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'File 3/3 Persian Navy' [27r] (53/200)
The record is made up of 1 file (98 folios). It was created in 5 Feb 1932-29 Dec 1937. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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up by formal representations at Tehran regarding the visit
of a Persian warshipw ithout notification* The position is
different in the case of Bahrain* Sir Samuel hoare appreciates
the force of the arguments adduced by His Majesty's Minister,
and supported by the Government of India, as of the counter
arguments suggested in Colonel Powle 1 s telegram of 24th
Hovember 0 It is,perhaps,as the Minister suggests, very
improbable that the Persians will risk compromising their
claim to Bahrain by instructing or permitting an officer of
their Havy to pay a ceremonial call on the Shaikh* But on
the other hand the danger cannot be overlooked that the
opportunity of such a ceremonial visit, were the Shaikh to
accept it, might be taken by the Persians to intimate in a
public manner,e„g* in the event of His Excellency receiving
the party in Burbar, that he was regarded as a Persian
subject, while any action on their part which could be
construed as a formal recognition of the Shaikh’s independence
would inevitably be disavowed by Persia* On the whole,
however, having regard to the considerations advanced by the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the Secretary of State
considers that the best course would be to leave to the
discretion of the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Bahrain, in the light of
all the circumstances including those in which the Persian
ship has arrived at Bahrain, the question whether or not
a ceremonial call, if offered, should be accepted* In the
event of any such call being accepted and passing without
incident he would, however, propose first that the Shaikh
should be advised not to receive a further ceremonail call
from a ship visiting without notice, and secondly that a
formal notification should at once be made to the Persian
Government in the name of the Shaikh that in future formal
notice of such visits must be given* The Shaikh might in
this connection take the opportunttyto refer to his desire
for
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This file concerns visits of Persian warships to Arab ports. The two main issues discussed are whether Arab rulers in the Gulf should be formally notified prior to any visits to their ports by Persian warships, and, in cases where notification has not been received, whether a call to visit should be accepted. Much of the file consists of copies of telegrams relating to this matter between 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. , the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department, and the British Minister, Tehran. Other correspondents include the following: the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait; the Secretary to 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. ; the Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office; the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Sabah [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ].
Other matters discussed in the file include: a reported incident of an officer of a Persian warship hauling down a British flag at Basidu [Bāsaʻīdū]; a subsequent tour of the Gulf by a flotilla of eight British destroyers, and its perceived effect on opinion in Kuwait.
The file also includes a copy of an address, given by 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. to the Trucial Chiefs [rulers of the Trucial states A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ] at Dibai [Dubai], on 23 September 1933.
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- 1 file (98 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 100; 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 2-99, and ff 3-99; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- 'File 3/3 Persian Navy'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:9v, 11r:52v, 54r:59v, 61r:99v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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