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Coll 6/64 'South-Eastern Boundaries in [Arabia] – Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913. Attitude of U.S.A.' [85r] (169/183)
The record is made up of 1 file (90 folios). It was created in 29 Jul 1913-27 Jul 1934. It was written in English, French and Arabic. 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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owner, the name of the nakhoda, the number of men, the number
ot arms, from whence sailed, at what time, and to what port bound.
And if a British or other vessel meet them, they shall produce the
register and the clearance.
Article 6.
The friendly Arabs, if they choose, shall send an envoy to the
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
with the necessary accom
paniments, and he shall remain there for the transaction ot their
business with the
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 the British Government, if it
chooses, shall send an envoy also to them in like manner ; and the
envoy shall add his signature to the signature of the chief in the
paper (register) of their vessels, which contains the length of the
vessel, its breadth and tonnage; the signature of the envoy to be
renewed every year. Also all such envoy shall be at the expense
of their own party.
Article 7.
If any tribe or others shah not desist from plunder and piracy,
the friendly Arabs shall act against them according to their ability
and circumstances, and an arrangement for this purpose shall take
place between the friendly Arabs and the British at the time when
such plunder and piracy shall occur.
Article 8.
The putting men to death after they have given up their arms
is an act of piracy and not of acknowledged war ; and if any tribe
shall put to death any persons, either Mahommedans or others,
after they have given up their arms, such tribe shall be held to
have broken the peace; and the friendly Arabs shall act against
them in conjunction with the British, and, God willing, the war
against them shall not cease until the surrender of those who
performed the act and of those who ordered it.
Article 9.
The carrying off of slaves, men, women, or children, from the
coasts of Africa or elsewhere, and the transporting them in vessels,
is plunder and piracy, and the friendly Arabs shall do nothing of
this nature.
Article 10.
The vessels ot the friendly Arabs, bearing their flag above
described, shall enter into all the British ports and into the ports
of the allies of the British so far as they shall be able to effect it;
and they shall buy and sell therein, and d any shall attack them
the British Government shall take notice ot it.
Article 11.
These conditions aforesaid shall be common to all tribes and
persons, who shall hereafter adhere thereto in the same manner
as to those who adhere to them at the time present.
(End of the articles.)
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This file relates to boundaries in eastern Arabia (specifically Saudi Arabia and Qatar). It concerns British policy regarding what is referred to as the 'blue line' (the frontier which marked the Ottoman Government's renunciation of its claims to Bahrain and Qatar, as laid down in the non-ratified Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913 and redefined and adopted in the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of the following year).
Much of the correspondence relates to a request for a copy of the 1913 Anglo-Ottoman Convention, which was submitted by the United States Embassy in Angora [Ankara] to its British counterpart (reportedly on behalf of the United States' State Department), as well as to the wider significance of this request in relation to the United States' oil interests in the region.
The correspondence also discusses Foreign Office concerns that aerial survey work carried out by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company (Casoc) in relation to its Hasa oil concession might extend beyond the blue line (subsequent correspondence relays reports of Casoc's aeroplane having crossed the blue line).
Although the date range of the file is 1913-1934 most of the material dates from 1934. In addition to correspondence from 1934, the file includes two letters between officials of the Foreign Office 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. dating from 1924, and printed copies of the Anglo-Ottoman Conventions of 1913 and 1914 (in English and French), both of which contain enclosed maps (with text in English and Arabic). Also included with the Conventions are printed copies of agreements and treaties between Britain and various Gulf rulers, covering 1820-1904, and printed copies of Anglo-Ottoman protocols, covering 1903-1905.
Notable correspondents include the following: 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle); the British Ambassador in Angora (Percy Loraine); Hugh Millard, United States Embassy, London; officials of the Foreign Office 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. .
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 2).
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- 1 file (90 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 91; 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 6/64 'South-Eastern Boundaries in [Arabia] – Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913. Attitude of U.S.A.'
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- 76v:91v
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