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'File 3/2 Interference with Kuwait Sailing Craft on High Seas by Persian warships.' [‎256r] (511/550)

The record is made up of 1 file (273 folios). It was created in 10 Apr 1933-23 Dec 1949. It was written in English, Arabic and Farsi. 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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FROM: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
TO: HM EMBASSY
NO, 6621
DATE. 9th Island 1327 (28th February) 1949
NOTE,
The Imperial MFA present their
compliments to HM Embassy and in continuation of
note No.5163 of 23rd Azar 1327 (14th December 1948)
concerning the complaint of the captains of ships,
have the honour to state that according to
information received from the Ministry of War, the
Commander of His Majesty’s ship WILD GOOSE visited
the Imperial Navy Command**i n Khurramshahr on 2nd
Bahman 1327 (22nd January 1^49) and requested that
as the captains of the ships could not return to
Khurramshahr to take over the rifles taken from
them he might agree to hand back the rifles to him
for return to the owners.
This request was agreed to and
19 rifles, 3 daggers and 305 rounds of ammunition
were handed over to Captain Porter against receipt
Sealed MFA

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This file relates to incidents of Kuwaiti sailing boats being intercepted (and in some cases seized and detained) by Persian warships and other vessels, on suspicions of smuggling. The file largely consists of correspondence between British officials regarding several specific incidents, including one case in which a Kuwaiti dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. was reportedly seized by a Persian warship (the Babr ) off Henjam [Henjān], and towed to Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. Much of the correspondence surrounding this case and others is concerned with establishing whether or not the incidents occurred within Persian territorial waters.

The file discusses more generally the British perspective regarding the extent of Persia's territorial waters and the Persian Navy's right to stop and search foreign vessels in the Gulf. Also included are instructions from the Admiralty regarding the attitude that should be adopted by His Majesty's ships in the Gulf in response to incidents of interference by Persian vessels.

The principal correspondents are the following:

Some of the correspondence dating from after 1935 refers to 'Iranian' rather than 'Persian' vessels, presumably in response to the Iranian Government's request for the international community to refer to the state by its historical name.

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1 file (273 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 275; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 3-274, and ff 6-274; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English, Arabic and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script
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