'Zanzibar, Arabia, and the Persian Gulf'

Title:

'Zanzibar, Arabia, and the Persian Gulf'

Creator:

Author: Henry Thoby Prinsep

Date:

1868/1868

Description:

Abstract: A printed memorandum written by Henry Thoby Prinsep, member of the Council of India, 15 July 1868. The document addresses seven matters pertaining to Britain's relations with Muscat, Zanzibar, and Persia, as follows:1. The transfer of diplomatic relations to the Foreign Office; 2. The appointment of a special Agent or Commissioner to inquire into existing arrangements; 3. The claim of the Sultan of Zanzibar to be exempt from the obligation to pay the subsidy to Muscat; 4. The notice by Persia of the forfeiture of the lease of Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas] to Muscat, and of the intention to resume; 5. The proposal of the Persian Government to establish a fleet of war steamers in the Persian Gulf under British officers; 6. The proposition to send an experienced naval officer to assist the ambassador at Teheran [Tehran] in settling the details of such an arrangement; 7. The existing difficulties and troubles in the Persian Gulf, the revival of piracy.Physical description: Foliation: ff 42-45.Pagination: there is an original, printed pagination system, from 1 to 8.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Piracy
Naval affairs

Geographic region:

Bandar Abbas
Persian Gulf

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100030782395.0x000002_ar
81055/vdc_100030782395.0x000002_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B2/5
IOR/L/PS/18/B2/5

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