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File 4480/1923 Pt 2 ‘Persian Gulf: Naval Incidents: Visits of British Warships to Persian Ports: Persian Territorial Waters Bill.’ [‎615r] (1242/1662)

The record is made up of 1 volume (823 folios). It was created in 22 Nov 1923-8 May 1934. 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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Copy of letter Ho•385 of 1928, dated Bushire, the 4th March,
1928, from the Hon # hle 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, to the Foreign Secretary to the GoYermaent of India,
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ENCLOSURE IN
INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY'S i
Letter No. [6 3 M.
Iteted 19'AOS. 1328
Reoelvad 2 7 AUG. 1328
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Jetty at Dastak.
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I have the honour to address the Government of India
with regard to the Jetty at Dastak.
The Jetty is a relic of the Military buildings in
Bushire and is one ainong such buildings which have been left
in charge of the Public Works Department for safe custody,but
without funds for their maintenance in a state of repair.lt
does not form part of the buildings connected with the
electrical and mechanical installations in Bushire though on
account of its close proximity to the Condenser plant it has
been used for landing coal required therein.
Dastak is about 2 miles away from the 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. at
Subzabad while Bushire is some 7 miles distant. H.M* s Ships
in consequence usually anchor off Dastak when they call here
and the jetty enables officers from the ships to land sheltered
from the action of the sea. It is also used by the Resident
when paying visits to H.M *3 Ships or embarking on any ship
when proceeding on tour. It would be inadvisable, therefore,
to abandon the jetty and letit run to ruin which it necessarily
must if not cared for and repaired.
The Executive Engineer has now reported to me that a
part of the jetty has fallen, owing to the undermining action
of the sea and he has accordingly sent in the enclosed estimate
for urgent special repairs amounting to &.1316/- which I request
the Government of India will be pleased tojsanction. I have
myself seen the havoc caused.
For the future I recommend that the jetty he taken over
by the Political Department, chargee for its mainteno.nce oemg
governed
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This volume contains papers, mostly correspondence 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 and Secret Department minute papers, relating to naval incidents in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and visits of British warships to Persian ports.

It includes correspondence regarding the following: the Persian Government’s objection to British shipping, including HM Ships, calling at Persian ports without notice; the reporting of movements of British warships in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the treatment of HM ships in Persian ports, including Persian quarantine and customs procedure at Henjam and Abadan; incidents which took place on the occasions of the visits of HM Ships Lupin and Crocus to Abadan and Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas] respectively; the Persian draft bill regarding territorial waters; discussions between the Admiralty and the Foreign Office concerning the drafting of an article to regulate visits of British warships to Persian ports, for inclusion in a General Treaty between Britain and Persia; and new regulations imposed by the Persian Government in connection with the landing of officers and crews and of visits of vessels to Persian ports.

The main correspondents are as follows: the 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. ; the Foreign Office (including the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Austen Chamberlain); HM Minister, Tehran (Sir Percy Lorraine, Sir Robert Henry Clive, and Sir Reginald Hervey Hoare, successively); HM Chargé d’Affaires, Tehran; the Admiralty; the Colonial Office; the Minister of Court, Persia (Mirza Abdul Hussein Khan Taimourtache [Abdolhossein Teymūrtāsh, also spelled Teymourtache in the correspondence]); the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs; 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. ; the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies.

The file includes several documents in French, including: correspondence between Sir R H Clive and Taimourtache; copies of documents entitled ‘Projet de Loi portant Réglement des Conditions d’Admission des Bateaux étrangers dans les Eaux persanes’ (Draft Law Regulating the Conditions of Admission of Foreign Vessels in Persian Waters) ‘Traduction de l'Instruction adressée par l'Administration centrale de l'Hygiène à ses Fonctionnaires au golfe Persique’ (Translation of the instructions sent by the Public Health Department to its officials in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ) and ‘La Quarantaine à Henjam’ (Quarantine in Henjam); correspondence between HM Minister, Tehran, and the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs; letters from the Director of Customs, Bushire, to HM Consul, Bushire; and articles of draft General Treaty with Persia.

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 (823 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 4480 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/1098 and IOR/L/PS/10/1099. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 825; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 114-119; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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