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Coll 30/58 'Persian Gulf. Anglo-Persian Relations. Persian insult to British flag at Basidu' [38v] (81/1186)
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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Office letter, concur in the action which they propose.
3. There is, however, a second Persian Note arising
out of the Basidu incident the position of which will
call for consideration. It will he remenfcered that the
Persian Government sent us a forml protest (Teheran
telegram 222 of 21st September at P.Z.6037/33) against
the landing of British marines at Basidu. Mr .Mallet
at once protested against this Note and told the acting
Foreign Minister that he could not accept it. The
Foreign Office instructed him on 23rd September *
(No. 162,P.Z.6121/33) that the question of the action
to be taken in regard to it would be considered
further as soon as the Persian reaction to our Note
of protest on the Basidu incident was known. ”1 have
no objection to Persian note being regarded as being
in cold storage in the meantime”. ( On the same day Mr..
Mallet reported (No.226, P.Z.6121/33) in connection
with the settlement of the Basidu incident that the Shah
H wished as an assurance that the incident was really
closed that we should as soon as possible remove
troops from Basidu. As soon as this happened he
authorised Sepahbodi to take back the Note (see my
telegram No.222) as ’non-avenue*.*
4. We have not so far removed our guard from Basidu
and while we had originally been disposed to remove
it within say two or three weeks of the receipt of a
satisfactory Persian answer to our Note of 23 September,
the recent Basidu incident may make it rmre difficult
for us to take action on these lines. On the other
hand it is undesirable to allow the^Persian note with
its explicit claim to sovereignty over Basidu to remain
long in our possession and unansv/ered, particularly in
view of the recent developments in regard to the status
of/
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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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- Coll 30/58 'Persian Gulf. Anglo-Persian Relations. Persian insult to British flag at Basidu'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:77v, 79r:168v, 170r:310v, 312r:363v, 365r:590v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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