"وضع باسعيدو" [و‎‎١‎٨] (٩٢/٣٥)

^ directed and of the ultimate plan which wejc on template for
the permanent suppression of piracy, our president has
addressed a letter to Mr.Willock, (Charge d'Afiaires at
Tehran) of which the enclosed is a copy, which we trust
will produce the effect of conciliating the Government of
Persia to the arrangements which we have submitted to your
consideration or to any other which Your Lordship may "be
pleased to prescribe, and in particular to our permanent
occupation of Kishma".
precis 16. The despatch of 15th December 1619 to the unarge
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d'Affaires at Tehran, to which reference is made in the
i.1937. preceding paragraph, after explaining in some detail the
considerations weighing with the Local Government, added
•• 8, The Imam of Muscat having asserted a positive
claim to the sovereignty of the island of Kishma, this
Government has not hesitated in fixing upon that station
as a rendez-vous for the expedition. . The occupation the
British Government of a more commanding station in the Gulf
being considered to be indispensable to enaole us to
exercise a more immediate and efficient control over it
than can be done either from Bushire or Massora, the
possession of that island would be an important object
either permanently in full sovereignty, or temporarily
until the beneficial effects which the presence of a British
force in the vicinity of the piratical ports may be expected
to produce, in reforming their habits, may enaole us to
relinquish the possession. The latter expedient should in my
opinion be preferred only on a failure of obtaining the
cession of Kishma in perpetuity.
9. I entertain no doubt that the cession of Kishiia
might be obtained from the imam of Muscat provided his
Highness*s pretensions to it be indisputable, but I beiieve
that the sovereignty of the island was at one time claimea/