ملف ١٩٢٣/٤٠١١ الجزء ٢ "الخليج الفارسي: مفاوضات ١٩٢٨ هنجام" [و‎‎٩‎٢‎٣] (١٩٣٤/١٨٥٢)

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to the sufferers at Linga on the footing of a concession to Persia ; and it makes the annoint
iaent of a Resident at Bushire a point of negotiation with the Prince of Shiraz
8. The effect of this treaty would he to compromise the dignity of the British Gov-
-ernment, and to overturn every part of the nnlW wWi, n i, 7 ,
power of the Pei^sian Gulf. P ° 1C7 ^ hlCh 11 haS ad ° pted m rdatl0n to the
, 9 ' TPe .^ Yernor m d ^ nei1 has > therefore, leen obliged to disavow the treaty in the
most explicit terms.; afad the more clearly to mark his disapprobation of the whole pro
ceeding he has been pleased to remove you from your appointment of Resident at Bushire,
and to direct you to return to Bombay, delivering over charge of the factory at Bushire
to the Surgeon at the Residency, and of all instructions relating to the general politics of
the Gulf to Lieutenant-Colonel Kennett.
3.. The following is tlie draft of a letter, a Persian translation of which
was signed and addressed by the Governor of Bombay to His Royal Highness
Hossein Ali Mirza, the Prince Regent of Pars :—
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Royal Highness’s letter, and am
most sensible of the friendly feelings and grateful for the sentiments of regard with which
you are pleased to honour me. The allusions in your Royal Highness’s letter to negotia
tions with Captain Bruce have since been explained by a treaty forwarded by that gentle
man.
It is a subject of much concern to this Government to find that Captain Bruce has thus
exceeded his powers, and I, therefore, lose no time in apprising Your Royal Highness of the
mistake into which that gentleman has fallen.
It is proper to explain clearly to your Royal Highness that Captain Bruce had been
merely directed to return to his duty at Bushire, and had received no authority to proceed
to Shiraz, and no powers or credentials to enter on any negotiation whatever with your
Royal Highness ; the treaty which he has concluded is, therefore, his own act, and not
that of this Government. I accordingly disavow it, and desire it to be considered exactly
as if it had never been written.
After this declaration it is unnecessary to discuss the articles of the treaty. It appears
necessary, however, for me to remark that it is not the intention of this Government to
take any part in the claims of the several povnrs and States of the Persian Gulf further
than may be necessary to prevent a renewal of piracy. With respect to the flag said to have
been granted to the Attabees, the fact is, that by the treaty concluded by Sir W. G. Keit
with all the Arab Chiefs in the Gulf, it is agreed that, for the purpose of distinguishing
the pirates from those who abstain from piracy, the latter should carry a white square
within a red flag : this being the case, there can be nothing in the flag to give offence to
Persia, as there is not the smallest connection between it and the British flag, nor the
smallest pretension to superiority on the part of the British Government.
With regard to Kishm, I had long since applied to the Most Noble the Governor-
General for his consent for the recall of the detachment, and having now obtained it, the
troops have already been ordered to return, and the island to be made over to the Ima “ n '
of Maskat, from whom it was received by the British Government ; but m doing so this
Government is actuated by considerations of its own convenience : and with respect to
the e"f the Government of Persia on that island, they have not as yet been proved.
The embarrassment Captain Bruce’s mistake must lead to is “ u “ h r ®fg‘ te h d ^
SStZ eTt'eryot mind" on' account of this unauthorized and unforeseen proceeding of
I beg leave to apprize Your Royal Hfetoew
and that another gentleman will be appointed to •
to cultivate and improve the existing friendship. _ h ff ratifica-
Your Royal Highness’s correspondence will at O' 1 ”^ ““aptly executed,
tion and any commissions you may have m the quarter shall be pm P 5
4. Translation of an Agree men t p rop os^ e by ^^ cuss ^ between him and
Ali Mirza through Ms Minister Zeb Khan and ^ s ™ssea^
William Bruce, Esq., Resident of Bushire, on 8 9
Preamble.
,,, , n affairs of subjects are entrusted
As the arangement and settlement ° ® of the States depends upon
to Kings and their Governors, and the prosP J 0 f adjoining Provinces
the unanimity and friendship existing between Governo
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