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Coll 30/75 'Anglo-Persian Relations: Persian claims to Arab Littoral. Persian Govt. question right of H.M. Govt. to make official representations on behalf of Arab Rulers.' [33r] (66/792)
The record is made up of 1 file (394 folios). It was created in 18 Jun 1918-26 Oct 1938. It was written in English and French. 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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taice the form that, in the event of an Arab
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
being
interfered vith in the presence of a British warship, the
latter should cougaunicate with the lersian warship, warn
her that she la coisaltting an Illegal act and, if nece&aary,
take the
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
in tow and take such other steps as are
necessary to ensure that she is not further interfered with.
They would point out that unless the instructions are in the
sense suggested above, there la always the possibility,
however remote, that a Persian war vessel might persist in
her interference in the presence of and in spite of
remonstrances by a British warship. If in such circumstances
no attempt were maue to resist the illegal action of the
Persian warship the effect upon our prestige amongst the
Arabs would be likely to be serious.
5. An auultional reason for issuing instructions in
the sense proposed above is that (in spite of recent verbal
coimounications by individual Persian officials) it seems
likely that it will shortly be necessary to joake a formal
communication to the Persian Government in the sense proposed
in paragraph 6 of kr. Seymour’s memorandum - namely, that
orders have been given to H.i. Ships to prevent any
t
interference with Arab dhows on the high seas. In this
connection, Their Lords concur with the views expressed in
paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Political Hesident f s semi-official
letter of the List Lay. Any divergence between the language
used at Tehran and the instructions Issued to H.x. Ships
would clearly be open to objection.
6 . Another suggestion contained in kr. Seymour's
memorandum is that in waters claimed, by Persia as territorial,
but not admitted as such by His Majesty's Government, the
same course should be adopted as in Persian territorial
waters proper - namely that there should be no intervention
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The file concerns relations between the governments of the United Kingdom and Persia (also referred to as Iran), specifically in terms of relations between Persia and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. that were under British protection.
The file mainly contains correspondence from British Government officials, notably the Foreign Office, 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. ; and HM Minister at Tehran.
The papers cover: passport and visa regulations governing entry into Persia for citizens of Arab states on the littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the treatment of subjects of those states (including the Kingdom of the Hedjaz [Hejaz], 1923) as British-protected persons in the matter of passports; the Persian claim to the Arab states on the littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , especially Bahrein [Bahrain]; the British response to an attempt by the Shaikh of Debai (Said bin Maktum) [Sa‘id bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm, Ruler of Dubai] to impose restrictions on the use of Persian dress by Persian citizens in Dubai (folios 281-288); 'interference' (boarding, searches) with Arab sailing vessels by ships of the Persian Navy; and the response of the Royal Navy to Persian interference in Arab shipping. The Arab states concerned are principally Bahrain, Koweit [Kuwait], the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and Muscat and Oman.
The French language content of the papers consists of a single item of diplomatic correspondence (folio 297).
The file also contains copies of earlier papers dated 1892-1900, and 1914-15; there are no papers dated 1919-22.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (394 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 395; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-393; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- Coll 30/75 'Anglo-Persian Relations: Persian claims to Arab Littoral. Persian Govt. question right of H.M. Govt. to make official representations on behalf of Arab Rulers.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:37v, 38v, 39v:80v, 81v:86v, 89r:97v, 98v:120r, 121r:132v, 133v:149v, 151r:163r, 164v, 165v:188v, 189v:221v, 224r:238v, 239v:240v, 241v:279v, 280v:305v, 306v:316v, 317v:335v, 336v:369r, 370v:395v, back
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