Coll 30/56 'Persian Gulf. Visit of 1st Destroyer Flotilla to: 1933. Durbar of Trucial Sheikhs at Debai [Dubai]. Reaffirmation of Lord Curzon's Statement of Policy in 1903' [29r] (57/161)
The record is made up of 1 file (79 folios). It was created in 13 Sep 1933-28 Aug 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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•ffect of the pronouncement will he excellent, provided
that the confidence of the Chiefe la not a#&ln ehaken hy an
unhappy aolutlon of the incident, hy a failure to obtain
reparation or apology in the eeveral
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
incldenta or hy
a renewal of the activities of the ,3 erBian Navy. If we fail
to show determination in our relation*! with ^ereia. the
pronouncement, and the circuraatancee in which it waa delivered,,
will he looked upon aa inaincere, our influence will decline
and the general situation will become worse than ever#
23. After the Tiarbar, the Chiefs proceeded one hy one,
Under their respective salutes, from H.M.S.Uhoreham to
H.M.fl. Pi amend, Some little persuasion was necessary before
the Shaikh of Abu Phabi would go, as he was apprehensive
lest ill should befall him. The Senior Naval Officer had
arranged for them to he shown target practice with the 4,7*
guns and a smoke screen, and finally to pass at high speed
close to the target ship, from which, as we passed, a hurst
of machine gun fire was directed into our wake. The
Squadron of Wapitis flew in formation from the direction of
Sharjah. The guests were at first dour and Inclined to
suspect our purpose in carrying them out to sea at such
speed. The guns awed, hut Impressed them, and the machine
gun filled them with delight. By the end of the morning
they seemed quite at home and completely finished the
refreshments provided, besides the entire supply of ice and
iced water in the Ship,
I think that the experience has made a deep
impression upon them.
24. A* in the case of the pronouncement at the Parhar,
I would venture to warn Government that the ultimate effect
of the cruise will depend on whether or not we show deter
mination/
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Two letters from the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department to the Secretary of State for India concerning the wording of an address regarding historical agreements between the British Government and local rulers in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to be given by the Secretary in 1935 (folios 3-6).
Correspondence exchanged between the Foreign Office and the British Legation in Jeddah in 1935 regarding a query that had been raised by Ibn Saud's adviser, Fuad Bey Hamza, about historical agreements between the British Government and local rulers in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (folios 7-16).
Correspondence between officials at the Foreign Office, 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. and the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. regarding a British naval flotilla tour of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. that took place in September 1933 (folios 17-79). In addition to correspondence on this topic, the file also contains the following related documents:
- A first-hand account of the British naval flotilla tour of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in September 1933 written by Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, the Officiating 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. (folios 22-31)
- 'Programme of a Darbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). of the Trucial Chiefs to be held on board H.M.S. Shoreham at Dibai [Dubai] on 23rd September, 1933' (folio 32)
- 'Address by the Honourable 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. to the Trucial Chiefs, at Dibai [Dubai] on the 23rd September 1933' (folios 33-35)
- 'Address by His Excellency the Viceroy at a Public Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). held on board H.M.S "Argonaut" on the 21st November 1903 at Shargah for the Arab Chiefs of the littoral' (folios 76-79).
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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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 80; 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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