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‘Persian Gulf Gazetteer. Part 1. Historical and political materials. Precis of Turkish expansion on the Arab littoral of the Persian Gulf and Hasa [Al-Hasa] and Katif [Al-Qaṭīf] affairs.’ [75] (87/160)
The record is made up of 1 volume (80 folios). It was created in 1904. 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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through the British authorities in Turkish Arahia. The result of our representa*
tions was that we at last, obtained a refund of the excess duty paid on all
consignments in 1894-95, for which certificates could he procured, and we were
able to hand over Rs. 5,012-9-0 to the British Indian traders at Bahrein, who
had established their claims to our satisfaction. The amount was divided rate-
ably among them, and the sura given in each case was gladly accepted, a receipt
being obtained from each individual.
281. In August 1900. the Assistant
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.
, Bahrein, reported that
British a,d Indian Commercial rarest. at a de P u tation o£ local Hindu banias had
Katif. Proposal to Appoint the Assistant Poiiti- represented to him, that from time imme-
cdl Agent <xt Hdhvein as T^ice' Consul at el Sassa yyiprntiai'g nl" orvyvi wi nt>.t f tt vki/i
and to Station a Native Consular Agent at Katif. moriai > memDerS Ot tUCir Community UaCl
External a ., August lyoi, No. 419. carried on a trade with Katif, and that in
later years such obstacles had been thrown
in their way, that for three years they had abandoned visiting the port.
Their grieyance was that certain native merchants at Katif, who had seats in
the local Government Council, took advantage of their position and used their
influence with the customs authorities to delay passing the banias' merchandise
for export until after their own had left the port, so as to have the advantage
of being the first to arrive at the market of destination and thereby securing
the higher price.
282. There is a large export trade of boiled dates from Katif to Karachi,
External a. August 1931. No. 4 i9. amounting to about 150,000 bags annually,
besides a large import of rice and other
goods from India via Bahrein. Katif is also the market for pearls procured by
the Koweit pearling fleet.
The banias offered to pay the expenses, if a
native agent
Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government.
was appointed by
Government at Katif to look after their interests. Mr. Gaskin finally suggested
that he should visit the Kaimakam of Katif to arrange matters.
283. In reporting the matter to the Government of India the Political Resi-
external a, mi, No. ^ent in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
intimated that he
did not propose to take any omcial action
and that he had told Mr. Gaskin to let the matter drop.
I84i. In 1901, the Consul at jBasrah made representations to the Wali of
Secret E., October 1901, Koa. 340-341. that , place, and the latter undertook to
send such instructions (through the
Mutessarif of El Hassa) to the Kaimakam of Katif as would remove the
disabilities under which Bahrein banias trading at Katif laboured. The Consul
at the same time suggested that Mr. Gaskin should be made Vice-Consul for
Katif, as there was a doubt whether the Turks would agree to the appointment
of a
native agent
Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government.
.
285. No action was tal^en by the Government of India, but it was noted in
this department that if it turned out that the Wali's instructions to the Kaima
kam of Katif had been without effect, the Basrah Consul's suggestion would
seem well worthy of consideration.
286. In July 1903, Colonel Kemball stated that he did not put much faith
External A., January 1904, Noa. t-4. (Pro. No. in the professions of the Mutessarif of El
3 ) • Hasa, and doubted if ■ he had the power
to support the banias against the oppression of their Mahomedan rivals at Katif.
287. Later in August, Mr. Gaskin submitted a report on the question of
„ , . . T 1Qn , XT 0 re-opening trade relation with Katif by
External A., January 1904, Nos. 3 -4. • i*- ■ i
the Hindu traders of Bahrein, and furnish
ed information regarding their former commercial operations and the disabilities
under which they suffered there.
288. In submitting this to the Government of India, Colonel Kemball gave
•p ... inn . ^ , /tJ „ ^ it as his opinion that a fair case had been
External a., January 1904, No». 8-4, (Pro. No. 4). , . . ,, x "UT t, x
made out for requiring the establishment
of a Consular officer at Katif to look after the interests of the Hindu traders.
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Part 1 of a Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. gazetteer of historical and political materials, a précis of Turkish expansion on the Arab littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Hasa [Al-Hasa] and Katif [Al-Qaṭīf] affairs. The précis was prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha, whose preface (under which his surname is erroneously spelt Saldana) is dated 25 November 1904, and published by the Government of India Foreign Deptartment, Simla, India.
