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File 4535/1928 Pt 10 ‘Persian Gulf: Anglo-Persian Negotiations 1928-30. Question of removal of Residency from Bushire.’ [179v] (356/460)
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8. As regards Ahwaz it is stated, in paragraph 3, that sincq the post was trans
ferred to the
Levant
A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Service the Consulate is being treated as being independent
r ^. usilire Consulate General, except in regard to the administration of the
Indian Code. This I would respectfully submit is not, and cannot be, the case
The fact of the transfer to the
Levant
A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Consular Service makes no difference to the
status of the official holding the appointment, or the power under which he acts
for the maintenance of order or for the control of or administration o' persons
or property or m relation thereto 5 5 which powers ‘ 4 shall be exercised under and
according to the provisions of this order so far as this order extends and applies ”
(article 6 Persian Coasts and Islands
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
).
“ i. r ^^ Le r ? ason an
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
was brought in at all was owing to
the insufficient power of control possessed by Her Majesty’s servants in Persia
^British Subjects and in order to terminate “an irregular jurisdiction for
which there was no proper authority and which might at any time be called in
question by the parties affected.”
Remove the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
and the situation reverts to the conditions to
which objection was made and the only regular jurisdiction and “ control over
British Subjects the only power for the maintenance of order or the control
or administration of persons or property ” which the Consul at Ahwaz possesses
disappear and he has “ an irregular jurisdiction for which there is no proper
authority and which can be called in question by the parties affected.”
The same applies to precautionary measures necessary to prevent any such
religious disturbance between the Hindus and Mohamedans as have recently
occurred at Lahore (article 23 sub-section 2).
. 10 - . Now tllis authority is not confined only to the code and it does not become
his by virtue of his commission as Consul, since the power of Consuls as such are so
Jimited as to be practically nil, they are his by the powers which are possessed by
the Consul General or an officer subordinate to him either as such or as Political
Kesident m the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
” (article 58).
11. In all his dealings with the members of Anglo-Persian Oil Company the
Consul at Ahwaz is acting under me and if I am to maintain my control as required
by the Order m Council these matters should be reported to me by him. That this
is my opinion not only as a matter of fact but as a practical necessity will follow
m my general remarks.
12. The above remarks as to fact ” apply with equal force to Muhammerah
and to Herman.
13. Shiraz appears To me to be in the most extraordinary position.
Consul of that place has been appointed to a post within the jurisdiction
of the Consul-General, within the limits of the Persian Coast and Islands Order in
Council and yet the present incumbent is not authorised to act under that order.
As far as I can see every action of his within the power conferred by that order,
is ultfCL vires, and he has no power to exercise any control over British Subjects,
no power to register British Subjects (registration can only take place by a regula
tion unaer this order issued by the Consul General), no power to act for the main
tenance of order or for the control or administration of persons or property, all of
y hich within the limits of the orders must be exercised under the provisions of
tnat order.. If the Consul, Shiraz has ever signed any document or taken any
action within the powers conferred by this order, such document or such action
might at any time be called in question by the parties affected” except as so far
as there may be some regulation, of which I am unaware, covering in general acts
committed by British officials in good faith. He is not covered in any way by
the
order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
.
14. I understand also that there is some doubt as to the terms of his Commis
sion as Consul which I believe applies only to the town of Shiraz and its
Houmieh or suburbs and does not in any way cover the district known as Pars,
ile is noted in the Foreign Office List as the Consul for Shiraz which is a town pure
and simple.
15. As the Consul of Shiraz has no judicial powers conferred on him he has
of necessity referred to His Majesty’s Consul General all Judicial matters evem
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This part contains papers relating to the question of whether 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. at Bushire should be removed from Persian [Iranian] territory, and whether the functions of 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. should be separated from those of the Consul-General at Bushire. These questions were under discussion by the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence.
This part includes papers concerning the following issues: the view of the former 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. Sir Frederick William Johnston, and HM Minister at Tehran, that conditions at Bushire were unsatisfactory and that the Persian Government would create difficulties for the Resident if 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. remained at Bushire; the possibility of the removal of 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. serving as a useful bargaining counter for the British Government in the treaty negotiations which were taking place with the Persian Government; the possibility of 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. being transferred to Basra, Karachi, Bahrein [Bahrain] or Koweit [Kuwait]; and objections of the Government of India to the removal of 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. from Bushire. The papers include correspondence, 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, internal 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. correspondence, and the following documents:
- A memorandum by the Secretary of State for India entitled ‘Question of separation of functions of 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. and those of the Consul-General, Bushire, and of the removal of 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. from Persian soil’, dated 7 December 1928
- Draft minutes of the meeting on 15 May 1929 of the Sub-Committee on Political Control of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence
- Draft minutes of the meeting of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence of 18 March 1929.
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 Government of India Foreign and Political Department; 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. ; HM Minister, Tehran; the Colonial Office; and the Foreign Office.
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- 3r:117v, 118ar:118av, 118r:165v, 167r:203v, 205r:231v
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