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Coll 30/142 'Visit of Danish fishing vessel chartered by Iranian Govnt.' [44r] (90/129)
The record is made up of 1 file (61 folios). It was created in 8 Oct 1936-8 Mar 1941. 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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inveati fc ationa* I supposed that he e uX4 get all the
info motion ho required without rial ting the banks.
3, He quito agreed w th my riews and asked for a
ehart on which the h nks were marked so tht^i he eofUd aTold
them. X m arranging to let him dare one.
d. He informed me that the Iraait n aorerimexit had
a eked him to inTeat igat e the causes ae to wr^y oert* in banks
off the Iranian coast no longer produced pearls but that he
had declined to take up this lias of investigation as he
knew nothing #bout pearl banks.
?, He leaves for feferaa in a few days and ill
return to the tiulf in time to me it hie vessel.
S, Iranian flag, I believe that a forti^n
vessel on British ehnrter remains foreign and cannot fly
the British flag, if this Is internet ion* 1 pra sties then
an seme analegy B f s trailer would retain Danish netiomlity
and should noi fly Iranian flag, question perhaps does not
oonoern us unless difficulties arise but X thought 1 md
better mention it. X am naturally saying nothing to B on
this point.
- os Id on t.
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The file concerns the investigations of Dr Harald Blegvad, the Director of the Danish Biological Station, into the waters of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , with particular reference to fishing. Blegvad was visiting the area on behalf of the Government of Iran, who wished to initiate commercial exploitation of Iranian fisheries.
The file includes correspondence from 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. , the British Legation, Tehran, and extracts from intelligence reports.
The papers include: the need to protect Arab rights over pearl fishing banks; the legal position concerning prescriptive rights to exploit the seabed outside the three mile limit; the flying of the Iranian flag by Blegvad's vessel; and the establishment of a fish-canning plant near Bandar Abbas in 1940.
The French language content of the papers consists of a newspaper article on folio 24.
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 (61 folios)
- Arrangement
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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 63; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3877
- Title
- Coll 30/142 'Visit of Danish fishing vessel chartered by Iranian Govnt.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r, 2r:19v, 19ar:19av, 20r:23v, 24v:32v, 40r:62v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence