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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.’ [126] (138/160)
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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126
CHAPTER EIGHTH.
(IX)—Piracies in 1902 and proposal of the Chief of Bahrein to main
tain an armed
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
for pursuit of pirates, 1902-1903.
471. In 1902 there was recrudescence of piracies in the vicinity of Katif
and Bahrein, committed by a^ party of
Bewet e., january 1904, Nos. 118-139. Beni Hajir under the leadership of the
notorious Ahmed -hin-Selman. In July 1902 they stopped a boat at Seaalis, with
which they crossed to the island of Um Nasan, and on 4th August captured
a Bahrein
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
of 28 tons burden, which was lying there to load lime for
Bahrein, by means of which
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
, some ten days later they waylaid and ro me
another Bahrein boat of Thaein in the Katar peninsula, of property valued at
$ 5,400.
472. In his letter No. 167, dated 8th December 1902, Colonel Kemball
reported that Ahmed-bin-Selman belonged to
No - 123 ' the A1 Khalifa branch of the Bahrein Sheikhs,
and had been once a subject of Bahrein, bat had long since turned an outlaw.
He first settled on Katar but had removed to Katif before the recent piracies
were committed. In these circumstances the chief of Katar could not be held
responsible for these piracies. The chief of Bahrein proposed that he should be
permitted to employ an armed
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
in pursuit of the pirates. He believed that
a small vessel like a
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
at his disposal could pursue the pirates' boats at a
moment's notice and with great facility and quickness in the narrow channels
between Katif and Katar, and Colonel Kemball was inclined to think (par igraph
last of his letter No. 167, dated 8th Decern-
No - 133 - ber 1902), that the chief might be given the
permission applied for on the following conditions
(i) That the permission of 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.
at Bahrein bo
obtained in the first instance;
(ii) that one of the Chief's sons or other responsible person be put in
charge of the boat;
(iii) that the operations of the boat be confined to the seas between a
point north of Has Tanoura and eastward round of the Katar
peninsula towards the neighbourhood of Bidaa.
473. The Government of India then addressed the following letter to Sir
C. C. Drury, Commanding His Majesty's Naval Forces, East Indies Station
(No.*675-E., dated 16th April 1903)
Under the terms of the agreement which he executed in 1861, the Sheikh of Bahreiu
is bound to abstain from any act ot aggression
No - 124 or retaliation at sea, and any departure from the
principle of this agreement might be attended by undesirable risks. At the same time
there would probably be considarable advantage in making some special arrangement
for the patrolling or policing of the waters in this neighbourhood; cot only on account
of the increased security which should result, but also from the point of view that eailier
and more accurate information might, if suitable measures were _ adopted, be obtained as o
the condition of affairs on the neighbouring mainland. In the circumstances, I am to invi e
any suggestions or advice which Your Excellency may be in position to oner on the subject.
The alternatives which present themselves to the Government of India are:
(i) the maintenance at Bahrein of an armed
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
of the _ class that has, it is
understood, been recently employed with good effect in checking piracy and
the trade in arms in the Gulf of Aden and the Ked Sea j or
(ii) the maintenance by the Sheikh, at his own expense, of a
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
manned hy his
own subjects, but which would be commanded by a junior British officer
lent from the Royal Navy or from the Royal Indian Marine, to ensure that
it only employed for proper purposes.
If Your Excellency is able to propose any precise arrangements, I am to request that
•n estimate of the probable cost may, if possible, be tnroisbeJ. On receipt of Y our
Excellency's reply, tbe Government of India propose to addresi Hia Majesty s Secretary
cf State.
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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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