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Coll 30/122 'Persian claim to the island of Sirri' [‎3r] (5/62)

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The record is made up of 1 file (29 folios). It was created in 6 Feb 1936-18 Mar 1937. 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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No.,.. 2 *,,.(?.q 6/9/36) 0 ^
British Legation,
. Tehran,
21st January 19 36
His Majesty's Representative presents his compliments to
His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and
has the honour to transmit herewith, copies of the documents
mentioned in the subjoined Schedule, on the subject of Sirri
Island, seizure of a Has al Khaimah Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. *
Referenee:-
Despatch N 0 .I 2 /B of the 21st December 1936 from Lieutenant-
Colonel T.C.W. Fowle C.B.E., 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, to His Majesty’s Minister.

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The file concerns the claim by the Government of Iran to the island of Sirri [Jazīreh-ye Sīrrī], which was occupied by the Iranian customs authorities.

The issue arose following the seizure by inhabitants of the island of a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. from Ras al Khaimah. The incident produced a protest by the British Legation, Tehran to the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, in which the British Government, while acknowledging Iran's de facto occupation of the island, denied any acceptance of Iran's de jure sovereignty there. In response, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs asserted both Iran's de facto and de jure sovereignty. The correspondence shows that following this, the Foreign Office decided against reiterating the British position in regard to sovereignty over the island. The issue of the boat that had been seized was amicably settled (folio 6).

The file also contains copies of earlier correspondence dated November-December 1931.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (29 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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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 31; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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