ملف ١٩٢٣/٤٠١١ الجزء ٢ "الخليج الفارسي: مفاوضات ١٩٢٨ هنجام" [و‎‎٩‎١‎١] (١٩٣٤/١٨٢٨)

tvas a reply, the Government of India had
Angaum was a dependency of Bandar Abbas Indeed ^hls Gov heJ(mA , f ® pUte ’ tha1
on the suggestion of Mr. Alison to treat with Maskat in rpfL G ^ proposec
receipt of the despatch from the Government of India of the lethNovombtrls™ ’ Untl1 ^
“ It may be coneeded that the geographical ^ a
justify the opinion that it is a dependency of Bandar Abbas • . ^'" aum would a PPear to
island it adjoins would appear to lead to the inference that’it Z< I as compared Wlth the
special mention in the lease under the title of Bandar Abbas, ^^brn^and 0 their depend-
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“ Gut ^ nee date when these views were expressed w tu Q n , „ ^
and the Government of India, Colonel Pelly has reported that in , t’”™™* of r‘ om tia.v
readings Native to the Bandar Abbas kasj it had“„a d e alarenT toVn lb tT
title of Persia to Anganm was not and never had been admitted hv the p that th ^
Maskat. The island is certainly not included by name in the lease of 1855 aldTnol In
the map of Bandar Abbas territories. ^ n01 in
“The Government of India has further expressed its inability to understand W
Colonel Pelly could consider it consistent with his duty to permit the sovereign rilts ^f
Persia to be questioned, but considering that the instructions given to him were evideutlv
framed m ignorance that the island was claimed by Maskat, and that sovereign rights
of Persia were not admitted by that State, it occurs to the Governor in Council that it was
impossible for Colonel Pelly to avoid bringing that fact to the notice of this Government
with the view to its being communicated to the Government of India. Had he failed to do
so, and the right of Maskat had been afterwards asserted, the Government of India would
justly have visited Colonel Pelly with its displeasure for withholding from them a fact in
ignorance of which they had been a party to depriving one State of its lawful territory and
handing it over to another.
“ The information furnished by Colonel Pelly on the subject is mentioned in his
telegram dated the 6th August 1868 (copy attached).
“ His Excellency in Council requests that the Government of India will be good
enough to communicate to him the information referred to as existing in the Foreign Office,
that Angaum has always hitherto been treated as Persian territory. He would be glad to
be favoured with a copy of the convention with Persia if it has been received, regarding
Angaum, as steps are now being taken by this Government for the erection of buildings on
the island, and His Excellency in Council is not aware what restrictions or limitations, if
any, may exist in this respect.”
96. Reference is then invited to letter from the Resident in the Gulf,
No. 103, dated the 31st August 1868, the concluding portion of which is as
follows :—
“ Mr. Alison appears to consider that the tone of Maskat on the present occasion has
been ‘ lofty ’. But perhaps it was scarcely to be expected that an independent State like
that of Maskat could see her dependency of Bandar Abbas suddenly surprised by a Persian
force and her Governor unceremoniously expelled, without some feelings of irritation ; and
I entertain myself no doubt whatever that had it not been for British intervention there
would have been a formidable descent of Arabs on the Persian coast. I believe Lingah and
the islands were the first destined for attack.
“ As matters have turned out, the Bandar Abbas lease has been amicably settled, Jfie,
question of Angaum was not introduced into the discussion, and the Persian Coast has
beerTpreserved from insultC* —:
(N.B .—The rest of this letter is a repetition of his telegram of the 6th
August 1868 —vide paragraph 92 supra.)
97. In the meantime a despatch was received from the Secretary of State
(Sir Stafford Northcote), No. 4 (Telegraph), dated the 7th May 1868, forward
ing copy of a memorandum by Lieutenant-Colonel Golclsmid, relative to the
measures proper to be taken in consequence of the Persian Government having
given formal permission to our using the Island of Angaum as a teiegrap
station, stating, with regard to the selection and arrangements ot stations a ong
the extended line of telegraph, and also to the use to be made oy oar newry
acquired privileges in Angaum, he (the Secretary of State), had desired Co one
Goldsmid to apply for orders to the Bombay Government.
97A. On the 12th October 1868 the Government of India telegraphed as
follows :—
‘ ‘ The Governor-General has no more information than that possessed by the Bombay
Government. But if any difficulty, of which the Governor-General has no an icipa ioiu-
should arise, occupy Angaum for telegraphic purposes some time- ago was su oe ,es^e
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