'File 1/A/35 I Limit of Persian Territorial Waters'

Title:

'File 1/A/35 I Limit of Persian Territorial Waters'

Date:

1937/1940

Description:

Abstract: The file concerns issues arising from definitions of the limits of Iranian territorial waters.The papers consist of correspondence forwarded to the Political Agency, Bahrain by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and HM Representative at Tehran. Correspondence forwarded by the Political Resident includes copies of correspondence from the British Legation, Tehran, and the Foreign Office.The papers include: advice from the Foreign Office that Iranian jurisdiction should be recognised over the outer anchorage, Bushire, following an enquiry from the British Legation, Tehran over the position to be adopted in the event of the arrest of a British subject there, November 1937; and a copy of a telegram from HM Representative, Tehran to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, reporting a statement by the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs that a British vessel had been observed patrolling within a six-mile limit of Iranian territorial waters, on which HM Representative, Tehran comments that the Iranian Government had been repeatedly informed that HM Government did not recognise territorial waters above three miles, June 1940.Where the correspondence includes enclosures, the date given is that of the covering letter.The date range gives the covering dates of the correspondence forming the main body of the file. The last dated addition to the file is an entry in the notes on folio 10 dated 30 June 1940.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-9; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in same position as the main sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Territorial waters
Jurisdiction

Geographic region:

Kowr-e Deyreh (anchorage)

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00037b_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00037b_en
IOR/R/15/2/156
IOR/R/15/2/156

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