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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1046] (1201/1782)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (1624 pages). It was created in 1915. 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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1046
sabjeots by
the Persian
I mperial
Cnstoms
1904-05.
Status and
protection of
Kuwait sub
jects in
Persia,
1904-06.
Friendship
of Shaikh
Mubarak and
the Shaikh of
Muhamma-
reh.
Persian Customs steamer " Mozaffari," and a general disposition was
remarked about this time, on the part of the recently re-organised Persian
Customs, to interfere in a vexatious manner with Kuwait gubjects and
their boats upon the Persian side of the Gulf. The suspicion that
Kuwait boats were engaged in running arms to Persia may have been,
in some cases, not devoid of foundation; but gratuitous interference
with Kuwait vessels generally was now pushed to such a point that the
Government of India were constrained to draw the attention of the
Secretary of State and the British Minister at Tehran to the matter.
In March 1905 the general question of the status and protection of
Kuwaitis in Persia was discussed by the British Minister at Tehran with
the Persian Government in connection with the difficulties just described.
Sir A. Hardinge explained that Kuwait was de facto independent of
Turkey, which had not established or maintained an effective control over
the country ; and he endeavoured, under instructions from His Majesty's
Government, to secure for Kuwaitis in Persia the same position in respect
of the good offices of Great Britain as was conceded in the case of
Afghans, viz.) " that the friendly recommendations and wishes of the
British Government on their behalf should be accepted," It appeared,
however, that the Persian Government, while not averse in principle to
the intervention of British diplomatic and consular representatives on
behalf of Kuwaitis in Persia, were unwilling to concede the point in
practice lest by doing so they should give umbrage to Turkey, whose
representatives had already protested against the intervention of the
British Resident at Bushehr in Kuwaiti cases. Instructions were in the
end given by the Persian Government to the Director-General of
Customs at Bushehr not to treat Kuwaitis with such harshness as to
bring Kuwait cases into prominence, but at the same time he was
enjoined not to admit the intervention of the British
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.
on their behalf. Up to 1907 no real settlement had been reached.
A strong personal friendship of some length of standing existed
between Shaikh Mubarak of Kuwait and Shaikh Khaz'al, the Muhaisin
Shaikh of Muhammareh; but its basis, unless it consisted in a certain
similarity in their political position, was not apparent. Frequent visits
were paid by Shaikh Mubarak to Muhammareh and Failiyeh
Eelations with European powers other than Britain, 1904-07
After 1904 an overt interest in Kuwait affairs was not displayed
by any European power other than Great Britain. In September 190J,
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Theses two volumes make up Volume I, Part IA and Part IB (Historical) (pages i-778 and 779-1624) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.
Part 1A contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914. There is also a 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (page v-viii) and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (pages ix-cxxx), both of which cover all volumes and parts of the Gazetteer .
Parts IA and IB consist of nine chapters:
- 'Chapter I. General History of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (Part IA, pages 1-396);
- 'Chapter II. History of the ’Omān Sultanate' (Part IA, pages 397-629);
- 'Chapter III. History of Trucial ’Omān' (Part IA, page 630-Part IB, page 786);
- 'Chapter IV. History of Qatar' (Part IB, pages 787-835);
- 'Chapter V. History of Bahrain' (Part IB, pages 836-946);
- 'Chapter VI. History of Hasa' (Part IB, pages 947-999);
- 'Chapter VII. History of Kuwait' (Part 1B, pages 1000-1050);
- 'Chapter VIII. History of Najd or Central Arabia' (Part 1B, pages 1051-1178);
- 'Chapter IX. History of Turkish ’Iraq' (Part 1B, pages 1179-1624).
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- 2 volumes (1624 pages)
- Arrangement
Volume I, Part I has been divided into two bound volumes (1A and 1B) for ease of binding. Part 1A contains an 'Introduction', 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Trees' and 'Detailed Table of Contents'. The content is arranged into nine chapters, with accompanying annexures, that relate to specific geographic regions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The chapters are sub-divided into numbered periods according, for example, to the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The annexures focus on a specific place or historical event. Further subject headings also appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally at the bottom of the page to provide further details and references.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The sequence runs through parts IA and IB as follows:
- Volume I, Part IA: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 456. Total number of folios: 456. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 460.
- Volume I, Part IB: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 457, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 878. It should be noted that folio 488 is followed by folio 488A. Total number of folios: 423. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 427.
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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:130, 1:778, iv-r:iv-v, back-i, front-a, back-a, spine-a, edge-a, head-a, tail-a, front-a-i, v-r:v-v, 779:1098, 1131:1146, 1099:1130, 1147:1484, 1489:1496, 1485:1488, 1497:1624, vi-r:vi-v, back-a-i
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