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Coll 30/122 'Persian claim to the island of Sirri' [23r] (45/62)
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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Confi dent 1 al « 5 ' ol 1936#
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icy 5e Coneulate-General f
Bushire, the 6 th February 1936.
From •* The Hon^le liieut#•Colonel owl©* C«B#r..*
Political Reeident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
fo - His i\$aj eaty 1 s Chargfe d* Affaires,
British Legation,
Tehran.
3. When Salim remonstrated with HJbaid and his party he
was informed that they had acted in retaliation for a prerious
alleged act of aggression committed by Shaikh Sultan of Ras
al /
Subject! Seizure of Has al Kh&imah
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
at SIRRI ISLAND.
Sir,
X have the honour to report the following incident.
On the 15th November last one Salim bin ’Abdullah sailing his
boat - the B'ateh al Khair, left Has al Khaimah of which Shaikh-
dom he is © subject, for Birri Island, with a load of wood
which he proposed to sell there. He was in passes si n of a
travel permit issued by Shaikh Sultan bin >alim» Ruler of
as al hairaah, and the Fateh al Khair flew the ^asimi flag.
2. On the 18th November the Fateh al Khair reached Sirrl
Island and the firewood was sold to one Saif bin *Ubaid, a
native of Sirri. ; n the following day, while Salim was
away from his boat in another part of the Island, one ’Hbaid
bin Khalfan, a native of the Island and a party of some 40
other natives, beached Salim*s boat, dismantled it, and took
its sails and gear to ’TIbaid’s house. Salim was allowed to
take charge of his personal belongings and money from the
b Oat • ■' •*n
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- Coll 30/122 'Persian claim to the island of Sirri'
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- front, front-i, 2r:12v, 13v:30v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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