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Coll 20/15 'Muscat: Infringement of Muscat territorial waters by Persian vessels' [‎72r] (144/203)

The record is made up of 1 file (98 folios). It was created in 6 Apr 1933-26 Jul 1934. 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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CONFIDENTIAL.
British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Consulate-General
No. 31-B of I93£ .
Bus hire,, the 3rd July 1933.
Sir,
I have the honour to forward herewith copies
1. Senior Naval Officefs telegram dated 15th
June 1933.
2. Political Resident•stelegram No, 474,
dated the 16th June 1933. 0
3. Senior Naval Officer*s telegram No. 2106 |
of 16th June 1933. |
4. Protest from Muscat Government forwarded t
hy 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. , Muscat.
5. Report No. 0121 of 16th June 1933 from
H.M.S. "Fowey*. J
or the tele
grams cited in
the margin
regarding an
/instance of in
fringement oC
Muscat
territorial
waters hy Persian armed patrol vessels.
All the places mentioned in the telegrams,
Khassah, Hanah Cove, ana Khor Kawi, belong to Muscat,
(as does the western side of the Ras Masandam Peninsula,
from Khassati northward, and the Eastern side, southward
to D^iihha.) (Admiralty Chart No. 753- "Entrance to
Persian Golf* - shows clearly the area concerned.)
3. As will he seen from the telegrams enclosed
I considered, and the Senior Naval Officer concurred, fc*
that Muscat territorial waters had been Adblated hy
armed Persian vessels:
(1) Entering such waters without notification;
(2) Using such waters (Khor Kawi) as a base;
(3)/
His Majesty*s Charge d’Affaires,
British Legation,
Tehran.

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Correspondence concerning reports of a Persian warship operating in Muscat territorial waters. The vessel was seen off Khassab, Oman. Much of the correspondence discusses what grounds exist for a British protest to the Persian Government over the incident, with reference to international law and agreements between the British and the Persians (1897) and the British and the Sultan of Muscat (1898) (see folios 95-100), upon which the Persian right to be in Muscat waters was based. Details of other similar incidents to be used against the Persians are included in the papers (folios 3-4 and 18). Further correspondence deals with the need to retain British rights should the Sultan annul any historical proclamations connected to the matter.

The principal correspondents include officials at the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), 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. , Admiralty, Foreign Office, British Embassy in Tehran, and the Persian Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Correspondence between the Council of Regency in Muscat and the Wali of Khassab is also contained within the file.

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1 file (98 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 101; 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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