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File 4011/1923 Pt 2 'PERSIAN GULF: NEGOTIATIONS 1928 HENJAM' [939r] (1884/1934)
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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3Teanwliil<3 I learnt that Tny visit to 'Ra«<airiAv a ,
Darya Regi on 18th April. MulTaa the ToaSn 1. T ^ ^ from ^
telegram No. 40 of 25th April, and at the mament I was nat 1 i eceive our Excellency’s
regarding Bandore affairs. ‘ 1 W ° S ,>atUrally s »“™hat on the qui vive
rnerits 1 wonM tnmtion that thflasfapplaLntn^kind^-as 0 ™”^.T SheikhHtsan
station, hut directed our Agent to‘‘ Worn, Sheikh Hasan in a friend!rlnne tLTas a
Perstan subject and moreover as a Persian official he is likely to give offence to his superiors
From Sheikh Hassan of Kishm to Coal
Agent, Bassidore, dated 1.7th May 1905.
From Resident to Coal Agent, dated 11th
June 1905.
, * . * and it seems against his interests to act as he proposes and he
would be well advised not to do so. 1 1 oses and he
Before the communication reached Sheikh Hassan, however, he had already landed
some salt on our station Regarding this salt, His Britannic Majesty’s Consul; Bandar
Assas, writing to Colonel Kemball a year later, stated that although Sheikh Haisan l„d
already paid duty on this salt, before it left the' Salt mine, the Director of Customs Bandar '
Abbas, was trying to get another lot of duty out of him, on the grounds that Bassidore was
Persian territory.
Considering the facts that I had before me, I trust Your Excellency will understand
my chariness to agree to the Moin landing his red ochre on British Bassidore. Since
receipt of Your Excellency’s last telegram Mo. 46 of 4th May, I have received a further
communication from our Coal Agent dated 1st June forwarding for information a copy of
letter addressed to him by Sheikh Hassan of
Kishm. I attach a cojiy of the latter, and of
my reply to the Coal Agent. Apart from the
general reasons mentioned in the foregoing
paragraphs, the personality of the Moin-eC
Tujjar also entered to some extent into my calculations when replying to Your Excellency’s
inquiry.
The ubiquitous vested interests which he has systematically created in these regions
Muring the past few years, either in his own name or that of the Malek-et-Tujjar, whose
henchman he was, must be well known to Your Excellency, and their existence has been
inconveniently in evidence of late in connection with more than one question affecting our
• .interests.
For instance .:
(1) At Ahw.az he has recently claimed rights over the site which we were trying
to lease from the Sheikh of Mohammerah for the erection of a Consulate.
(2) At Hen jam he has a heap of salt and a hut in our limits, of which we shall
probably hear more, lie is also responsible for the erection of the old
flagstaff: on our plinth which has been the cause of so much correspondence.
(3) It is he, I imagine, who is the cause of the protraction .of the case of the date
gardens of tne Shargah family at Lingah.
In fact, wherever he obtains a looting he seems to stay and to encroach. Just now
he apparently holds an abnormally strong position both with tne Customs and vith the
Parya Begi, and I ana informed that he possesses a good deal of influence at Tehran.
He is the landlord of the BusJhire Customs, and this no doubt brings him into close
touch with them, but apart from that, according to my information he is very strong y
backed by the Department from Monsieur. Nans downwards, and I am told that t ie
subordinates have explicit orders to give his Agents and his operations al possible
assistance. Again the Darya Begi who used to be his bitter anemy is b elj e ^d to have
come to an understanding wW him and to be wojkmg m his miereste. It xw lam a
matter of common report here that it was the Mom who undertook to ^ e ^, s
Begi’s return to Bushire as Governor on condition that the latter iuithered the .
business and designs within his province-
My information concerning him may not be accurate in ^ f bu j 1
there ie no doubt of the fact that both the Customs and Darya Begr aid uto^
to keep in his good books. Whether this is with the .dea of placating a potential enemy,
Lc436FP
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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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- 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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