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61. General No. 20 of 1873, Forwarding Correspondence Relating to Salvage Demands Made by the Persian Local Authorities at Bushire on Account of Goods Landed from the Mesopotamia
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- Abstract: Copies of a General Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 2 June 1873 and received by the India Office Political and Secret Department 30 June 1873.In continuation of Despatch No. 15, dated 8 May 1873, this despatch forwards a copy of correspondence on the subject of salvage demands made by the Persian [Iranian] local authorities at Bushire [Būshehr] on account of goods landed from the ship Mesopotamia, and suggests that this case be borne in mind in the event of negotiations taking place for a new commercial treaty with Persia [Iran]. The despatch also acknowledges receipt of Despatch No. 36 of 14 March 1873 and No. 42 of 28 March 1873.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 417, and terminates at f 434a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains four foliation anomalies: f 417a, f 425a, f 426a, and f 434a.
62. File 2182/1913 Pt 12 'ARABIA: RELATIONS WITH BIN SAUD (AMIR OF NEJD) (HEJAZ-NEJD BOUNDARY DISPUTE)'
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- Abstract: Part 12 concerns British policy regarding the dispute 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]. Much of the correspondence relates to (unsuccessful) efforts by the British to arrange a meeting between the two rulers. The correspondence discusses conditions and arrangements for a proposed meeting at Mecca (as suggested by Bin Saud), immediately after pilgrimage [Hajj].The correspondence goes on to discuss details of an armistice agreement made between King Hussein's committee and the Nejd deputation, at Mecca. A translation of the agreement states that the two parties agree to end all hostile movements and resume negotiations as soon as possible through the British government.Also included are the following:details of a proposed gift of £5000 from the British government to Bin Saud (plus an honorary GCIE – Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire);proposals of a payment of £30,000 by the British government to King Hussein, on the condition that the King signs a treaty with Turkey [the Treaty of Sèvres, which began the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire];a copy (in Arabic) of the aforementioned Treaty;news of reports that King Hussein's son, Sherif Feisal [Fayṣal bin Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, also referred to in the correspondence as Amir Feisal], has been crowned King of Syria, and copies of translations of correspondence between Feisal and Bin Saud.The item includes the following principal correspondents:Secretary to the India Office's Political Department (John Evelyn Shuckburgh);Civil Commissioner, Baghdad [held in an officiating capacity by Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Talbot Wilson];High Commissioner, Egypt (General Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby);Political Agent, Bahrain (Major Harold Richard Patrick Dickson);Foreign Office;War Office;Treasury;Bin Saud.Physical description: 1 item (223 folios)
63. File 4011/1923 Pt 2 'PERSIAN GULF: NEGOTIATIONS 1928 HENJAM'
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- Abstract: This volume relates to British policy regarding the Gulf island of Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām], occupied in part, on and off, by the British since the late nineteenth century.Interdepartmental correspondence refers to the establishment of a British telegraph station on the island in 1868, following a concession from the Persian Government, which was abandoned in 1881 but re-established in 1904. The correspondence also acknowledges that further developments since then, including the establishment of a wireless station and a naval coal depot, represent an encroachment by the British Government.The main topic of discussion is the extent of the British claim (or lack thereof) to Henjam, and the continued use of the island as a fuelling and recreational station for British naval forces in the Gulf.Related matters of discussion include the following:The possibility of consolidating the British position at Henjam by offering to surrender Basidu to PersiaThe British response to Persian forces expelling the Arab Shaikh of Henjam from the island in May 1928, in retaliation for the Shaikh attacking and looting the island's customs office the previous yearThe drafting of a protocol (as part of wider Anglo-Persian negotiations, which are referred to throughout) in 1929 between the British and Persian governments, setting out the terms for the British Government's surrender of its claims to Basidu and Henjam, in return for continued access to facilities at Henjam, possibly in the form of a leaseThe consideration of alternative locations for a naval station, in the event of it being necessary for the British to relinquish their hold on HenjamWhether the British should be prepared to offer the Persian Navy docking and refitting facilities at Bombay or Karachi, on 'favourable terms', in return for their continued use of the facilities at HenjamA request from the Persian Government in September 1932 for the immediate withdrawal of the British naval establishment, following the Persian Government's decision to use Henjam as the location for six recently purchased naval vesselsThe possibility of the British naval depot at Henjam being relocated either to Basidu or Bahrein [Bahrain].The volume features the following principal correspondents: the British Minister in Tehran, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and officials of the Admiralty, the Foreign Office, and the India Office. Other notable correspondents include the following: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Viceroy of India; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs; officials of the British Legation at Tehran and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department.Also included in the volume are the following: a précis of printed correspondence relating to British positions at Basidu and Henjam, covering the period 1821-1905 (ff 898-941); an India Office memorandum entitled 'Henjam. Position and Rights of His Majesty's Government in the Island of Henjam', dated 26 September 1928 (ff 723-726); copies of the minutes of two meetings of the Committee of Imperial Defence's Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East, dated 17 December 1931 (ff 249-262) and 10 October 1933 (ff 12-28); a copy of a memorandum by the Admiralty and the Foreign Office on the British naval depot at Henjam, dated 23 February 1932 (ff 197-208).The French language material consists of correspondence from Belgian customs officials writing on behalf of the Persian Government, as well as articles from the aforementioned draft protocol, and correspondence between the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs and the British Minister at Tehran. English translations are included in some but not all cases.The volume includes two dividers which give the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence (ff 4-5).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 964; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
64. File 4535/1928 Pt 10, 17 ‘PERSIAN GULF. REMOVAL OF RESIDENCY FROM BUSHIRE’
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- Abstract: This volume (which consists of two parts, Part 10 and Part 17) contains papers concerning issues in relation to the removal of the British Political Residency from Bushire in Persia [Iran].Part 10 [IOR/L/PS/10/1274/1] consists of papers relating to the question of whether the Political Residency at Bushire should be removed from Persian territory, and whether the functions of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf should be separated from those of the Consul-General at Bushire.Part 17 [IOR/L/PS/10/1274/2] contains papers relating to transfer of the Political Residency from Persian territory to the Arab littoral of the Gulf.Each part includes a divider which 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 foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 518; 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 between ff 293-518, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.
