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Coll 30/58 'Persian Gulf. Anglo-Persian Relations. Persian insult to British flag at Basidu' [13r] (30/1186)
The record is made up of 1 file (589 folios). It was created in 3 Aug 1933-31 Jan 1934. 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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS-BSWANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
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PERSIA.
7 g q n
/ s*? V/ KJf
November 6, 1933.
CONFIDENTIAL.
1955
Section 1.
[E 6751/1273/34]
No. 1.
-/l/z. Mallet to Sir John Simon.—{Received November 6)
(No. 477.) '>
. HIS Majesty’s representative presents his compliments to His Maiestv’s
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and has the honour to transmit
herewith copy of a note from the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs to TTis
Majesty’s Charge d’Affaires, dated the 8th October, 1933, on the'suhject of the
t ,r C0 £r ieS b6 A en . sent Foreign Secretary to the Government of
^r dia V.S eW i Delhl .’ the Acting
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.
m the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire
(No. 169), the senior naval officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division (No. 98 M.).
Tehran, October 17, 1933.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs to British Charge cTAffaires.
(Translation.)
M. le Charge d’Affaires, Tehran, October % 1933
ct res P e ? ted n °t e da . ted tiie 23rd September, addressed to his Excellency
Sepahbodi m reply to his Highness Eeroughi’s note dated the 12th September
has been received. I learn with pleasure from the contents of the above-mentioned
note that the anxiety which you felt in connexion with certain events in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
has been removed, and that the question is regarded as closed bv
His Britannic Majesty’s Government.
points^ the Same timG 1 deem ^ llecessary t0 brin g t0 y° ur notice the two following
Firstly, I am unable to understand the purport of the following sentence
which occurs m paragraph 2 of your note : “ And in addition that orders should
be issued to the responsible naval authorities not to interfere with British naval
arrangements.
Secondly, in view of the fact that the course of the conversations between His
Pritanmc Majesty’s Legation and the Imperial Ministry for Foreign Affairs has
be wr £ daractensed by friendliness and mutual understanding, the report
published by the British Telegraph
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, and especially the conduct of certain
mgi.isn news papers in respect of the manner in which they published this news,
was m contradiction to the existing spirit of sincerity, and I feel sure that you
W1 tbat can legitimately be the cause of apprehension and anxiety on the
part ot the members of the Imperial Government.
With regard to the other matters which were alluded to in the above-
mentioned note, I hope shortly to communicate to you separately my views thereon.
I avail,&c.
- KAZEMI.
[971 f—1]
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This file contains correspondence between British diplomatic and naval officials concerning an incident on 31 July 1933 when four Persian naval officers landed at Basidu (a naval station on Qishm island used by Britain) and took down the British flag in the presence of witnesses including an Italian and a Frenchman. Subsequently, a Royal Navy vessel arrived at the station and the British flag was re-hoisted.
The correspondence discusses the details of the incident itself, its aftermath and its impact on Britain's relations with the Government of Iran. It also covers what steps were taken to 'restore British prestige in the eyes of the Gulf Arabs', including details regarding the dispatch of a royal navy flotilla to the region.
In addition to correspondence, the file also contains the following:
- Relevant press cuttings regarding the incident and Britain's response (folios 78, 169, 311 and 364)
- Copy of a circular clarifying the sequence of events in Basidu that was issued by the British authorities in the Gulf (folio 11)
- 'Copy of a note dated the 14th August 1933, from the Head Clerk, H.B.M.'s Consulate, Bandar Abbas, regarding a conversation which recently took place between the Governor of Bandar Abbas and the Consulate Mirza' (folio 255)
- 'Basidu Incident' a summary of events written by J V Creagh, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (folios 329-331)
- 'Extract from Cabinet Conclusions dated 5th September 1933 - Relations with Persia, Basidu Incident' (folios 370-376)
- 'Legal Status of Basidu' (folios 398-399)
- 'Cabinet: Relations with Persia - Basidu Incident. Memorandum by the First Lord of the Admiralty' (folios 413-415)
- Cabinet Memorandum regarding Basidu Incident (folios 416-417)
- 'Foreign Office Memorandum for submission to the Cabinet on the subject of the Flag Incident at Basidu' (folios 435-440)
- A small sketch map marking the boundaries of 'British Basidu' (folio 536).
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 (589 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 inside back cover with 591; 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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:77v, 79r:168v, 170r:310v, 312r:363v, 365r:590v, back-i
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