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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.’ [80] (92/160)
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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would I purpose, not oppose establishment of Turkish antliority on that part of Guttur coast.
Present circumstances will probably lead to that measure. Viewing from all points this seems
best and calculated to terminate frequent recurrence of panics at Bahrem. thief of Bahrein
concurs in this view. I think further interference unnecessary regarding punishment ot Zoba-
rah, as ample retribution has befallen the place.' ;
301. Hitherto was narrated the course of erents in regard to Zobarah as
, ^ ^ ^ shown by the telesrraphic correspondence.
From Resident, Perei»n Gulf. ^o. 245, dated ith _ * , i - 4-Vy-i J 1 rwrl
Kovfmber 1878. It is necessary now to notice the d6tailed.
Political a ., January 1879, So. 193. reports. The first of these relates the
facts on which the President's telegram, dated Slst October, referred to in
paragraph 299 of this note, was based.
302. FoliowiDg the instructions of the Government of India, Colonel
Ross started for Basrah on the 22nd October, harins; first obtained from
Colonel Nixon an introductory letter to the Wali. He also ordered the I ulture
which had just returned to Hushire after capturing the dhows off Katif, as
related in paragraph 2J8 of this note, to accompany him to Basrah to explain
matters if neeti should arise. Colonel Boss was courteously received by the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, exchanged visits with him, and discussed the Zobarah affair. On
this point there is nothing to add to the summary in paragraph 299 of
this note which narrates with sufficient fulness what passed at their interviews.
Colonel Ross, however, adds the following remarks ?—
" The Wali was, I think, at first rather suspicious of some other object being covered by
my communicaticns about piracies. I endeavoured to remove any such impression l»y
describing to His Excelleuey the importacce attached by the British Government to the security
of these seas, which has been attained by so great an expenditure of labor and treasure, and
explaining how recurrence of instances of plunder and murder, unimportant as they might
seem in themselves, would, if unchecked and unpunished) soon destroy, the fruits of the labor
of so many years.
" Abdulla
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
is known to be a religious fanatic, and be somewhat openly gives vent
to anti-English sentiments. Mr, Robertson informed me that in consequence he found himself
much cut off from the friendly intercourse which he used to have with persons of good social
position in Basrah. The state of feeling seems unfortunate at present so much so that I
feel it a duty to Government to mention the matter.
u Most well-informed persons seem to agree that the one person competent to maintain
the province of Nejd in good order and subjection for the Turkish Government is Nasir
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of the Montefik tribe, now at Constantinople. It is thought also that he would be well
disposed towards British interests, especially if British influence should contribute to his re
appointment to the Basrah Pashalik.
303. The next report deals with the circumstances summarized in
• „ ,, ^ ^ , Cil paragraph above 300 with the attack
Ko'rtaTsts t ' on Zobarah by the Shiekh of Bidaaand
Political A., January 1879, No. 238. Nasir bin Mubarik.
SOI. On hearing of this fresh complication Colonel Ross proceeded to
Bahrein, where he arrived on the 17th November. He found the Arah
anchored there, whose Commander, Captain Dicken, had taken suitable pre
cautionary measures. The Chief of Bahrein, Sheikh Esau, came on board
the Teazer and pressed for some action in favour of Zobarah ; he also asked
to accompany Colonel Ross in his visit to that place. He urged that if Zob
arah were occupied by his enemies (the Sheikh of Bidaa and Nasir bin Moba-
rik), Bahrein would incur constant danger, and be exposed to sudden attacks.
Further that his failure to aid the Nairn people would turn them into
enemies. Colonel Ross declined these requests, and directed the Chief to
abstain from all interference in Zobarah affairs, a decision which greatly
dissatisfied him.
305. Colonel Ross then proceeded to Zobarah and found the Sheikh of
Bidaa and Nasir bin Mobarik arranged against Moreyr. He writes—
On ' the 18th, Captain Wodehouse took me round in the Itater to Zobarah, where he and
I landed and visited the camp of Jasim bin Mahomed Thanee, the El- Bida Sheikh. He
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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)
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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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