65. File 4535/1928 Pt 7 ‘Persia: Telegraphs: Position of I.E.T. Dept:’
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- Abstract: The volume contains papers, mostly correspondence, concerning the withdrawal of the Indo-European Telegraph Department from Persia [Iran]. The correspondence mainly relates to negotiations between the British and Persian Governments for the relinquishment of British control of a portion of the Indo-European Telegraph system in Persia, and negotiations between the British Government and the Imperial and International Communications Company Limited for the transfer of that portion of the telegraph system which would not be transferred to the Persian Government.The main correspondents are as follows: the India Office; the Foreign Office; HM Minister, Tehran (Sir Robert Clive) and HM Chargé d’Affaires, Tehran (Raymond Cecil Parr); the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; the Government of India Department of Industries and Labour; and the Director of the Persian Section of the Indo-European Telegraph Department (Eric Norris).The file includes copies of several documents in French including: a letter from the Persian Minister of Court to Sir Robert Clive, dated 20 August 1929, with a copy of a 'Protocole relatif à Henjam'; and correspondence between Clive and the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, dated October 1930.Other correspondents include Imperial and International Communications Limited, and the Indo-European Telegraph Company Limited.The file also includes India Office minute papers and internal India Office notes.The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 461; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
66. File 2325/1922 ‘Iraq: administration. ANGLO-IRAQ TREATY NEGOTIATION 1930-’
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- Abstract: This volume contains correspondence, memoranda, drafts, reports, telegrams and minutes regarding different aspects of negotiation and the creation of the Anglo-Iraqi treaty.The papers notably cover:Negotiations, alterations, and presentations of the Treaty itself between Iraq and British Government officialsThe duration of the TreatyThe liability for the cost of alternative accommodation for the Royal Air Force, and the leasing of sites for an air base in BasraThe financial agreement between the British Government and the Iraqi GovernmentInstructions to the High Commissioner for Iraq, detailing the principles of his role and his relations with the Government of IraqBritish Civil Service regulations in IraqIraqi railway management and administration.The volume contains documents such as:A pamphlet on Iraq’s Nationality Law, dated October 1924 (ff 610-611)‘Treaty between the United Kingdom and Irak regarding the duration of the Treaty between the United Kingdom and Irak of October 10, 1922’. Treaty Series No. 10 (1926) (ff 599-600)Memorandum on policy in Iraq by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated November 1929 (ff 560-561)Draft records of proceedings of meetings between the British and Iraqi delegations, dated April-June 1930 (ff 430-440, ff 406-409, ff 379-386, ff 370-378, ff 361-369, ff 331-339, ff 293-298, ff 264-279, ff 170-184 and ff 154-169)Draft copy of the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty (1930) (ff 124-135)Complete record of proceedings of meetings between the British and Iraqi delegations, dated April-June 1930 and concerning the proposed new Anglo-Iraqi Treaty (ff 27-56) Copy of an article from the Baghdad Arabic newspaper Al Bilad, dated Monday 21 July 1930, written by Mahmoud Ramiz Beg [Maḥmūd Rāmiz Beg], and entitled ‘The People’s Opinion Concerning The Treaty’ (ff 10-13).The principal correspondents are as follows: Henry Dobbs, Foreign Secretary of the Government of India; Bernard Henry Bourdillon, Acting High Commissioner in Iraq; the Air Ministry.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 731; 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 has been superseded and therefore crossed out. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
