'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.' [‎61r] (123/132)

ARABIAN SHORE OE THE PERSIAN
GULF.
227. (Vide paragraph 214 of the Memo-
ravdam for November
Hejd affairs. On the 13th
October, Consul Devey stated that Saoud
Ibn Rashid had not, as previously reported,
been killed in the recent disturbances at Hail,
but had been deposed and imprisoned. His
brother Faisal fled to Jauf, where he was
surrounded and arrested, and was now said to
be in confinement at that place.
228. (Vide paragraph 178 of the Memo-
Right, of the Sheikh randmn for September
of Koweit to the islauda 1908.) On the 30th
of Bubiyan and Warba. October, His Majesty’s
Secretary of State for India intimated that Sir
E. Grey considered that it would be inadvis
able, in present circumstances, to raise the
question of the rights of the Sheikh of
Koweit to the islands of Bubiyan and Warba.
There was no objection, however, to the
continuance of the further enquiries that
were being made under the directions of 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. as to
the Sheikh’s rights in those localities.
229. On the 16th November, His
Majesty’s Government
signified their approval
of the modification
proposed by Sir G. Barclay in the draft of
the concession for which Messrs. Hadji Ali
Akbar & Co. were about to apply to the
Persian Government (vide paragraph 21L of
the Memorandum for November 1908).
Oxide mining conces
sions in the Persian
Gulf.
It was added that Messrs. Strick & Co.
appeared to be desirous of securing a concession
on Sirri island, but it was not considered that
their application, should they decide to make
one, could be actively supported to the detriment
of that of Messrs. Hadji Ali Akbar, though,
if in the exercise of their discretion, the
Persian Government were to prefer to accept
the offer of the former firm, His Majesty’s
Government w r ould not be under any obliga
tion to interpose a veto in consequence of the
form of the pledge given to the latter firm.
In regard to the Hormuz concession (vide
paragraph 14 of the Memorandum for October
1908) Sir G. Barclay w T as informed that Messrs.
Strick & Co.’s communications with the Persian
Government did not, so far as His Majesty’s
Government were aware, relate to Hormuz,
but were confined to the island of Sirri, and
Sir G. Barclay was instructed to inform the
Moin on this point and assure him that His
Majesty’s Government would maintain a
friendly attitude towards him, provided he did
not act in opposition to British commercial
interests.