include the following:
- Secretary to the Government of India's Foreign Department;
- 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, followed by John Gordon Lorimer, Captain Richard Lockington Birdwood, and Major Stuart George Knox as successive officiating residents);
- 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. , Bahrain (Major Arthur Prescott Trevor);
- 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. , Kuwait (Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, succeeded by Lieutenant-Colonel William George Grey);
- Viceroy of India (Charles Hardinge);
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey);
- Foreign Office;
- His Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople (Sir Louis du Pan Mallet);
- Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India (Thomas William Holderness);
- Bin Saud;
- Hakki Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Ibrahim Hakki Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , in charge of negotiations with His Majesty's Government, concerning Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ].
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (269 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.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 271; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 6-270; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- File 2182/1913 Pt 2 'Persian Gulf Situation in El Katr Policy towards Bin Saud'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:70r, 71r:77r, 78r:86r, 87r:92v, 94r:270v, back-i
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