Coll 30/24 'Persia and Persian Gulf, Persian Navy. Visits to Arab Ports' [323r] (654/908)
The record is made up of 1 volume (449 folios). It was created in 20 Sep 1930-8 Oct 1933. 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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worth, the desirability of expanding m the following sense
the information which it is proposed to convey privately
to the Italian Government.
4. Two points are covered by the draft as it at
present stands: the special treats - + •
^ treaty relations between His
Majesty’s Government and the Arab rm^ ,
lu J-ers, and the Persian
claim i»o Bahnsin, ‘lamb and. Abu Mu^*
" a MUSa * Nothing is said of
the position at Han^am and Basidu and thi a m
* v.Tiu this may perhaps be
because the British claim to the Aatter) is weah, while the
^r is undisputed Persian territoV^ Yet the possibility
of some regrettable incident occurring at one or the other of
these two places cannot be overlooked, and while the Persian
Government are most unlikely to inform the Italian officers
of the assurances which they have given in regard to the
maintenance of the status quo, they will probably see to It
that the latter are made aware of the illegality of the
Henjam depot and the alleged illegality of the Basidu enceinte,
ihere would, I ieel, be no need, when approaching the Italian
Government, to enter into possibly embarrassing explanations
concerning the legal position at Henjam and Basidu; all
that would be necessary is an intimation to the effect that
His Majesty’s Ships have used these places for a very long
time past, that His Majesty’s Government have offered to
renounce their disputed claim to Basidu, and to regularise
Hy a lease the position at Henjam, as part of a general
treaty the negotiation of which, though temporarily suspended,
is already far advanced; and that pending the final settlement
of these questions — a settlement the broad outlines of which
have already been agreed upon — the Persian Government have
promised to observe the status quo.
A similar intimation might, I consider, be made with
advantage in regard to the relations between the Arab rulers
and/
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This volume contains correspondence regarding practicalities, relevant legislation and political considerations related to the movement of Persian shipping vessels around the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , notably regarding potential visits to Arab ports and British naval bases in Persian territory, at Henjam and Basidu.
In addition to this correspondence, the volume also contains the following:
- 'Memorandum on Certain Aspects of the Situation in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. as between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, the Government of India, and the Persian Government', 1931 (folio 280)
- A draft in French of a general treaty between the Governments of Great Britain and Persia, 1930 (folios 342-345)
- 'Minutes of an Interdepartmental Conference held at 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. on Monday, 20th July 1931' (folios 410-418).
The volume includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (449 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 (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 446; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- Coll 30/24 'Persia and Persian Gulf, Persian Navy. Visits to Arab Ports'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:92v, 94r:98v, 100r:447v, ii-r:iii-v, back-i
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