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Coll 7/21 'Persian Gulf: Arms Traffic Proclamation and Notification of 1898, by the rulers of Muscat, Bahrain and Koweit [Kuwait]' [‎11r] (21/32)

The record is made up of 1 file (16 folios). It was created in 18 Apr 1933-31 Jul 1935. 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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CONFIDENTIAL,
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No. 342-S/ B 13 or 19^3.
1933
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The Hon’ble 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. presents his com- &
pliments to
His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India,^
London. lio.342-S
His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran. .. Ho. B 13.
The Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division. .. No.342-S.
and has the honour to transmit to him a copy of the
ment {/^
British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
and Consulate-General,
BUS HI RE.
Dated
undermentioned docu-
Reference to previous correspondence :
o . . .
Description of Enclosure.
Name and Date.
Letter No.341-S of 6th
April 1933 to the Foreign
Secretary to the Government
of India.
Subject.
Arias Traffic Proclamation and
Notification of 1898 by the
Rulers of Muscat, Bahrain, and i.j
Kuwait• |

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The file concerns the negotiations at the Geneva Disarmament Conference, and British concerns over the rights of Britain and Persia [Iran] to search ships and dhows of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. states within territorial waters.

The file opens with a communication 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. to the Government of India Foreign Secretary, remarking on the on-going negotiations and raising the subject of the powers granted to Britain and Persia in the 1898 Proclamations and Notifications issued by the rulers of Muscat, Bahrain and Kuwait. The Resident suggested that the orders could be amended or rescinded, in order to remove the Persian right to search vessels in territorial waters.

The rest of the file contains correspondence thereon between 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. Political Department and the Admiralty, plus reports by the Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of seeking to amend the proclamations.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references found within the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).

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1 file (16 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 16; 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.

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Coll 7/21 'Persian Gulf: Arms Traffic Proclamation and Notification of 1898, by the rulers of Muscat, Bahrain and Koweit [Kuwait]' [‎11r] (21/32), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2189, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038133384.0x000016> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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