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File 4011/1923 Pt 2 'PERSIAN GULF: NEGOTIATIONS 1928 HENJAM' [487v] (979/1934)
The record is made up of 1 volume (962 folios). It was created in 6 Jul 1926-25 Jan 1934. 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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2
2. The series of solid (reinforced concrete) buildings which house (\
boatswain
An officer responsible for the equipment on a ship and overseeing the work of the ship's crew.
, (b) the dispensary, (c) the storekeeper, (d) the Tele I
Department staff, and the perhaps less solid but equally conspicuou r
buildings which house (e) the naval canteen, (/) the Indian PWn
representative. ‘
3. The miserable little native building which houses the port officer and fV
Deputy Governor. The customs house near the pier, although a cei
built and fairly large Persian bungalow, looks insignificant in comnar/
with the very conspicuous British buildings higher up the hill.
4. The iron pier constructed by the Indian Marine Department during the war
5. The long valley lying to the south-east of the residential quarter wier
football and other games are played.
6. The native village lying behind and to the south-west of the coal depot at the
near end of the pier. Immediately behind the coal depot and east of the
village are the buildings containing naval stores These are wired of
from the native village, sufficiently to prevent a right of way, although not
enough to keep out thieves and loiterers.
7. The oil fuelling barge lying off shore near the pier.
8. The excellent anchorage in the narrowest part of the straits between Kishim
Island and Henjam providing adequate shelter in all weather.
Now before and during my visit, when 1 walked round the reserved area, my
attention was drawn to the following:—
(A.) Quarantine.
In accordance with the regulations in force for vessels arriving at ports ia
British India, “ When any vessel with a clean bill of health and not suspected of
infection is within sight of port, the master shall intimate the fact by signal; such an
intimation shall ordinarily be accepted by the port officer, and if so accepted tha
health officer need not visit the vessel which may be considered to have pratique,’’
I consider that Taimourtache should be asked to accept this at least for Henjam,
but preferably for all Persian ports.
(B.) Petrol Storage Shed.
It is desired to erect a suitable isolated building for this purpose. The Persians
have so far refused. I found that petrol was at present being stored in a building
adjoining the house occupied by the storekeeper. I propose to bring this to the notice
of the Minister of Court.
(C.) Persian Building Schemes adjoining Coal Bumps.
This appeared to be unnecessary and provocative. I gather the postmaster was
responsible for this. There was plenty of room and a more suitable site higher up tk
hill. It was not clear whether the projected buildings were for the new police force,
the military, or for whom.
(D.) Complaints by Persian Authorities against Telles, the Storekeeper.
These appeared to be unfounded and due to a private feud with the postmaster;
who was possibly instigated by the former coal
coolie
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
contractor (Gelladary), who m
lost the contract and wished to revenge himself on Telles. This contractor had made
a mint of money out of the Government of India, first during the war, when he tet
the Turkish prisoners at IJ
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
per head per day (the actual cost being reckons
at one-sixth of this, viz., 4 annas per day), and secondly, as
coolie
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
contractor o
handling the coal, when he is believed to have made in one year 32,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
pro®'
of India'
(£.) The Dispensary.
Free to all inhabitants of the area and paid for by the Government
The coaling contractor has the right of free medical treatment for his
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
, and
number of persons treated averaged ten per day or 300 a month. The Persian a ^
who acted as quarantine medical officer had no dispensary, and had never s on
desire to start anything in the nature of a practice.
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This volume relates to British policy regarding the Gulf island of Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām], occupied in part, on and off, by the British since the late nineteenth century.
Interdepartmental correspondence refers to the establishment of a British telegraph station on the island in 1868, following a concession from the Persian Government, which was abandoned in 1881 but re-established in 1904. The correspondence also acknowledges that further developments since then, including the establishment of a wireless station and a naval coal depot, represent an encroachment by the British Government.
The main topic of discussion is the extent of the British claim (or lack thereof) to Henjam, and the continued use of the island as a fuelling and recreational station for British naval forces in the Gulf.
Related matters of discussion include the following:
- The possibility of consolidating the British position at Henjam by offering to surrender Basidu to Persia
- The British response to Persian forces expelling the Arab Shaikh of Henjam from the island in May 1928, in retaliation for the Shaikh attacking and looting the island's customs office the previous year
- The drafting of a protocol (as part of wider Anglo-Persian negotiations, which are referred to throughout) in 1929 between the British and Persian governments, setting out the terms for the British Government's surrender of its claims to Basidu and Henjam, in return for continued access to facilities at Henjam, possibly in the form of a lease
- The consideration of alternative locations for a naval station, in the event of it being necessary for the British to relinquish their hold on Henjam
- Whether the British should be prepared to offer the Persian Navy docking and refitting facilities at Bombay or Karachi, on 'favourable terms', in return for their continued use of the facilities at Henjam
- A request from the Persian Government in September 1932 for the immediate withdrawal of the British naval establishment, following the Persian Government's decision to use Henjam as the location for six recently purchased naval vessels
- The possibility of the British naval depot at Henjam being relocated either to Basidu or Bahrein [Bahrain].
The volume features the following principal correspondents: the British Minister in Tehran, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and officials of the Admiralty, the Foreign Office, and the 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. . Other notable correspondents include the following: 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 Viceroy of India; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs; officials of the British Legation at Tehran and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department.
Also included in the volume are the following: a précis of printed correspondence relating to British positions at Basidu and Henjam, covering the period 1821-1905 (ff 898-941); an 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. memorandum entitled 'Henjam. Position and Rights of His Majesty's Government in the Island of Henjam', dated 26 September 1928 (ff 723-726); copies of the minutes of two meetings of the Committee of Imperial Defence's Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East, dated 17 December 1931 (ff 249-262) and 10 October 1933 (ff 12-28); a copy of a memorandum by the Admiralty and the Foreign Office on the British naval depot at Henjam, dated 23 February 1932 (ff 197-208).
The French language material consists of correspondence from Belgian customs officials writing on behalf of the Persian Government, as well as articles from the aforementioned draft protocol, and correspondence between the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs and the British Minister at Tehran. English translations are included in some but not all cases.
The volume includes two dividers which give the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence (ff 4-5).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (962 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 4011 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Negotiations) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/1094-1095. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one volume.
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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 964; 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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- Title
- File 4011/1923 Pt 2 'PERSIAN GULF: NEGOTIATIONS 1928 HENJAM'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:7v, 10r:46r, 47v, 49r:60r, 61r:68v, 71r:104v, 106r:117v, 119r:192v, 194r:241v, 243r:283v, 285r:288v, 290r:368v, 370r:401v, 405r:406v, 408r:422v, 425r:471v, 475r:487v, 489r:490v, 492r:516v, 521r:532v, 534r:565v, 572r:610v, 612r:612v, 615r:627r, 629r:654v, 660r:668v, 678r:692v, 694r:792v, 794r:802v, 805r:812r, 813r:854v, 855ar:855av, 855r:859v, 862r:870v, 873r:877v, 880r:911r, 912r:921r, 922r:922v, 924v:932r, 933v:939v, 940v:963v, back-i
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