'Affairs of the Persian Gulf'

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Enclosures nos. 2-106 to dispatch no. 107 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 31 December 1841. The enclosures are dated 9 March-31 December 1841.

The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including:

• A proposed extension to a British-enforced Maritime Truce between the Gulf chiefs by between two and five years, and a complaint from Shaik Sultan been Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr] of the Joasmee [Al-Qasimi] that the truce hampers his ability to retaliate against land attacks from Shaik Kaleefa bin Shakhboot [Khalifa bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan] of Aboothebee [Abu Dhabi]
• Alleged acts of piracy in the Gulf
• A tour of Gulf ports by HMS Endymion
• A disagreement with Shaikh Nasir, Governor of Bushire, over a customs payment and his ensuing refusal to allow the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to land at Bushire [Bushehr]
• A shipwreck on the Island of Karrack [Kharg] of a boat carrying the widow and two sons of the late Firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). Firma [Husayn Ali Mirza Farmanfarma, Prince-Governor A Prince of the Royal line who also acted as Governor of a large Iranian province during the Qājār period (1794-1925). of Fars]
• A proposed survey of the Karoon [Karun] river
• The intention of Ameer Khaled [Khalid ibn Saud ibn Abd al Aziz, Emir of Nejd] to invade Oman, the despatch of a British officer to dissuade him, and a proposal to supply arms to chiefs willing to resist his advance
• The temporary retirement of Captain Samuel Hennell as 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. because of ill health and appointment of an Acting Resident
• A commercial treaty between Persia [Iran] and the UK and the effects of the agreement, including the return of a British Ambassador to Tehran and the withdrawal of the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. from Karrack
• Arrangements for withdrawing from Karrack and considerations of the effect the withdrawal will have on the island’s residents
• Discussions of the need for a permanent Assistant Resident position.

The primary correspondents are: 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. ; the Government of India; the Senior Naval Officer; and HM Ambassador, Tehran.

The item contains a single enclosure in French, a letter from the Russian Ambassador in Tehran.

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1 item (309 folios)

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'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 39

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/401

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English and French in Latin script

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Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

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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Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/5/401, ff 5-313

History of this record

Date(s)

31 Dec 1841 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

PiracyTreatiesCustoms dutyBilateral relationsShipwrecks

Places

Persian GulfKarrack (island)

People & organisations

Ruler of Ra's al-Khaymah and SharjahHMS EndymionPolitical Resident, Persian GulfHM Ambassador to IranGovernor of BushireEmir of Abu Dhabi, Āl Nahyān dynastySenior Naval Officer in the Persian GulfEmir of Najd, Wahhabi dynasty

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