'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.' [‎46r] (93/132)

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158. {Vide para. 132, July 1908.) In a
Native dhows at letter from the In . dia
Lmgah flying the Office to the Poreign
German flag. Office, dated the 22nd
July, it was stated that the Secretary of State
for India was of opinion that no action should
be taken to challenge the right of the dhows
to fly the German flag till the
of India reported that the use of
by native dhows had been
flag
in question
Government
the British
regularised.
159. Writing on the 23rd April 1908 to
Capture of certain Secretary of State
pirates in the Persian for Poreign Affairs,
Gulf ' Mr. Marling stated
that experience in the East had taught him
that when a Poreign Legation conveyed to the
Government of the country its satisfaction at
the conduct of any particular official, such
action frequently brought the individual
whom it meant to serve under suspicion of
being too friendly with foreigners and might
prove a disservice to him. Accordingly, on
receiving instructions to convey the thanks of
His Majesty’s Government to the Persian
Government for the helpful conduct of the
Khan of Bander Rig in the capture of the
pirates of Dayyir, Mr. Marling telegraphed to
His Majesty’s Consul-General at Bushire
enquiring his views on the matter. Major
Cox replied that the Khan was not very
desirous that a recommendation in his favour
should be made to the Persian Government,
but preferred to be allowed to hope that he
could count on the good offices of the British
Government in case he needed them in the
future. Mr. Marling recommended that
the matter should in the circumstances be
dropped. Sir E. Grey on the 15th May 1908
proposed to 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. that, in view of
the facts mentioned by Mr. Marling, no
further action should be taken in the matter,
in which view Viscount Morley concurred.
160. On the 13th August 1908, the
The lighting of the Government of India
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . addressed the Secretary
of State on the subject of the better lighting
of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , with a view not only
to afford greater facilities for navigation,
but also still further to establish the predomin
ant position of the British Government in
that quarter. It was stated that in 190-1,
attention was called by the administration of
Lord Curzon to the desirability of placing
a light-house on some suitable site at the
extremity of the Musandim Promontory, and
that in September of the same year the
services of an expert to be engaged through
the Trinity House were asked for, to examine
and report on the proposal as well as on the
general question of lighting the Gulf. Since