'Position and Rights of His Majesty's Government in Basidu'

Title:

'Position and Rights of His Majesty's Government in Basidu'

Date:

1928/1928

Description:

Abstract: Memorandum providing an overview of the British connection with Basidu [Bāsa ‘īdū](on the island of Kishm [Qeshm]) in terms of status and rights from c 1820-1928. Covering:introduction to the location of Basidu and its strategic importance;extent of the British Concession;status of Basidu – control by the Imam of Muscat, British settlement, Persian protest against British occupation, recognition of Kishm as Persian territory, and the legal position of Basidu;1868-1926 – consideration of British options, and the decisions made;1926-28 reassertion of Persian claims – status of concessions including coaling stations, and the Persian threat to occupy British Basidu August-September 1928, and resulting British naval precautions.It includes a summary detailing the legal position in regard to Basidu and the value of retaining the coaling station. In addition, a list of points referred to in connection with the Persian Gulf Sub-Committee, and the view expressed by the Government of India are also given.Written by John Gilbert Laithwaite of the India Office.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 57, and terminates at f 59, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Foreign relations
Concessions
Āl Bū Sa'īd dynasty, Imam of Muscat and Oman
Shaikh of Kishm

Geographic region:

Kishm
Basidu

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0003ce_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0003ce_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B404
IOR/L/PS/18/B404

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