67. File 4535/1928 Pt 15 ‘ANGLO-PERSIAN NEGOTIATIONS, 1929- Arbitration Articles in General & Commercial Treaties.’
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- Abstract: This part contains papers, mostly correspondence, mainly relating to the inclusion of arbitration provisions in the General Treaty and the Commercial Treaty which were being negotiated between the United Kingdom and Persia [Iran]. It includes papers concerning the question of what the terms of any such arbitration articles should be, and the question of whether or not an arbitration article should be included in the General Treaty.In addition, this part includes some correspondence relating to the question of whether or not Iraq would be covered by Article 1 (regarding friendship and non-aggression) of the proposed General Treaty with Persia.This part includes the British draft proposal for an arbitration article in the General Treaty, the Persian Minister of Court’s comments on this draft article, a letter from HM Minister at Tehran (Robert Henry Clive) to the Persian Minister of Court, and draft versions of a proposed arbitration article in a letter from Clive to the Foreign Office, which are all written in French.The main correspondents are as follows: the India Office; the Foreign Office; the Dominions Office; the Commercial Relations and Treaties Department of the Board of Trade; and HM Minister at Tehran. Other correspondents include the Colonial Office and the Admiralty.In addition, this part includes India Office Political Department minute papers.Physical description: 1 item (76 folios)
68. File 4535/1928 Pt 8, 11 ‘PERSIAN GULF: POLICY & NEGOTIATIONS’
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- Abstract: This volume contains papers relating to the policy of HM Government in the Persian Gulf, and negotiations between the British and Persian [Iranian] Governments for a general treaty between the United Kingdom and Persia.Part 8 mostly concerns the question of whether Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, and the Trucial Coast Shaikhdoms should become formal British protectorates. Part 11 concerns the policy of HM Government in the Persian Gulf in relation to the treaty negotiations.Each part includes a divider which 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 foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 291; 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.
69. Copies of Dispatches Nos. 59 and 60 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton
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- Abstract: Copies of dispatches Nos. 59 and 60 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton.In dispatch No. 59, of 12 August 1827, Macdonald Kinneir reports the transmission of a letter, addressed from himself to General Peskavitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia], which was belatedly conveyed by the Prince Royal, Abbas Mirza [Crown Prince of Persia, ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār], following the Russian capture of Abbasabad [‘Abbasabad], the reply to which was originally enclosed with this letter (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/71/36). He goes on to discuss the ongoing war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], including:The failed attempt to negotiate an armistice and peace terms between Peskavitch and the Prince Royal, conducted by the Persian envoy Mirza Saleh [Mīrzā Ṣāliḥ Shīrāzī] and Peskavitch’s private secretary Gribiodoff [Alexander Sergeyevich Gribodoyev] (see IOR/L/PS/9/71/34)The poor conduct and missed opportunities in the war by both the Russians and PersiansThe deficient leadership of both the Shah of Persia [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār] and the Prince Royal in the war.Dispatch No. 60, of 17 August 1827, originally enclosed confidential papers given to Macdonald Kinneir by his secret informant in the Prince Royal’s camp (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/71/37).This document was originally enclosed, numbered 2, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 20 August 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/33).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
70. Copy of a Letter from HM Ministers to Persia, James Morier and Henry Ellis, in Tehran, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company
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- Abstract: Copy of a letter from HM Ministers to Persia [Iran], James Morier and Henry Ellis, in Tehran, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company, of 30 November 1814, which was delivered by Ellis on 13 March 1815. The letter encloses correspondence, between Morier and Ellis and HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Viscount Castlereagh (IOR/L/PS/9/68/149; IOR/L/PS/9/68/151; IOR/L/PS/9/68/152; IOR/L/PS/9/68/155). The letter also gives a very brief account of Morier and Ellis' conduct in the negotiations for the revision of the Definitive Treaty, and the departure of the British military mission to Persia.The letter also contains an envelope, numbered 2, enclosing copies of the official notes passed between the English and Persian plenipotentiaries during the negotiations for the amendment of the Definitive Treaty (IOR/L/PS/9/68/159; IOR/L/PS/9/68/160; IOR/L/PS/9/68/161; IOR/L/PS/9/68/162; IOR/L/PS/9/68/163; IOR/L/PS/9/68/164).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
71. Copy of Dispatch No. 15 from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, in Koordan, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning
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- Abstract: Copy of dispatch No. 15 from HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, in Koordan [Kordan or Kurdan], to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning, of 4 July 1825. The letter concerns relations between Russia and Persia, including:The departure of the Russian Consul General to Persia, Vazenco, from Tehran, and the subsequent request that Vazenco be permitted to reside at Resht [Rasht]Commercial relations between Russia and PersiaThe ongoing negotiations for the demarcation of the Russo-Persian frontier between the Prince Royal [Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār] and the Governor-General of Georgia, General Yermoloff [Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov].This document was originally enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 3 July 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/25).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
72. Copy of Dispatch No. 3 from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, in Tehran, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning
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- Abstract: Copy of dispatch No. 3 from HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, in Tehran, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning, of 5 February 1825. The letter concerns the progress of negotiations between Russia and Persia concerning the settlement of their frontier, reporting that the Prince Royal [Crown Prince] of Persia ['Abbās Mīrzā Qājār] has demurred in ceding some lands north of the lake of Gokhcheh [Lake Sevan].This document was originally enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 8 February 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/5).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)