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File 4011/1923 Pt 1 'PERSIAN GULF NEGOTIATIONS 1928-33. BASIDU.' [574v] (1153/1306)
The record is made up of 1 volume (649 folios). It was created in 22 Oct 1923-29 Nov 1933. It was written in English, French and Arabic. 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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9
He stated that he would give instructions for the building to be stopped n
action had been taken by the postal authorities. Notwithstanding this it • ^
to me that the building of the post office has been terminated. ° ’ 18 ported
It is obvious that both for Customs and Post Office it woul] h
difficult if not impossible to refuse the permission if asked for, though it ^
been possible to find a place more suitable just outside of our iiinits b mi ^ t W
6. While then the Persian Government would object to our makin
enclave
An area of land belonging to one country and entirely surrounded by land of just one other country.
, I personally consider that our prescriptive right to prevent anv h
within what has been considered our area, to be very strong, and m thi t ^
invite a reference to telegram No. 11, dated the 11th January, 1906. from thM'^
Mr. Grant Duff to the Resident in which he repeats a telegram from th F Ster
Office, which states: “Although no distinct reference to land acquired
station is contained in the Persian note of the 29th March, 1868, still acc Y ^
the memorandum and plans forwarded on the 14th and the 23rd of that ^
permission is given to establish a station. Acquiescence of Persian Govern
actual fact of occupation from 1808 to 1830 must, we consider, be reD'aM 1 ! in
equivalent to the formal concession of the occupied land.” (To thei , as
added 1904 to 1927.) ' dates must
7. This no doubt followed a reference in a letter to the Foreign Offi
unnumbered in my records dated the 3rd January, 1906, in which Lord M I
states : “ The actual fact of the occupation may be regarded as equivalent to fn° i
concession of the land occupied.”
8. Having regard to the sanitary conditions existing among the lower-class
Persian and Arab, I consider that the conclusions of Lord Morley and the Fore'
Office are undeniable and the point has been stressed with the Persian Government
in Minister s letter to Mushir-ed-Dowleh, dated the 22nd October, 1905, forwarded to
the Foreign Office with Mr. Grant Duff's No. 232, dated the 3rd November 1905
9. If we take no action with regard to encroachments it is certain that they
will continue and become an inconvenience to the comfort and a menace to the healtlt
of the telegraph community.
I propose then, with your sanction, to eject the Nakhuda from his house within
the concession, if necessary, paying him some compensation for his building, but mv
action in doing so will more than probably raise a complaint from him to the Persian
Government, though there is at the moment, since the murder of the customs mudir
no Persian official on the island.
10. I am of the opinion that our position is a strong one to the extent it goes,
that is, that we can claim prescriptive right to maintain our sanitary conditions
within our prescriptive concession and to forbid any encroachment, for so lono a
period as the telegraph concession lasts, but I do not desire to take any action without
) our knowledge in case it might prove embarrassing to vou. I accordingly report the
matter for your instructions.
11. In the meantime I am instructing the consul, Bunder Abbas, to inform me
immediately by telegram of the commencement of any further encroachment should
such occur.
12. A copy of this despatch is being sent to the Government of India in the
Foreign and Political Department, Simla.
I have, &c.
L. HAWORTH, Lievtenant-Colond.
Enclosure 2 in No. 1.
Minvte by Lientenant-Colonel Haworth.
• ,i ^ M. Molitor and M. Delcorde and discussed the question of Heni
i Ihey brought up the matter of the recent murder of the customs mu
• re ^d me extracts from reports made to them suggesting this attack was
1 1( r )l V tPa? 1 ^ 10118 k now ledge of the British who live in the concession.
j 0 -^ 0 ^f 0r the idea was fantastic and ridiculous, to which he a sou
agreed. The ground for the statement lies in the fact that we have always d
^ with the Sheikh, who has repeatedly demanded to be broug A 1
is protection. On this occasion, when actually engaged in his attack on the
• i 0m p he stated he had no quarrel with us and assented to our telegraph commu
ie s demands and those of the commandant of the “Lupin- Susp
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This volume relates to the British occupation of Basidu, situated on Kishm [Qeshm] Island in the Gulf, close to the south coast of Persia [Iran], and occupied by the British since the early 1820s. It is stated in the correspondence that the site had been used mainly as a coal depot for British naval vessels until 1913, and that since then it has been retained on 'political grounds', as a potential bargaining asset in negotiations with Persia.
The correspondence primarily concerns the British claim (or lack thereof) to Basidu, in the event of the Persian Government questioning Britain's ongoing occupation. It covers the history of Basidu's status and the various existing agreements that relate to it, as part of an attempt by the British to gather documentary evidence to support their claim. Also discussed are a number of reported incidents at Basidu, involving British representatives and the local Persian authorities, mainly regarding customs, taxes, and the presence of the British naval guard. In addition, the correspondence touches on Anglo-Persian relations in general, with occasional references being made to ongoing treaty negotiations between the two countries.
The volume's principal correspondents are as follows: 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 British Minister in Tehran; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; officials of 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, the Admiralty, and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department. Other notable but less frequent correspondents include the following: the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; the Viceroy of India; the Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station; the Law Officers of the Crown.
Included with the correspondence are several related documents, including the following: two sketch maps (f 622); copies (in English and Arabic) of a treaty dated 1856 between Muscat and Persia, in which the Imam of Muscat acknowledges Kishm Island as being part of the Persian Empire (f 179 and ff 221-223); draft and final copies of an 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. memorandum dated 18 October 1933, outlining Britain's understanding of the history of the status of Basidu from 1720 to 1928, including extracts from nineteenth century reports and related correspondence (ff 46-54 and ff 123-159); a submission of reference, prepared by 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. and the Foreign Office, for the Law Officers of the Crown, requesting the latter's legal opinion on the strength of the British claim to Basidu (ff 43-45 and ff 67-83); a copy of a secret report on Basidu, prepared by the Commander-in-Chief at the East Indies Station, containing extracts from the East Indies Station's records and notes from the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 16-38).
The Arabic language material consists of the aforementioned treaty text. The material written in French consists of small extracts from correspondence and treaty articles. It should be noted that there is no material covering the years 1924 and 1925.
The volume includes two dividers, which give a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence (ff 4-5).
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- 1 volume (649 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 4011 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Negotiations) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/1094-1095. 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 651; 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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- File 4011/1923 Pt 1 'PERSIAN GULF NEGOTIATIONS 1928-33. BASIDU.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:43r, 45r:52r, 53v, 55r:56r, 58r:71v, 73r:73v, 75r:75v, 78r:102v, 104r:104v, 107v:151v, 155r:162v, 168r:178v, 180r:198v, 200r:206v, 208r:220v, 224r:240v, 245r:251v, 256r:258v, 260r:302v, 306r:329v, 333r:344v, 346r:596v, 598r:621v, 623r:650v, back-i
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