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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.' [‎50r] (101/132)

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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expediency of active interference on the part
of 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. in Katar affairs depended
on the circumstances of each case and on the
political conditions existing at the time, and it
was not considered desirable to lay down any
general rule on the subject.
177. (Vide para. 91, May 1908.) On
sheikh of Koweit’s 12th June, His
properties at Fao. Majesty’s Secretary of
State for India called for further information
regarding the Sheikh’s complaint of Turkish
encroachments on his properties at Pao and
pointed out that, if representations at Con
stantinople were to he more than a recom
mendation to the Porte to instruct the local
authorities to bring about an equitable settle
ment by means of a Committee or otherwise,
a detailed statement of the whole case would
be necessary.
Prom the report which was furnished by
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. ,
on the 10th August, on the subject, in
accordance with the instructions of the Gov
ernment of India, it appeared that there were
two separate claims under dispute, one with
the Turkish military authorities regarding
that portion of the Sheikh’s property con
tiguous to the periscope of the Pao fort and
involving the right of riparian reclamation,
the other concerning the ownership of a piece
of valuable ground at the northern extremity
of the Sheikh’s estate.
In regard to the former, Major Knox,
who had informally visited Basrah and Pao
to obtain material for a full report, sympathised
with the attitude of the Turkish military
authorities and considered that they had good
reason for destroying the Sheikh’s dam. As to
the second claim, Major Knox was of opinion
that it was open to doubt whether Sheikh
Mubarak had not committed a serious aggres
sion, involving valuable property to the north
of his estates, and that the British Govern
ment had no possible jurisdiction or pretext
for interference in the matter which appeared
to be one for the Turkish Courts to settle.
Major Cox was of opinion that, apart from
any consideration as to the correctness or other
wise of the Sheikh’s claims as to which Major
Knox’s opinion was probably right, it was
beyond dispute that the Sheikh was extremely
sore in regard to the treatment he had received
in connection with his Pao properties, and that
the matter touched the Sheikh much more
closely than any of the current questions of
ownership affecting other localities in his
reputed territory, such as Bubiyan, Urn Kasr
or Warba. He added that it was clear that
the failure of the British Government to give
him the active assistance which he had looked
for in the present difficulty was prejudicing

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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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