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File 4011/1923 Pt 2 'PERSIAN GULF: NEGOTIATIONS 1928 HENJAM' [930r] (1866/1934)
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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OHAmRIX.
tTelegraphic commutation with Maskat, Henjam and Bandar Abba,, 1899-1905-
Telegraph communication opened with Ma^kat- * .
v u witxi iviasuat—Proposed extension to Bandar
Abbas.
j. On a represtjntation from several British Turlin-na i\r i i
vailed for by the Government of India from the Political AmnhtfM rG ?° rts
Resident at Bushire and the Telegraph Denarf-man+ . - , 8 e n t a ti\I s ka t an d the
the telegraph to Maskat and Bandar Abbas ^ In snhmlftf g ' a +>, S the extension of
Secretary of State, the Government of India (Besnatch No rASf re P c '^ ts to tlle
dated 3rd May 1900), expressed the opinion thaUhe time'had arrived when the
tforhte? -Catl0tt b0th With -I Band^rbS:
~ T l ; e S f 10 f ef ! "'bA ha f. been suggested were that the existing cable from
Karachi to Jask should be diverted and taken from Karachi to Maskat and
thence to Jask, or that a second cable should be laid between Karachi and Task
touching at Maskat ; and m either case, that one of the existing cables between
to^hatriace from Jask.^ ^ l0 ° Ped ^ Ba ‘ ldar Abbas > » 1-d-line exfS
3. The Secretary of State in reply forwarded with his Despatch No. 97 dated
bth September 1900, correspondence with the Foreign Office, which showed that
the project was generally approved by Her Majesty’s Government but asked
trie views o. the Government of India on two suggestions viz 1st that a pnhlo
between Jask and Bandar Abbas, or at all eventta
the Latter by means of T-pieces would be preferable to a land line, and, secondly
tbat the whole scheme should be postponed to a more favourable moment The
Secretary of State subsequently telegraphed on 24th October enquiring whether
provision for the supply of cables should be made in the Budget of 1901-02 and
the Viceroy replied on 18th November that, on the understanding that Her
Majesty s Government would consent to bear half the cost, provision might be
made toi a cable to Maskat and for a cable or land line from Bandar Abbas to
Jask.
XT 07 T ] ie * ( T 0 r; rn i nent Illdia re P lied to the Secretary of State’s Despatch
1001) --- ated ^ September ’ as follows ( No - 20-External, dated 31st January
“We are strongly in favour of early action, and we gather from 8 ir A. Godley’s letter
of the 18th December last that this view is shared by Your Lordship. With reference to
Sir John Ardagh’s reasons for postponement, we desire to observe that it is precisely when
We are busily engaged in China or elsewhere, and may be supposed in consequence to be
devoting less attention to our interests in other portions of the world, that rival powers, and
notably Russia, are inclined to push forward ; and that the apparent absorption of other
powers in the same or in similar undertakings, so far from being a guarantee that their
energies will be relaxed elsewhere, is not infrequently the signal for simultaneous activity
ou their part in unsuspected quarters. We see therefore no sufficient ground for abating
our urgent interest m the political outlook of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and w@ are of opinion that
these projects should be proceeded with, with as little delay as possible.”
5. The Home Treasury declined to share the cost of the proposed cables
and adhered to its reasons for postponement (Secretary of State’s telegram dated
12th Mafch 1901). The Government of India were equally disinclined to pay the
whole cost of the scheme, they therefore proposed to proceed at once at the cost
of the Indian revenues with the more important half of the scheme, cable from
Jask to Maskat) leaving the extension to Bandar Abbas for future consideration
(telegram from the Viceroy to the Secretary of State, dated 20th March 1901).
6. The Secretary of State’s sanction was obtained to the necessary expendi
ture and assurance of assistance received from the Sultan for landing the cable.
It was opened for traffic in November 1901.
*As regards the previous history of Bandar Abbas and Henjam, see Chapter I, paragraphs 1-
03
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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).
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- 1 volume (962 folios)
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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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- 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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