'File No. II/12 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re: affairs in Persia and Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf. Jan '09 --' [70r] (139/178)
The record is made up of 1 volume (87 folios). It was created in 1 Feb 1909-19 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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Memorandum of information received during
the month of July 1909, relating to
affairs in Persia, and on the Arabian
shore of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
[Note.—T his memorandum is based upon reports, the accuracy of
which it is not always possible to guarantee.]
PERSIA.
1. {Vide paragraph 1 of Memorandum
for June 1909.) Ihe
Situation in Persia. a( ]yi ce ari (] represent
ations of the British and Russian Legations
failed to stop the Bakhtiari advance. On the
6th July, the Saioar Assad and Sipahdar
returned identic replies to the two Legations,
and declared that the men in charge of the
affairs of the country were traitors and
reactionaries, the constitution was a sham, the
electoral law was delayed and steps had
been taken contrary to the people’s rights.
They announced that, in accordance with the
exigencies of the day, the constitutionalists
considered it necessary to take measures to
destroy the power of the traitors, and with
confidence in the tw r o Powers, the Persian
nation considered itself free to demand and
obtain its rights.
The situation was aggravated hy the
decision of the Russian Government to send
troops to Persia for the safety of foreigners
and foreign interests in Tehran. M. Isvolsky
replied to a representation from the British
Government on the subject that it was
merely in deference to the British opposi
tion that the despatch of troops had been
delayed, and he thought that the present
crisis w'ould have been averted if troops had
gone earlier. There w as no question of assist
ing the Shah and intervention would be avoided
as far as possible. But if anarchy and
brigandage continued with the removal of the
Shah, intervention on a large scale would
become imperative. Mr. O’Beirne gathered
that one important reason for despatching the
troops was to save the Russian Bank which w r as
said to contain a deposit of £2,000,000. The
view of His Majesty’sGovernmentwas different,
and edr G. Barclay held that, though there was
a possibility of danger, owing to strong anti-
Russian feeling, yet M. Sabline and his Gov
ernment appeared to hold an altogether exag
gerated view of the danger, and that, at the
most, an increase of 200 or 300 men to the
Russian Legation guard would suffice to guard
against any possible danger, and that the
despatch of such a large force was bound to
he regarded as intervention on behalf of the
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The volume mainly comprises printed reports for each month from January to August 1909 entitled 'Memoranda of information received during the month of ... relating to affairs in Persia, and the 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 by the Officiating Deputy Secretary to the Government of India (L W Reynolds). Also included in the file are letters of instruction from Deputy Secretary to the Government of India to 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, emphasising the confidential nature of the reports and with instructions on the procedure of transfer and acknowledgement to be followed by successive Political Agents. Also included in the file are letters of receipt 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 Irving Shakespear; Stuart George Knox; William George Grey).
Each memorandum includes a table of contents. Topics covered in the memoranda include:
- Abu Musa and Hormuz red oxide concession
- Arabistan, Ahwaz-Borasjun and Khaf-Seistan telegraph lines
- appointment of an Italian agent at Muscat
- arms traffic in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- dhows arbitration award
- insecurity of Persian trade routes
- Karun irrigation project
- Lighting and buoying in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- murder of subjects of Chief of Abu Dhabi
- Najd affairs
- Perso-Aghan relations
- Persian deputation to Russia
- Proposed loans to local rulers
- Relations with the Shaikh of Mohammerah and the Bakhtiari khans
- Riots and disturbances in Persia
- road concessions
- Shaikh of Kuwait's properties at Fao
- Tour of Consul-General, Meshed
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- 1 volume (87 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 89; 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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- front, front-i, 2r:88v, back-i, back
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