Coll 30/106 'Anglo-Persian Relations: Bushire flag incident, 1934.' [51r] (101/179)
The record is made up of 1 file (88 folios). It was created in 8 Dec 1934-25 Nov 1935. 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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teen made immediately the occurrence were brought to the
notice of the Foreign Ofi ice, "but the whole matter would have
been dealt with within two or three days. This was just one
of the tiresome questions which I had hoped to see disposed of
rapidly. I was leaving for the Gulf on 7th February and must
press for a satisfactory reply by that date.
4. Monsieur Soheily informed me that he had had two
separate reports from the Ministry of War but had refused to
accept them on the ground that they did not form a suitable
basis for a reply to me. Apparently these reports attempted
to justify Lieutenant Darayazda's conduct on the ground that
the "Garmsir" was in Persian territorial waters and was
consequently out of order in flying the red ensign.
Monsieur Soheily evidently did not support this argument.
I said that it seemed to me to be untenable. I could not
accept the territorial waters argument and in any case it
did not justify the officer’s conduct.
I handed ..onsieur Soheily the aide-memoire of
22nd January (of which a copy is enclosed) which I had shown
him on that date. He read it and, of his own choice, kept
it. He assured me that the matter would be cleared un
before I left on 7th February.
6* I am sending copies of this despatch to the
Foreign Secretary to the Government of India (No.21), and
to the Honourable 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.
(No. 9).
I have, etc.
(Signed) H.M.Knatchbull-Hugessen.
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The file concerns an incident at Bushire on 26 November 1934, in which an allegedly drunk Persian naval officer ordered a British India Steam Navigation Company (BISN) tender, the Garmsir , to haul down the red ensign. The officer was said to have accompanied the order with threats, and to have struck a British Indian clerk.
The papers contain correspondence and memoranda from HM Minister, Tehran, the Foreign Office, and 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. discussing what the British response to the incident should be, and recording the resulting diplomatic contacts over the affair with the Government of Iran.
The papers indicate that the Iranian Government failed to express any regret over the incident, and that the British Government expressed official disappointment as a result.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (88 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 89; 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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- Title
- Coll 30/106 'Anglo-Persian Relations: Bushire flag incident, 1934.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:23v, 24v:53v, 57r:89v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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