File 9/19 Naval and Shipping: Limits of Persian Territorial Waters
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Correspondence covering the discussion of what action should be taken in the event of a British subject being arrested at the outer anchorage at Bushire. The correspondence comes from officials at the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, the British Legation in Tehran, and the Foreign Office.
File 9/20 Naval & Shipping: Infringement of Muscat Territorial Waters by Persian Navy
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Correspondence concerning an alleged infringement of Muscat territorial waters by a Persian vessel. The papers cover the report of the incident, the discussion of what action should be taken, and communication with the Persian Government about the matter. Correspondence comes from: the Senior Nav...
File 9/20 Naval and Shipping: Infringement of Muscat territorial waters by Persian Navy
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Correspondence concerning the question of Iranian rights to search foreign vessels outside their territorial waters. The papers cover the report of such an incident involving dhows from Dubai and the interdepartmental discussion of what rights the Iranians have and what action should be taken sho...
File 9/20 Light House at Rass-al-Hadd and Ras-al-Junaiz
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Correspondence concerning a preliminary survey of Ras al-Hadd and Ras al-Junaiz as potential lighthouse sites. The papers mostly cover the effort to obtain permission for the surveys from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Correspondence comes from: the Political Agent, Muscat; Political Resident in ...
File 9/21 Naval & Shipping: Persian Navy - activities & visits to Arab ports
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Correspondence and other papers relating to the activities of the Persian Navy in the Persian Gulf. The papers deal with the movements of Persian naval vessels along the Arab coast of the Gulf, the discussion over what action should be taken in response to unheralded visits, and communication wi...
File 9/21 Persian navy: activities and visits to Arab ports
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The file contains correspondence from the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf to the Political Agent, Muscat. The papers warn of possible visits by Iranian sloops and give reference to previous correspondence (see IOR/R/15/6/319) on what action to take if such visits occur.
File 9/22 Naval & Shipping: Movements of other foreign warships in the Gulf
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Correspondence concerning the visit of French naval vessel Bougainville to Muscat. The correspondence is between the Political Agent in Muscat, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, French Consul in Bombay [Mumbai], and representatives of the Sultan of Muscat. The papers cover notice of the imp...
File 9/22 Naval and Shipping: Movements of Other Foreign Warships in the Gulf
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Correspondence and other papers relating to the visits of foreign naval vessels to the Persian Gulf. The papers mostly consist of notices given for such visits, correspondence connected to the effort to obtain permission for such visits and what protocol should be followed, and several reports o...
File 9-B/4 Naval & Shipping: Visit of Siam's Training Ship
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Correspondence concerning the visit of a Siamese [Thai] naval training vessel Chao Phya to Mirbat, Oman. The papers cover the notice given for the visit and some discussion of what might be the true reasons for the visit. Correspondence comes from: the Political Agency, Muscat; Political Residenc...
File 9-B/4 Naval and Shipping: Visit of Siam's Training Ship
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Correspondence concerning the visits of Siamese (Thai) naval vessels to Mirbat on the Omani coast. The papers mostly consist of notices given for the visits and the communication of thanks for assistance given. The vessels concerned are Chao Phya and Angthong. Correspondence comes from: the Polit...
