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File 2830/1914 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Sponge Fisheries. Sponge Exploration Syndicate.' [161v] (327/488)
The record is made up of 1 volume (240 folios). It was created in 18 May 1905-11 Dec 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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6
ARTICLE XL
British vessels entering a port m the dominions
Highness the Sultan of Muskat, in distress, shall receive from th % -
local authorities all necessary aid to enable them to revictual and
refit so as to proceed on their voyage. ^ tr
Should a British vessel be wrecked on the coast of His
Highness’ dominions, the authorities of His Highness shall
render all assistance in their power to the distressed vessel in
order to save the ship, her cargo, and those on board; they shall
also g'-ve aid and protection to persons saved and shall assist them
in reaching the nearest British Consulate; they shall further take
every possible care that the goods so recovered are safely stored,
and kept for the purpose of being handed over to the owner,
captain, agent of the ship, or British Consul, subject always to
r ' gh Hif litres’ authorities shall further sec that the British
Consulate is at once informed of such disaster having occurred. ?
Should a British vessel, wrecked on the coast of His Highness
dominions, be plundered, the authorities of His Highness shall, as
soon as they come to know thereof, render prompt assistance and
take measures to pursue and punish the robbers and recover the
stolen property. Likewise, should a vessel of His Highness the
Sultan of Muskat, or of one of his subjects, enter a British port in
distress, or be wrecked off the coast of Her Majesty s dominions',
the like help and assistance shall be rendered by the British
authorities.
ARTICLE XII.
Should sailors or others belonging to a British ship of war or
merchant-vessel, desert and take refuge on shore or on hoard of
any of His Highness’ ships, the authorities of His Highness the
Sultan of Muskat shall, upon request of a Consular official, or,
in his absence, of the captain of the ship, take the necessary
steps in order to have them arrested and delivered over to the
Consular official or to the captain. .
In this, however, the Consular officer and captain shall render
every assistance.
ARTICLE XIII.
Subjects of Her Britannic Majesty shall, as regards their person
and property, enjoy within the dominions of His Highness t e
Sultan of Muskat the rights of exterritoriality.
The authorities of His Highness the Sultan have no right to
interfere in disputes with subjects of Her Britannic Majesty
amongst themselves, or between them and members °f °k
Christian nations ; such questions, whether of a civil or cnmina
nature, shall be decided by the competent Consular authorities.
The trial and also the punishment of all ofiences and crimes 01
which British subjects may be accused within the dominions o
Hi& Highness the Sultan, also the hearing and settlement of a
of
His
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The volume concerns the attempts of a British company called the Sponge Exploration Syndicate to obtain concessions for the fishing and exploitation of sponges in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . However, the papers indicate that it was felt by British officials that the real object of the company was to exploit the Gulf's pearl banks, which entailed the risk of infringing Britain's treaty obligations with the Arab states.
The principal correspondents are the Foreign Office; Major Percy Zachariah Cox, acting as Consul-General for Fars, Khuzistan etc., and 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. ; 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. and the Government of India; the Viceroy of India (the Earl of Minto); and the Sponge Exploration Syndicate Limited.
The papers include: letters of application for concession rights from the company; the granting of a concession to the company by the Government of Persia; the granting of a concession to the company by the Sultan of Muscat; a report by the British Museum, on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. as a possible area for successful sponge fisheries (folios 175-176); the involvement of the company with the rulers of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; and the rights of British-protected Arabs. The volume also contains an Admiralty chart of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on folio 50.
The French language content of the volume consists of an agreement on folios 129-131.
The date range gives the covering dates of the main items of correspondence. This is mainly dated 1905-09, with one item dated 1916. The correspondence also includes enclosures dated 1892 (folios 214-215).
Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 1).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (240 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 2830 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. : Sponge and Pearl Fisheries) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/456-457. The volumes are divided into two parts with each part comprising one volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 242; 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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