'File 3/2 Interference with Kuwait Sailing Craft on High Seas by Persian warships.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 3/2 Interference with Kuwait Sailing Craft on High Seas by Persian warships.'
- Contributor:
- HM Ambassador to Iran (correspondent)
Minister for Foreign Affairs (correspondent)
Emir of Kuwait (correspondent)
HM Chargé d'Affaires to Iran (correspondent)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (correspondent)
Foreign Office (correspondent)
India Office (correspondent)
Admiralty (correspondent)
Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf (correspondent) - Date:
- 1933/1949
- Description:
- This file relates to incidents of Kuwaiti sailing boats being intercepted (and in some cases seized and detained) by Persian warships and other vessels, on suspicions of smuggling. The file largely consists of correspondence between British officials regarding several specific incidents, including one case in which a Kuwaiti dhow was reportedly seized by a Persian warship (the Babr) off Henjam [Henjān], and towed to Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. Much of the correspondence surrounding this case and others is concerned with establishing whether or not the incidents occurred within Persian territorial waters.The file discusses more generally the British perspective regarding the extent of Persia's territorial waters and the Persian Navy's right to stop and search foreign vessels in the Gulf. Also included are instructions from the Admiralty regarding the attitude that should be adopted by His Majesty's ships in the Gulf in response to incidents of interference by Persian vessels.The principal correspondents are the following:Political Agent, Kuwait;Political Resident in the Persian Gulf;British Minister, Tehran (later referred to as His Majesty's Ambassador, Tehran);British Chargé d'Affaires, Tehran;Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmed Al-Jabir As-Sabah [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ];Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs;Foreign Office;India Office;Admiralty;Persian [Iranian] Ministry of Foreign Affairs;Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf.Some of the correspondence dating from after 1935 refers to 'Iranian' rather than 'Persian' vessels, presumably in response to the Iranian Government's request for the international community to refer to the state by its historical name.1 file (273 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 275; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 3-274, and ff 6-274; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Language:
- English
Arabic - Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Sailing vessels
Territorial waters - Geographic region:
- Henjam
- Extent:
- 1 file (273 folios)
- Rights:
- Public Domain
Unknown
Open Government Licence - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00009b_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00009b_en
IOR/R/15/5/172 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers