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Coll 30/58 'Persian Gulf. Anglo-Persian Relations. Persian insult to British flag at Basidu' [586r] (1176/1186)
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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FROM ”he Oenior ^aval Officer, Vrsian Oulf division,
H .K • B . w r»ho r eham 11 at Hen jar*.
r 'ATM 2U% JUKI 1953* No. 22/423.
TO ^he 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 Oulf.
BRITISH
With reference to my predeceapor’e ho*00/423 dated
16th December 1932 and 1/423 dated 6 th January 1933, I
visited British Basldu in ( Rhorebar* M today and landed at noon
accompanied by three of my officers and my Interpreter*
^he ncrmal land heat was tempered by a cool breese i the
40 days shammal which had been blowinr for 10 days).
2 . We visited the Officers* House, (parts of which are
showing signs of crumbling) before ’’beating the bounde”.
After proceeding about a mile we saw the somewhat unusual
sight ©f an Arab running to meet us. He turned out t o be
Rhaikh Mo in Afcsari (the Caretaker) who had been apprised
of our arrival by a youth on the pier.
3 , Shaikh Main hade the usual complaints that the
Persian Hudir of Customs had frequently visited the Village
of Bingati and had clone so in the last fi fteen davs.
Persian sublecte in British Basidu had beep instructed not
to le* ve until after the census, which will be taken
shortly* Persian dhows - some beached on British territory,
others lying in British waters - were ordered to remain where
they were for the same Puri use. ^hev were also required
to pay Customs dues, for which they voluntarily crossed
over to the Persian Cue toys House.
4 , It al.o reported that W other reaaon forthe
jludlr of Cue tons t! siting British Bsstdu sas to ascertain
the names of si siting British warships for r.oort, si toother
rtiattars, to his superior at r 4 ng*h, with weon, 1 red
from what I heard, the Wudlr is anxious to placate himself
hy Shoving excesslTe seal, at the expense, i necessary,
of yeracity in his reports.
5 , "‘he Caretaker states that he has made numerous report*
’eraian actions to H. if. Consul at Bandar Ahtae,
Jlthogt the Rliphtest ef’ect on the Persians. .”1" • nt -
cob forms trith the apparent general xmpresRiot ^ou^hout
the Culf. whit* may he deserihed as a sort tffmliMtVt*
there is too mut* diplomacy and too little result on
part.
6 Bv the time he had exhausted moat of his complaints,
we had reached the Boundary mark near the t'eroian ^s_om*
??«»•«» X sent eor the Pud ir, who was restirp rluriHa ,he
is: ^ !wC.« »» ’" ■ * “V"
1 ent ©Tf'd/
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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.
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- 1 file (589 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 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'
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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