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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.’ [86] (98/160)
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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313. On the 17th September 1878 Colonel Koss forvrarded a translation of
Political i, January 1879, No. 258. 3 lette . r the N ^S- Agent at Bushire
reporting the proceedings of the Com
mander of the Turkish gun-boat Iskanderia which, as mentioned in paragraph
<:06 of the memorandum above quoted, had been sent by the Turkish authorities
to Zobarah to caution the Chief of Bidaa against any movement on Bahrein.
The Commander of the Iskanderia had made peace between the Chief of Bidaa
and the Naeem tribe, most of whom had gone to Bidaa.
314 On the 11th January 1879 we wrote to Colonel Eoss concurring with
Political A, January 1879, No. 260. J" 8 th ^ the Chief 0f Z"barah had
been sumciently punished for his misdeeds
by the loss and injury which he and his people had suffered by reason
of the expedition led against them by the Sheikh of Bidaa and Nasir bin
Mubarick.
315. Colonel Ross' action in warning the Chief of Bahrein not to interfere
on behalf of Zobarah, and in taking precautionary measures to protect him, was
approved.
316. The Resident was also asked for further information regarding the
future position of the Turkish Government towards Zobarah.
317. In our letter to the Resident of the same date the acknowledgments
of the Government of India were conveyed to the officers and men of the " VuU
ture " for their services in October 1878, which resulted, as mentioned in
paragraph 298, in the capture of a number of piratical dhows off Katif. The
services of Commander Pringle of the " Vulture " were subsequently acknow
ledged by Lord Salisbury in his despatch to the Secretary of the Admiralty
of the ith March 1879 (Secret, September i879, No. 15).
318. The measures adopted by the Resident for the punishment of the sub
jects of the Chief of Bahrein who fired upon a vessel off Abuthabi, as noted
above, were approved, and the Resident was directed to warn the Chief that he
would not be allowed to evade responsibility on the plea that his subjects acted
without or against his orders.
319. The Resident was instructed to allow the irregularity committed by
the Chief of Bahrein in receiving the Chief of Zobarah and his son as
guests just after they had been engaged in piracy to stand over, as the matter
would be taken up in considering the question of the Turkish authority, over
Zobarah.
320. With regard to the case alluded to in paragraph above, in which
the _ Beni Hajir attacked vessels belonging to British Indian subjects, the
Resident was asked to ascertain, if possible, who the offenders were, as well
as the locality of the outrage, i.e., whether it was committed in Turkish terri
torial waters.
321. On the 9th January 1879 a telegram was received from Secretary of
Political a, january 1879, No. 263. State, in which he asked to be furnished
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. ^ 311 reCent PaperS regardiug pira07 in
322. Our despatch to Secretary of State, No. 6 of 17th January 1879, gave
a condensed account of recent cases of piracy, and of the orders issued on^the
subject.
323. Two letters from the
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.
,
Turkish Arabia
A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
, dated 18th and
Political a, January 1879, Nos, 266 and 327. 20th November 1878, forwarded the whole
i , , ^ ie cori,es p orl dence which had passed
between him and Colonel Ross, the Turkish authorities and Constantinople on
the subject of piracies. The
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.
reported that the Turkish author
ities wore doing their best to get troops sent down to Nejd, His own opinion
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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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