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'File No. II/9 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re. affairs in Persian Gulf, Maskat & Arabian Shore of the Persian Gulf. Nov '07 - Dec '08.' [‎28v] (58/132)

The record is made up of 1 volume (63 folios). It was created in 1 Oct 1905-19 Jan 1914. 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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instructed to request that it should he made
to the first British warship calling at that
port. On the 14th March, the Naval
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station,
was requested by the Government of India
by telegraph to order a ship to proceed to
El Katif for the purpose. It was suggested
that her Commander might discuss the matter
with 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 before taking action. The Political
Resident was informed accordingly, and was
requested to ascertain from the Consul at
Basrah, before the ship started for El Katif,
whether clear instructions had been received
by the Kaimakam.
46. {Vide para, 196, October 1907.)
Nejd and Koweit af- On the 1st Pebruary
fairs- 1908, Major Knox,
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. at Koweit, reported on the
present situation in Nejd, with special refer
ence to Sheikh Mubarak’s intervention in the
feud between Bin Rashid and Bin Saud. It
was stated that Sheikh Mubarak did intervene
effectually and somewhat treacherously, through
his Agent, Abdul Aziz-ul-Hassan, by detaching
the Umtair tribe from Bin Rashid and gen
erally by lulling the party’s suspicions by false
assurances of benevolent intervention, while at
the same time he informed Bin Saud that it
was a good opportunity to attack his enemies.
Major Knox was of opinion that Sheikh Muba
rak was behind the scenes throughout, that
he encouraged the Bin Rashid faction to
make head against Bin Saud with a view
to showing the latter Chieftain that he was not
strong enough to stand alone and was still in
need of Mubarak’s assistance, and that when
he saw that matters had gone far enough
and that Bin Saud had leiirnt his lesson, he
shamelessly deceived Bin Rashid and his
friends and delivered them to Bin Saud.
Major Knox was further of opinion that
Sheikh Mubarak would continue to inter
fere in Nejd politics as an intriguer, though
he did not think that there was any reason to
fear a repetition of an expedition from Koweit
after the 'Larif disaster. The pretensions of
Sheikh Mubarak to act as keeper of the peace
between Bin Rashid and Bin Saud should not,
in the Political Agent’s opinion, be treated too
seriously.
News from Nejd was reported to be very
scanty, and Major Knox had heard nothing
that would lead him to anticipate at present
any further disturbance of the peace.
47. 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 Turkish
„ „ , xr Arabia has received a
burg-American line of Visit from a Mr. Paust
Reamers in the Persian Laurion, who describes
u ' himself as an Austrian,
naturalised in England, and as a Director of
the West Hartlepool Line of Steamers. Mr.

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The volume mainly comprises printed reports for each month from October 1905 to December 1908 entitled 'Memoranda of information received during the month ... regarding external affairs relating to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Muscat and Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '. The memoranda are dated and despatched from the Foreign Department of the Government of India.

Topics covered in the memoranda include:

The file ends with an acknowledgement by 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 (William George Grey) of receipt of the Memoranda of Affairs from 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 (William Henry Irvine Shakespear).

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1 volume (63 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 65; 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 1-64; these numbers are also written in pencil but, where circled, are crossed through.

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