The preface is an historical outline of the struggle for political dominance in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including Portuguese, British, Wahabi [ Wahhābī A follower of the Islamic reform movement known as Wahhabism; also used to refer to the people and territories ruled by the Al-Saud family. ] and Turkish expansion. The chapters (titles shown in italics) deal with the subject in an roughly chronological fashion:
1. Early history of Hasa and Katif , including: references to the area in Arabic writing; the first known Arab colonists; and early references to the area in British (East India Company) records;
2. Conquest of Hasa by the Wahabis and Turkish expeditions into Nejd [Najd] and Hasa, and their results 1800-1865 , including: conquest of the area by the Wahabis; Turkish expeditions to the area, 1811-19 and 1836-40; Amir Feysal’s [Fayṣal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd] nominal dependence on Turkey, 1855; troubles in Katif, 1859-62; Turkish protest against British proceedings at Damaum [Dammām], 1862; the British war against Amir Feysal, 1865-66; obsolete title of award of Arabia by an Abbasid caliph to the Ottoman Porte; Ottoman ambitions in Arabia (Holy Ottoman Empire);
3. Turkish expedition to Nejd and Hasa, 1871-72 , including: origins of the expedition; intelligence from 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. , Colonel Lewis Pelly; British policy in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and effects of the Turkish expedition on that policy; Turkish assurances to Britain, communicated to Bahrain (spelt Bahrein throughout) by Pelly; Turkish promise of non-interference with the rulers of the Trucial coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; narrative of the events leading up to and including the landing of the expeditionary force in Nejd; Turkish designs on Katar [Qatar], and their hoisting of the Turkish flag at Budaa [Al-Bidda]; Turkish naval activity in the Gulf, and Britain’s naval response; murder of a suspected Turkish messenger at Bahrain; reasons for the non-interference of the British Government in operations on land; further narrative of the expedition and affairs in Nejd; evidence of Turkish designs on Bahrain; Turkish assurances; relations between Turkey and Abuthabi [Abu Dhabi]; close of the Turkish expedition;
4. Internal affairs of Hasa and Katif, 1872-1904 , including: administration and internal organisation; and a list of governors at Hasa, including events of significance occurring during their rule;
5. Survey of the Katif coast, 1873-74 , including: British intentions and permission gained from the Ottoman Porte; complaints of British survey officers landing on the Nejd coast; written permission to land to undertake surveying.
6. Increase of Turkish military and naval forces in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Turkish policy , including: a memorandum by Captain T Doughty on the state of affairs in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
7. (1) Trade Relations of Hindu and other traders of Bahrain with Katif, and their disabilities , and (2) Proposal appointment of a consular officer at Katif ;
8. Piracies , including: piracies in Katif and Bahrain waters, 1878; ; revolt in Hasa and piracies in Katif and Bahrain waters, 1878-81; Turkish responsibilities and jurisdiction for the purpose of suppressing piracies in Katif waters, 1878-81; piracies in Katif and Bahrain waters in 1883; piracies in Katif and Bahrain waters in 1886; piracies in 1887-88; piracies in 1891-92; piracies in 1899-1900; piracies in 1902 and the proposal of the Chief of Bahrain to maintain an armed dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. for the pursuit of pirates, 1902-03;
9. Murder of Sheikh Selman-bin-Diaij-el-Khalifa [Shaikh Salman bin Diaj Āl Khalīfah] , a cousin of the Chief of Bahrain and his party about 40 miles south of Katif. Question of satisfaction and compensation for it ;
10. Turkish designs on Oman and the rest of the East Arabian Littoral, 1888-1899 ;
11. Summary of British declarations against Turkish encroachments in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and of the Porte’s assurances, 1871-1904 .
The cover of volume, on which the title is printed, also has a number of different pencil and pen annotations, marking former external references or numbering systems (‘P.2557/29’, ‘No.5’, ‘C238’).
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- 1 volume (80 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged into eleven chapters, preceded by a preface. Each chapter is organised by subheadings, and its paragraphs numbered. The paragraph numbers are continuous throughout the whole volume, beginning on 1 at the start of the first chapter, and ending on 553/553A at the end of the eleventh chapter. A contents page at the front of the volume (ff.4-5) lists the chapters by their headings and subheadings, with each referring to paragraph, rather than page, numbers.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence, with page numbers located top and centre of each page.
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- ‘Persian Gulf Gazetteer. Part 1. Historical and political materials. Precis of Turkish expansion on the Arab littoral of the Persian Gulf and Hasa [Al-Hasa] and Katif [Al-Qaṭīf] affairs.’
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- front, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:4, 1:2, 1:35, 37:40, 42:80, 82:108, 110:144, iii-r:iii-v, back-i, back
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