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Coll 30/106 'Anglo-Persian Relations: Bushire flag incident, 1934.' [42r] (83/179)
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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time to familiarise himself with the dossier. He
appears, however, to have misunderstood what I said, for
140 tamed? telephoned to Mr. Loxley on £7th March and said
that Xa?.emi had told him that X had enquired when I might
expect a reply in this matter. He wished to remind kr.
Loxley of the fact that he had given him an explanation
some three weeks before tnd to say that the ministry had no
other information about the case in their possession. He
would be glad if this could be brought to my notice.
Mr. hoxley replied that he had reported the matter to m
on my return, that X had studied lieutenant ^ar&yaz&de's
version of the incident and that I had mentioned it to the
Minister for Foreign Affairs because I wanted to dit^cuss the
case with him further. fhe letter must evidently have
misunderstood what 1 had said, perhaps because 1 had not
gone into the question fully as I had found him unfamiliar
with the details.
9. In the light of Motaraedy’s remarks I have
thought it best not to await my next interview with Hi a
33 oellency before taking up the matter again, but to write
to him at once. X have accordingly sent him a letter, of
which I 3mve the honour to enclose a copy and which is
designed to give him an opportunity of settling the matter
on the easiest possible terms. Xn many ways the ministry
of Foreign Affairs have already done their best - for
instance, JOheily twice refused to accept and to pass on to
me tne replies which he received from the Ministry of var -
and X suspect that the very lame apology vouchsafed by
Motamedy is as much as the? darp gif® us. In these
circumstances, and seeing that ws have already marked oirt
disapproval beyond all possibility of misunderstanding end
that it is at least clear that the matter hue been brought
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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.
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- 1 file (88 folios)
- Arrangement
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 (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