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Notes Prepared for Reference during Curzon’s Tour of the Persian Gulf, and Other Papers on Persia and the Persian Gulf [63r] (125/678)
The record is made up of 1 file (337 folios). It was created in 4 Aug 1895-21 Nov 1903. It was written in English and French. 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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Foreign Office Press—No. 1447—9-11-03—30,
PEARL FISHERIES IN THE
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
For many years past it has been the policy of Government to discoun
tenance all outside enterprise in connection with the pearl fisheries of the
* Pro. No. 151 in Secret e., FeWry 1901 ,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, the pearl banks having
Nos. 151 - 152 . always been considered* the exclusive
property of the coast Arabs. Attempts made, both by foreigners and British
subjects, to prospect for pearls have so far come to nothing. The Sheikh of
t Pro. No. 337 in Political a., January 1874 , Bahrein has in the past been approached
Nos. 333 - 341 . on su bject, but has declined f to
entertain relations with parties unauthorised by the British Government.
The latest phase of the case is that, early in 1903, two Frenchmen, named
Dumas and Castelin, arrived at Bahrein with the intention, it was suspected,
of prospecting the pearl hanks round that island. The Chief, however, refused
to entertain any proposals on the subject. Subsequently, Mons. Dumas’s
Assistant proceeded to Marseilles, and it was supposed that he had gone to
engage a diver. The last report received was to the effect that Mons. Dumas
had left Bahrein for Baghdad on account of the plague, but it was presumed
that he would return later on.
The Legislative Department, who were consulted as to our legal position
in endeavouring to maintain the monopoly of the fisheries in the hands of the
Arab tribes, expressed the opinion that the Arabs have no right beyond territorial
waters, which an international tribunal would recognise; that the basis of
“ prescriptive ” right is the acquiescence of possible rivals, but that it does not
appear that foreign Governments have acquiesced in the doctrine that these
fisheries belong exclusively to the Arabs. The case was noted, however, of the
Ceylon fisheries, where exclusive rights had been asserted to exist beyond the
limit of territorial waters.
For a more complete statement of the case, reference is invited to the
current notes on the subject.
C. L. S. Russell,— 6-11-03.
S. M. Fraser,— 7-11-03.
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The file contains papers relating to Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including a document entitled ‘Notes on current topics prepared for reference during his Excellency the Viceroy’s tour in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , November 1903.’ It also includes printed extracts of letters relating to the tour from Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Arnold Kemball, 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 The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Major Percy Zachariah Cox, 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. at Maskat [Muscat], dated August to October 1903.
In addition, the file includes the following papers:
- Handwritten notes by George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India, including notes on Muscat, Koweit [Kuwait], and the Mekran [Makran] Coast
- Memoranda concerning Koweit
- A copy of a letter from Colonel Charles Edward Yate, Agent to the Governor-General and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan, to the Secretary to the Government of India Foreign Department, forwarding the camp diary kept during his tour in Makran and Las Bela, from 1 December 1901 to 25 January 1902
- A copy of a 'Report on a Journey from India to the Mediterranean via the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Baghdad and the Euphrates Valley, including a Visit to the Turkish Dependency of El Hasa' by Captain J A Douglas, Staff Captain, Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General’s Department in India, 1897 (which includes three sketch maps: Mss Eur F111/358, f 138; Mss Eur F111/358, f 158; and Mss Eur F111/358, f 141).
Folios 232 to 338 largely consist of printed copies of correspondence between Sir (Henry) Mortimer Durand, HM Minister at Teheran [Tehran], and the Marquess of Salisbury (Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil), Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated 1895-1896, relating to Persia.
The file includes a copy of a Collective Letter addressed by the Turkish, British and French Consuls to the Valiahd regarding the Tabriz Riots, 5 August 1895, which is in French (folios 332).
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- 1 file (337 folios)
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The papers are arranged in roughly 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 339; 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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- Notes Prepared for Reference during Curzon’s Tour of the Persian Gulf, and Other Papers on Persia and the Persian Gulf
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- front , front-i, 2r:137v, 139r:140v, 142r:157v, 191v:205v, 207r:212v, 213v:215v, 217r:276v, 278r:278v, 279v:300v, 302r:316v, 318v:325v, 327v:329v, 330v:331v, 333r:338v, back-i, back
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