"ملخّص يحتوي على معلومات بشأن الاتصال الأول لشركة الهند الشرقية مع الجزيرة العربية التركية، طالما أمكن تتبع ذلك من سجلات حكومة بومباي، بالإضافة إلى أسماء العديد من المقيمين البريطانيين والوكلاء السياسيين الذين عُينوا في بغداد والبصرة في الفترة بين ١٦٤٦ و ١٨٤٦ ميلادي، وبمرافقة معلومات أخرى" [و‎‎٢‎١] (٢٢٦/٤٣)

WITH TURKISH ARABIA 1646 TO 1846.
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in the presence of the British Ambassador or Consul. It was further
agreed that all privileges and capitulations which in former times had
been granted by the Turks to the French, or any other Christian nation,
should also be conceded to the English; that no English Consul or
Eesident in the Turkish dominions should, under any circumstances, be
subject to imprisonment; and that no merchandize belonging to the
English should be subject to a higher rate of customs in the Turkish
dominions than 3 per cent.
23. In September 1765 a further Treaty to the effect of Appendix
B. was concluded between Great Britain and Turkey, confirming, with
several amendments, the above Treaty, and clearing up several ambiguous
expressions in the former Treaty, which were considered to require
explanation.
24. On the 22nd April 1663 the Hon^ble the Court of Directors
of the India Company addressed a despatch to the Chief in Council at Surat
expressing great dissatisfaction at the manner in which their mercantile
affairs had been conducted at their Factory at Gombroon, and in Persia
generally, and directing that the conduct of Mr. Pettit, then in charge
of their affairs in that quarter, should be enquired into. The following
is an extract from this despatch :—
" Concerning our Persia affairs, we have the less to say to you, being so dissatisfied
with the management of all our business there, yet we can hope for little good from
thence till you have changed the conduct of them, which we referred to your care and
settlement the former year upon due examinations of the several accusations and
charges against Mr. Pettit, from whom, since that time, we have received no despatches
or account of our concerns there any way pleasing to us, but long impertinent rela
tions, either foreign or very little relating to our business, while he is silent, or very
short of, to the most material things which nearly concern us."
25. The following is an extract from the reply returned by the
Chief in Council at Surat to the above communication from the Hon'ble
East India Company, dated the 4th April 1664:—
" We have considered of what you write concerning your factory of Persia, making
your two propositions you there insert into them, enordering Mr. Cradock to repair
io us by the next Bussorah ship that shall call there, and Mr. Fflower and Mr.
Swinglehurst to continue, but not to journey up to Ispahan ; and this course we have
at last thought the best for a year, two, or three, and not to draw them totally off, lest
it cause a dispute of that small pittance we now receive from them conditionally. These
remaining factors, now that the grar.deur is taken off, will be more moderated in their
expenses, which, if you shall approve of, rather than to leave the port void of any
English, be pleased to confirm by your next."
26. There are no records in existence belonging to this Govern
ment from the year 1664 to 1670. During the years 1671 and 1672
frequent correspondence took place between the Chief in Council at
Surat with the East India Company's Factory in Persia and with the
East India Company on the subject of the withholding, by the King of
Persia, of the payment of the share possessed by the Company in the
customs at Gombroon; and threats continued to be held out that even
tually coercive measures would be resorted to to enforce this claim.
It appears that at last the East India Company, despairing of ever
obtaining a satisfaction of this claim, appealed to the King ol England,
who addressed a conciliatory letter to the King of Persia on the subject.
This letter, however, did not procure the desired effect.