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Coll 30/106 'Anglo-Persian Relations: Bushire flag incident, 1934.' [31r] (61/179)
The record is made up of 1 file (88 folios). It was created in 8 Dec 1934-25 Nov 1935. 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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Sad August* 1986*
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v/ith roferenoe to paragraph 4 of your despatch
ifo.a&s of 3rd June, reopectlnc the "OaRaeir" incident* I
have to inforo you that ae the Poroian mnloter in Lonlon
had made no novo by the end of last month, he was invited
to coll at the Foreign Office on 39th Ally,
9, BSr, Rendol, oho spoke to a, Ala on v& behalf,
bogan by giving hits full details of the incident and of
your Btibaequent ropreoentations. flo thou eKplainod tliat
1 hod no deeire to cstaggarato tho ioportanco of this Inoiderit,
I quite realised Lieutenant ^osrasda uao acting unofficially
and indeed there uas seme evldonee that he ms unden the
influence of drink at the time* But the faot r^aalned ttet
the Incident had heon cactreiaGly oonapicuous and trery
diegracofol and that at tho end of sis months 9 discussion
U* Gofooily could still only toll you that it ms impossible
for his QovorrrAcnt to make any kind of official otology, since
tho Ministry for Foreign Affairs could not obtain the prior
Gonotlon of the Miniotry of uw*
8* 13* Ala mo told that Hio !3Q3eoty l s Ck>Yomaent could
hardly be espcctcd to accept this conclusion* Had the
positions been reversed and had a British officer committed
ouch a breach of international good taamoro, Hie laajesty^
Go vcr*r:ont/
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The file concerns an incident at Bushire on 26 November 1934, in which an allegedly drunk Persian naval officer ordered a British India Steam Navigation Company (BISN) tender, the Garmsir , to haul down the red ensign. The officer was said to have accompanied the order with threats, and to have struck a British Indian clerk.
The papers contain correspondence and memoranda from HM Minister, Tehran, the Foreign Office, and the 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. discussing what the British response to the incident should be, and recording the resulting diplomatic contacts over the affair with the Government of Iran.
The papers indicate that the Iranian Government failed to express any regret over the incident, and that the British Government expressed official disappointment as a result.
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (88 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 89; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3829
- Title
- Coll 30/106 'Anglo-Persian Relations: Bushire flag incident, 1934.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:23v, 24v:53v, 57r:89v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence