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73. Coll 17/15(2) 'Relations with Persia: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab'
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- Abstract: This volume is a continuation of Collection 17/5, and contains papers regarding negotiations between Persia [Iran] and Iraq at the League of Nations in 1935, mediated by Italian delegate Baron Pompeo Aloisi. The papers primarily consist of communications regarding the negotiations submitted to the Foreign Office by HM Ambassadors at Rome, Teheran and Baghdad, as well as comments by the India Office Political Department, the Admiralty, and representatives of the Governments of Persia, Iraq, and Italy.The negotiations concerned the frontier line along the Shatt el-Arab, the possibility of granting a Persian anchorage at Abadan [Ābādān], the rights of Persian and British warships to traverse and refuel on the river, and the proposed establishment of a Conservancy Board. Following negotiations in Geneva, Rome and Tehran, the Persian and Iraqi Governments had practically agreed on three instruments: a pact of non-aggression, to be signed by Iraq, Persia and Turkey; a treaty for the peaceful settlement of international disputes between Persia and Iraq; and a treaty of friendship, which would settle the frontier question and establish the Conservancy Board.In addition to the correspondence, the volume contains: documents circulated by the Council of the League of Nations; Reports on the Sessions of the Council submitted to the Foreign Office by C J Edmonds, Second Adviser to the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs; multiple drafts of the treaty of friendship and non-aggression treaties; and copies of notes exchanged by the Iraqi and Persian Ministers at the League of Nations. A number of these documents are written in French.The volume includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 498; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-498; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
74. Coll 30/105(1) 'Trucial Coast. Dubai Affairs: Hostilities between Sheiks of Dubai and Abu-Dhabi in respect of Ghanadhah (abu-Dhabi-Dubai Camel Dispute)
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- Abstract: The file concerns a territorial dispute between the rulers of Dubai (also referred to as Dibai) and Abu Dhabi over an area around Khor Ghanadah (approximately forty miles south of Dubai, on the coast of the Persian Gulf).The dispute involved the threatened use of armed force, and included an incident in which about one hundred camels were looted by Dubai subjects from Abu Dhabi territory.The papers include correspondence from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and extracts from intelligence reports issued by the Political Agency, Bahrain. The papers record the progress of the dispute, and the intervention of British officials. The dispute was eventually settled and the camels returned.There is a sketch map of the disputed area on folio 28.The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 31; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
75. Coll 6/7(1) 'The Yemen: Relations between H.M.G. and the Imam.'
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- Abstract: This volume concerns relations between the British Government and Imam Yehia bin Muhammad Hamid Uddin [Yaḥyá Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn, Imam of Yemen]. It largely consists of correspondence between the Political Resident at Aden (Sir George Stewart Symes, succeeded by Bernard Rawdon Reilly) and officials of the India Office, the Colonial Office and the Foreign Office. Also included are copies of correspondence between the Political Resident and the Imam.The correspondence includes the following subject matter:The Imam's wish to conclude a treaty between Yemen and Britain, and British objections to some of the Imam's terms for a proposed treaty, such as the Imam's demand for the recognition of his sovereignty over the tribes of the Aden Protectorate.The Imam's refusal to accept the boundaries of the Aden Protectorate, as laid down between Britain and the Ottoman Empire before the First World War.The possibility of sending a British official representative to visit the Imam, with the objective of establishing a 'clearer understanding of each other's policy and aims'.Discussion as to how the British should respond to reports that the Imam's troops have occupied Al 'Ain [Am ‘Ayn] (a group of villages in the Wadi Beihan [Wādī Bayḩān] region, deemed by the British to be part of the Aden Protectorate), with a threat of aerial bombardment being among the considered options.Discussion of matters that the British may wish to raise in treaty negotiations with the Imam, including the evacuation of the Imam's troops from the districts of Audhali and Sanah [Sanāh, near Qa‘ţabah], and the Sultan of Upper Yafa's claim to Rube'aten.Also included in the volume are the following:Copies of the Aden Residency's Political Intelligence Summaries.Minutes from meetings of the Imperial Defence Committee's Standing Official Sub-Committee for questions concerning the Middle East, which discuss British relations with Yemen.A copy of a report by Lieutenant-Colonel Morice Challoner Lake recounting his visit to the Wadi Beihan in March 1931.A copy of a translation of the Imam of Yemen's proposed terms for a treaty between Britain and Yemen, and several copies of a corresponding British counter draft treaty.Copies of memoranda from Air Ministry and War Office representatives.Five maps showing disputed territory.The French material in the volume consists of one letter. Most of the material in this volume covers the period 1931-1932; however, the volume also includes several maps dating from an earlier period, of which the earliest is dated 1906.The volume includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this volume commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 383; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The front and back covers, along with the two leading and two ending flyleaves have not been foliated. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 253-382 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
76. Extracts from the Diary of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock
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- Abstract: Extracts from the diary of HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, for the period 13-22 June 1826. This document details Willock’s conversations with the Shah of Persia [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] and the following Persian ministers:The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Meerza Abul Hassan Khan [Mirza Abu'l-Hasan Khan Shirazi]The Prime Minister, Allah Ear Khan [Allah Yar Khan Qajar Davallu, Asif al-Dawlah]The Hakim of Tabreez [Tabriz], Futteh Ali Khan [Fath-‘Ali Khan Rashti]The former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfāhānī, Mu'tamid al-Dawlah].Their conversations concern the ongoing frontier dispute between Russia and Persia, which has the possibly of leading to war, including:Negotiations with the Russian envoy Prince Minchakoff [Prince Aleksandr Sergeevich Menshikov] who has been sent to Persia to settle the disputeThe Shah’s intention of settling the dispute peacefullyBritain’s opposition to war between Russia and PersiaThe advantages of war to RussiaThe Shah giving the appearance of his intention of going to war in order to encourage the negotiation of a resolutionThe unwillingness, and unpreparedness, of the Prince Royal of Persia, Abbas Mirza [Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār] to go to war with Russia.This document also includes a note detailing the communications between the Surgeon to HM Mission to Persia, Dr John McNeill, and the Prince Royal, and McNeill’s communications with the Shah, concerning the dispute.This document was originally enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 28 June 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/95).Physical description: 1 item (17 folios)
77. Extracts from the Journal of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock
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- Abstract: Extracts from the journal of HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, for the period 3-12 July 1826. This document concerns the proceedings of the Persian Government and the mission of the Russian envoy Prince Minchikoff [Prince Aleksandr Sergeevich Menshikov] regarding the ongoing frontier dispute between the two sides in the Caucasus. Willock details his communications with members of the Persian Government at the Shah’s camp at Solţānīyeh, where members of the Persian Government have convened to discuss the dispute, which has the possibility of leading to war between Russia and Persia. These include his communications with the Shah of Persia [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] and the Prince Royal of Persia, Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār], and other Persian ministers, including:The former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Meerza Abdul Wahab, Moatemed ud Dowleh [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfāhānī, Mu'tamid al-Dawlah]The Vizier of the Prince Royal, the Kayim Makam [Mirza Abu'l-Qasim Farahani, Qa'im Maqam]The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Meerza Abul Hassan Khan [Mirza Abu'l-Hasan Khan Shirazi]These communications cover subjects including whether Persia should go to war with Russia, the proceedings with Prince Minchikoff at Solţānīyeh, Willock’s views on the situation, and the positions of the Shah and the Prince Royal concerning the crisis.The document also contains:An extract from a letter from the physician of the Prince Royal, Dr John Cormick, reporting the failed negotiations with Prince Minchikoff at Tabreez [Tabriz]An extract from the journal of the Surgeon to HM Mission to Persia, Dr John McNeill, detailing his discussions with Prince Minchikoff and Ambourger, the Russian Consul General at Tabreez. Details of McNeill’s discussion with the Taj ud Dowleh [Tavus Khanum, Taj al-Dawlah], one of the Shah’s wives, are also reported by Willock.This document was originally enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 23 July 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/99).Physical description: 1 item (30 folios)
78. Extracts from the Journal of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock
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- Abstract: Extracts from the journal of HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, for the period 17-22 July 1826. This document concerns the renewed negotiations between the Russian envoy to Persia, Prince Menzikoff [Prince Aleksandr Sergeevich Menshikov] and the Persian Government at the camp of the Shah of Persia [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] at Solţānīyeh concerning the frontier crisis between Russia and Persia over territory on the shores of the lake of Goukcha [Lake Sevan] (see IOR/L/PS/9/70/105). The journal records Willock’s communications with the Russian Consul General to Tabriz, Mr Amburger, and Prince Menzikoff, and the discussions and negotiations between them and the Persian Government. These communications concern negotiations for a settlement to the dispute, which threatens to lead to war on the basis of the Prince Royal of Persia [Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār] having been ordered to ‘expel’ Russian troops from the contested territory. Proposals for the postponement of hostilities are discussed, including for the evacuation of the disputed territory by Russia, and the dispatch of a Persian envoy to St Petersburgh [St Petersburg].This document also contains an extract from the journal of the Surgeon to HM Mission in Persia, Dr John McNeill, for the period 19-20 July 1826, detailing his communications with Amburger.This document was originally enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 23 July 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/99).Physical description: 1 item (14 folios)
79. File 137/1904 Pt 1 'Aden Protectorate: Turkish Aggression'
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- Abstract: This volume contains correspondence between British officials regarding the delineation of the border between the British Protectorate of Aden and the Ottoman Vilayet [Province] of Yemen. The volume contains details concerning a number of issues and incidents related to the British-Ottoman border including the construction of boundary pillars, alleged violations of the border by Ottoman forces (notably on the Amiri and Haushabi frontiers) and Britain's relations with tribes in the region. The volume also contains correspondence about the arrangements made for Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Fenton Jacob to hold discussions with an Ottoman official in Yemen regarding the levy of tithes and fees from a number of shaikhs in Haushabi territory (within the British Protectorate of Aden). The volume contains the following cartographic material:The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 199; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
80. File 137/1904 Pt 2 'Aden Protectorate: Turkish Aggression'
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- Abstract: This volume contains correspondence regarding the British Protectorate of Aden and its border with the Ottoman Vilayet of Yemen. The correspondence discusses Britain's relations with tribes in the region, and the activities of Ottoman officials including reports of incursions made into British territory by their forces and their attempts to attract tribes to the Ottoman cause. In addition to correspondence between British officials in Aden and India, the volume contains translations of correspondence exchanged between tribal leaders in Yemen as well as letters exchanged between these leaders and British officials in Aden. The volume also contains a detailed description of the frontier between the Sandjak [Sanjak] of Taiz and the Cantons of Amiri, Haushabi, and Subehi. Some of these documents are in French. The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 285; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
81. File 2182/1913 Pt 11-12 'PERSIAN GULF AND ARABIA NEJD-HEJAZ AFFAIRS 1920'
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- Abstract: This volume contains parts 11 and 12 of the subject 'Persia Gulf'.The volume concerns relations between Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd, also referred to in the correspondence as Ibn Saud] and King Hussein of Hejaz [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, King of Hejaz], and British policy towards both. It includes correspondence, not only between Government of India, India Office, Foreign Office, War Office, and Treasury correspondents, but also between Bin Saud and various British officials. Much of the correspondence documents the (unsuccessful) efforts of the British to persuade the two leaders to meet. Also included in the volume are reports by British officials regarding the dispute, and a copy (in Arabic) of the Treaty of Sèvres.Both parts include a divider that gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 560; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves.Additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 80-560; these numbers are written in pencil or crayon and, where circled, are crossed through.
82. File 2182/1913 Pt 9-10 'PERSIAN GULF AND ARABIA NEJD-HEJAZ AFFAIRS 1919'
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- Abstract: This volume contains parts 9 and 10 of the subject 'Persia Gulf'. It relates to the dispute between Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and King Hussein of Hedjaz [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, King of Hejaz], and Britain's policy towards both. It includes correspondence, not only between Government of India, India Office, Foreign Office, and War Office correspondents, but also between Bin Saud, King Hussein, and various British officials. In addition to correspondence, the volume contains a number of reports on the dispute, as well as minutes of inter-departmental meetings that were held at the Foreign Office during 1919.Also included in the volume are copies of the 1915 treaty between the British government and Bin Saud, and copies of earlier correspondence between King Hussein and the then High Commissioner, Egypt, Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, dating from July 1915 to January 1916.Both parts include a divider that gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for reference) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 536; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-535; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
83. File 37/1905 Pt 1 'Aden Frontier Delimitation'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence and reports related to the work of the Aden Boundary Commission, the British Government body tasked with the delineation of the borders of the British Protectorate of Aden.The file contains a number of letters from Colonel Robert Alexander Wahab, the Commissioner of the Aden Boundary Commission, sent to the Political and Secret Department of the India Office in London (and the British Political Residency in Aden). Also enclosed are extracts from Wahab's diary relating to his work on the commission.The file also contains two memorandums written by Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mallaby Abud of the Indian Staff Corps (Indian Army) that discuss the impact of adopting the boundary as recommended by the British commissioners and its impact on relations with tribes in the region (folios 191-195 and 358-367).The majority of the correspondence in the file is in English, but also enclosed is a limited amount of correspondence from the Ottoman Ambassador in London that is in French.The file contains four maps of the Aden border region (folios 67, 77, 268 and 368).The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 543; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
84. File 37/1905 Pt 2 'Aden Frontier Delimitation'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence and reports related to the work of the Aden Boundary Commission, the British Government body tasked with the delineation of the borders of the British Protectorate of Aden.The file contains a number of letters from Colonel Robert Alexander Wahab, the Commissioner of the Aden Boundary Commission, sent to the Political and Secret Department of the India Office in London (and the British Political Residency in Aden). Also enclosed are extracts from Wahab's diary relating to his work on the commission.The majority of the correspondence in the file is in English, but also enclosed is a limited amount of correspondence from the Ottoman Ambassador in London that is in French.The file contains four maps of the Aden border region (folios 348-350 and 377).The file also contains a smaller amount of correspondence and documents related to action taken by the Italian Government against 'piracy' in the Red Sea (including a cutting from The Daily Telegraph22 October 1902).The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 396; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.