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File 1855/1904 Pt 9 'Koweit:- Relations with Turkey. Sheikhs claim to Bubiyan, Warba & Umkasr' [310r] (221/228)
The record is made up of 113 folios. It was created in 8 Dec 1903-11 Apr 1910. 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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No. 1171 , dated Hyacinth at Bombay, the 9 th December 1903 (Confidential).
From— Reae-Admieal George L. Atkinson-Willes, Commander-in-Chief,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
I have the honour to forward herewith, for the information of His Excel
lency the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, a copy of a letter I have
addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, giving, for Their Lordships’ infor
mation, a short description of places visited by His Excellency the Viceroy and
Governor-General of India and myself during the recent cruise in the Persian
Gulf.
No. 209 — 1171 , dated Hyacinth at sea, the 8th December 1903 (Confidential).
From—R ear-Admieal George L. Atkinson-Willes, Commander-in-Chief,
To—The Secretary to the Admiralty.
I have the honour to forward herewith, for the information of the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty, a short description of places visited by His
Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General of India and myself during the
cruise in November in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
[Confidential).
I.— Maskat.
The cove is small for modern vessels, although it has a good depth of water,
and when a northerly wind blows it becomes rough inside, even opposite the
coaling sheds in Makalla Bay.
2. The Hyacinth, Argonaut, and Fox were anchored off the mouth of the
harbour, Fomone just inside, the E I. M. S. Hardinge inside of her, and
Sphinx, Lapwing, and the 11 . I. M. S. Lawrence inside of the Hardinge.
3 . The new vessel belonging to the Sultan of Maskat was there. She is
small, more like a yacht than a ship of war, and has not any fighting value,
except against dhows,
4 . The army and the forts are of no use except against the neighbouring
Arabs, and are not worth taking into account'
II.— Mtjsadan Promontory.
[a) Kubbat Ghazira [Malcolm Inlet).
5 . Is a fine large harbour, with a great depth of water. There are two
coves on the north-east side, which would serve as anchorages, the better of the
two appearing to be the one with the village of Eilam at its head.
Erom the westerly cove it is easy to climb the ridge of the Maklab Isthmus,
and look down upon Elphinstone Inlet.
6. Malcolm Inlet would shelter a large fleet, but it is not suitable as a
coaling station, as it would not be easy to defend. Vessels could safely coal in
it from colliers, and it would serve as a good temporary anchorage.
(6) Kubbat Shabus.
7. Is small, but would afford shelter to small craft.
I did not go inside it.
(c) Hubat Shisa [Combermere Cove).
8. Is a large bay open to the eastward. There is a sheltered anchorage
inside Bed Islands for one or two vessels, but it is not of any value except as a
temporary shelter from north-westerly winds.
[d) Fak-al-Assad Strait.
9. Is quite easy to pass through. The tides are strong and a good speed
should be maintained. It is quite 3 cables across, the rocks drop so perpendi
cularly that they look like door-posts.
2383 F. D.
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The papers concern the claims of Shaikh Mubarak [Mubārak bin Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], Ruler of Koweit [Kuwait] to the islands of Bubiyan, Warba, and Umkasr [Umm Qaşr] against the competing claims of the Government of Turkey [the Ottoman Empire].
The principal correspondents are the British Ambassador at Constantinople (Sir Nicholas Roderick O'Conor); the Viceroy of India (Baron Curzon of Kedlestone; from 1905 the Earl of Minto); 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. (Major Percy Zachariah Cox); 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. , Kuwait (Major Stuart George Knox); and senior officials of 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. , the Government of India, and the Foreign Office.
The papers cover: the nature of the claims of the Shaikh of Kuwait to Bubiyan and Umm Qaşr, December 1903 - April 1904 (folios 285-312); the views of the Viceroy on the issue, April 1904 (folios 279-283); proposed representations to the Ottoman Government by the British Ambassador at Constantinople concerning the establishment of Turkish military posts on the islands, May 1904 - May 1905 (folios 246-278); the Shaikh of Kuwait's views on a proposal that he establish a post on Bubiyan Island, and the proposed establishment of a permanent British Agent at Kuwait, June 1905 (folios 231-245); and papers concerning the Shaikh of Kuwait's rights over Warba and Bubiyan islands, including the view of the British Government in 1910 that it was inadvisable to assert the Shaikh's rights at that time, November 1907 - April 1910 (folios 201-230).
The date range gives the covering dates of all the documents contained in the papers; the covering dates of the Secret Department minute papers that enclose them, as given on folio 200, are 1904-1910.
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