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File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎128v] (271/494)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (240 folios). It was created in 17 Mar 1921-29 Mar 1926. 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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As regards Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Sepali, the situation was rather delicate.. His Excellency is
more or less surrounded by people who din into his ears all kinds of extravagant stories
about the wickedness and perversity of British policy in Persia. I had taken a good
deal of trouble, when occasion offered, to endeavour to weed these suspicions out of his
mind, but at that moment he had got a fresh obsession about the alleged southern
federation which, from my experience of his character, I felt sure it would require a
certain amount of time to eradicate. Any too emphatic intervention against the
despatch of a force to Arabistan might well have defeated its own object, and have
confirmed the suspicions which haunted the mind of the Minister for War. The matter
was a delicate one to approach for several other reasons. In the first place we had no
very definable locus standi in the matter j it was clear that no justification existed for
our objecting to the despatch of Persian troops to any point withm Persian territory,
\Y0 "were, however, under an obligation not to peimit enctoachment on the sheikhs
territory ; at the same time it was by no means certain that any occupation of the
sheikh’s territory was contemplated, and unless a case of necessity arose, it seemed
undesirable to take our stand on our obligations to tne sheikh m dealing with the
Persian Government, which, so far as I am aware, is officially ignorant alike of their
existence and their nature. Secondly, any frank discussion of the matter with the
Persian Government was bound to involve a reference to our obligations to the Sheikh.
Thirdly, I was pretty certain—and subsequent events have.amply justified my belief—
that whatever I said would be misinterpreted and bandied about in the press in an
utterly distorted form. Fourthly, I had not perceived up till then—nor have I since—
any inclination on the part of the Persian Government to accept friendly advice,
however, sincerely meant and considerately tendered. Fifthly, I was conscious of the
prickly hyper-sensitiveness of the Persian Government to any foreign observation on a
matter touching the exercise of what it believes to be its indefeasible sovereign rights.
On the other hand, I was not averse from the idea of the sheikh having some
moments of anxiety which I hoped would render him more inclined to settle up the
question of his revenue, both past and future, and so remove a source of friction between
himself and the Persian Government, deprive the latter of any plausible reason for
threatening him by a local display of force, and diminish the risk of our being called
upon to discharge our obligation to protect him against encroachment on his rights and
territories. From another point of view it seemed to me highly desirable that the
Sheikh should square his accounts and get a clean bill from the Persian Government
before the arrival of the American advisers, and so obviate the necessity of any
discussion with them of the special position created for the sheikh by our agreements
with him.
Thus I felt that this weapon to bring pressure to bear on the sheikh to settle his
revenue account might be turned to advantage, and that a strong representation to the
Persian Government, even if it were opportune from other points of view, which I
doubted, might encourage him to prolong a further resistance to a settlement.
All things considered, I decided to send Mr. Havard to. see Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Sepah, and I
instructed him to ascertain, if possible, what his Excellency’s intentions were as regaras
the despatch of a force to Arabistan and to use any opportunity which occurred in the
course of conversation to point out the desirability of such a step, which was calculated
to jeopardise the peace of a district, then fortunately tranquil, in which British and
Persian interests of real magnitude were involved, whereas there were many other
regions in Persia where a restraining force could be employed far more usefully and
much less dangerously. My own impression was, moreover, in view of the difficulty
which Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Sepah was experiencing in the concentration of sufficient troops m
Azerbaijan to crush the Simko rebellion, that his Excellency, for the time being at all
events, would be hard put to find enough men to send to Arabistan.
Mr. Havard acquitted himself ably of his mission and spoke in the desired sense to
Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Sepah on the 19th April. The latter said it was his intention to send troops to
all parts of Persia, but that none were likely to start for Arabistan for another three
or four months ; it was apparent that the sheikh’s failure to pay his revenue was
uppermost in his mind. Meanwhile, T telegraphed to His Majesty’s consul-general at
Bushire requesting him to urge the sheikh as strongly as he could to settle the revenue
question, for in that case I should be in a much stronger position for opposing the
despatch of troops in more than a very general manner.
By my telegram JSo. 199 of the 25th April, I had the hofiour of acquainting V 01 ; 11
Lordship briefly with the situation and with mv own views in regard thereto, and iu
your reply, telegram No. 147 of the 31st May, you directed me to refrain fbuj 1
divulging in any conversation with Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Separ the nature of the assurances wnic

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This volume mainly contains copies of printed monthly summaries of news (Bushire 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. Diary entries) received by the British 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. , and 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. Political Department minute papers prefacing and commenting on the news summaries.

The news summaries cover the period January 1921 to December 1925 (there is no summary for February 1921). Summaries from January 1925 to July 1925 cover fortnightly rather than monthly periods. The summaries were compiled by the 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Prescott Trevor, Acting 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. Stuart George Knox, Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Beville Prideaux, and Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Gilbert Crosthwaite, respectively).

The summaries cover areas in Persia [Iran] including: Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], Dizful [Dezful], Ahwaz [Ahvāz], Ispahan (Isfahan), Shiraz, Behbehan [Behbahān], Bushire, Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas], Kerman, Mekran [Makran], Shushtar, Bakhtiari, and Lingah. They also cover Muscat, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Bahrain, and Kuwait.

The summaries cover various subjects, including: movements of British officials, Persian Officials, non-officials, and foreigners; health; Persian ports; arms traffic; military affairs; the Anglo-Persian Oil Company; the Shaikh of Mohammerah; and roads.

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (240 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 1749 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. :- 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. news summaries 1921-25) consists of one volume only.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 237; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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