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Coll 20/15 'Muscat: Infringement of Muscat territorial waters by Persian vessels' [86r] (172/203)
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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P. 2.2420/53
I1IDIA OFFICE,
Immediate,
WHITEHALL, S.W.l.
27th April,1933.
Lear Seal,
Many thanks for your letter of yesterday about
the Arms Traffic Convention. The proposals which have now
been circulated by the Foreign Office for discussion this
afternoon seem prima facie attractive (subject to a
definition of "non-Persian vessels" which will cover
Bahrein, Koweit, and the other Arab Sheikhdoms to v/hich
claims of varying importance are or have been put forward
by Persia) and if we can reach agreement on this basis the
question of Persian rights of inspection of Arab vessels
under the Arms Traffic Convention will no longer be of
active importance. But by way of clearing the ground I
might place on record our present point of view on certain
of the points that have arisen.
Position of the Arab Sheikhdoms in relation to treaties
and International Conventions .
2. Bahrein and Koweit are independent Arab
principalities, under British protection, but not British
protectorates. The Trucial Sheikhdoms (including Pp.tar) are
as stated in P.G,13, "independently administered tribal
principalities governed by independent Arab Sheikhs";
entitled to projection from us in varying degrees. By
agreement, the foreign relations of all the above are in
the hands of His Majesty^ Government, and the Rulers may
E.A > Seal Esq.,
have
ALMIRALTY •
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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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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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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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- Coll 20/15 'Muscat: Infringement of Muscat territorial waters by Persian vessels'
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- front, front-i, 1Ar, 2r:16v, 18r:80v, 82r:84v, 86r:95v, back-i, back
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