"ملف ١/A/٣٧ I شيخ رأس الخيمة" [و‎‎٧‎٩] (٥٦٠/١٦٢)

»uttlQi*nt T9%uon% 8uoh as the sea exists for her
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2* It i'ersian Oifloer should
deal!us to ooisply with this inyit&ttoa, the Officer
Oomsssudi His M&jeety’s uhip will be entitled to
regard his m tt on m tsntsusouut to an sot of aggression
SfeSiuB t the iihaikh of Ess al I haimah or the <ihsikh of
Ohsrjsht so the o&oe mmy be* in that eve at# sad
if no other measures miffioe to ensure emcustiori of
Fsrsisa force b from Islands or proteoticn of say person
from arrest or restraint or from loss of property# the
Officer Jommandi ng His Majesty*® JMp will# la the last
resort# be obliged to defend the rights of the ilhaiichCs)
by foroe*
3* Hi® Majesty*® 3©vern©aut earnestly beg the
Imperial aorerximent to oonsider the desirability of issu*
• lag instructions whiah will ensure sToidsuoe ox any mis*
*undsrstanding or iaoident*
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4*
For your own information*
Interpretation
of what oous&itutes Improper behaviour under point (b][ must
of course be left to o otmon sense and discretion of Officers
concerned# ihey will be instructed to give Persians
benefit of a/xy doubt so long as Persian Jozmanai ng Officer
does not deliberately deny right of British Otfi&er to
«terrene on behalf of urab Eulers oomerried or assert
Persian claim to Island* In all cases protest against
visit without notification and/or a^inst issprej.«r behaviour
will subsequently be made at Tehran*
Sear ataxy of dtate for Foreign affairs*