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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.’ [25] (37/160)
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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Grand Yizier. M. Pisani. in a letter to the Ambassador of tlie llfch May, wrote
that on receipt of this communication
His Highness stated that the Sultan being recognized by the whole Mohaiaedan popu-
ation as the only Khalir, as such he cannot allow the turbulent Sheikhs to become masters of
the keys of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina without prejudice to his dignity and
to the prestige of the Khalifat, and without losing his paramount authority over all the
Mussulmans.
" Aali
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
declared again that the Porte entertains no intention nor harbours any
design over the independent tribes, but at the same time it cannot permit the Sheikhs to
deal with their posse?sions as they please, and quoted the instance of Sheikh Saecd, who
disposed of the port bearing his name in favor of a French Company for the purpose of get
ting a ftw thousand dollars, and thus placed the Porte in an awkward dilemma.
" His Highness contends that the information of Colonel Herbert that Abdoolah is an
independent Sovereign is erroneous and states that it can be easily proved by the date of
the Sultan's ordinance and the
firman
A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
by which he holds his appointment of kaimukam that
he was named about eight years ago. it was not Midhut
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
who offered to assist Abdool-
lah, but it is the latter who solicited the aid of the Porte.
<' The Algerin^s, he went en to say, have not on'y the apparent desire to shake off the
yoke of their present Kuler, but loudly proclaim their earnest, wi^h to return to their former
allegiance, though no n tice is taken of their demand.
" Russia has, and still continues to subjugate provinces in Turkistan without anv alleged
motive, and her troops a:e fat-t advancing towards the Indian frontier, and not a word is uttered
or any step taken t > prevent their progress, which sooner or later, said His Highness, will
give serious anxieties to the British Government.
" Finally, Aali
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
observed, rather in an angry tone, that in his humble opinion it
does not behove a great power like England to avail itself of the pr tended weakness of the
Porte to endeavour to countenance the Arabs and interfere in the internal affairs of Turkey,
and which affairs are of vital importance to her. He repeated again that it may be reckoned
upon that not the slightest idea is entertained of making new conquests or subduing inde
pendent tribes. The Porte's sole desire is to restore peace and tranquillity in its dominions ;
but so long as foreign cjuntenance is given to those turbulent Arabs, the action of the
Porte, as a matter of course, is paralyzed, and the Arabs are encouraged in their illegal acts
against the Sultan's authority/'
96. In forwarding M. Pisani's letter
fp ffct* Earl of Granville, the Ambassador, ob
served :—
" I have sin- e alluded <o the subject in coversation with the Gr ind Vizier, and said that
as his language to M. Pi^am hud seemed to indicate a suspicion that, the disaffection of one
section of the Arabs was countenanced by Her Majesty's Government, i could assure him
that there were no grounds for any such suspicion."
ff All that Her Majesty's Government desired was that the existing state of things in
South Arabia should not be disturbed, and I had merely communicated to him Colonel
Herbert's despatch in order to show the opinion of an impartial and competent judge upon tht>
impolicy of lending the weight of the support of the Pone to the expelled Wahtbi Chief.
" Aali
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
replied that the whole sympathies of the Porte being in opposition to the
Wahabis, bv whom they are looked upon almost as heretics, I would understand that tli«
support which it had been found necessary to extend to their Chief could only be due to the
importance of maintaining the influence of the Sultan over the Arab tribes undiminish> d/'
97. Wiih regard to the observations of the Grand Vizier, and especially
to the last two paragraphs, the Govern
ment of India, in a despatch to the Sec
retary of State, No.'40, dated 14th July, remarked :—
" Two points in this passage it would, in our opinion, be most inexpedient to pass hy
witho it not ce : i.?/, Aali
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's words that no steps are being taken t^ prevent the progress
of Russia towards the Indian frontier", and the implication that the British Government
avails itself of the pretended weakness of the Porte to countenance the Aiabs in their iliegal
acts against the Sultan's authority.
*
" As regards the first point, we have much reason to fear that the false impression enter
tained by Aali
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
is not confine 1 to the Turkish Minisler, but general!)- prevails in
Europe ar.d Asia. This circumstance adds much to the importance of bringing to an early
and satisfactory conclusion the negotiation^ with the Kussain Government i n the subject of
the boundaries of Afghanistan, to which we drew attpntion in our despitUi No. 33, of 16th
June. We would therefore again ur^e upon Her Majesty's Government the desirability of
asking the Russian Government to commuDicate as soon as p)ssible the purport of General
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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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