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309. In forwarding these papers to the Bombay Government, the Secretary
of State ordered that the Resident at Bushirc should communicate his views to
the Consul-General at Constantinople, and furnish him with any advice or
suggestions. This Colonel Belly did on
See Proceeding*, Political A-, February 1870,
No. 304. 3rd October 1866. His suggestion was
that, as respects the Gulf, there should be a Central Consular Court at Bushire,
and that the Agents at Maskat and Gwadur should have local Courts ; that the
Consul-General should have power to give his Assistant at Bushire Vice-Consular
authority ; and that the Act should provide for all cases happening at sea within
the Gulfs of Oman and Persia.
310. As it did not appear that anything further had been done to apply the
Foreigners’ Act to Persia and the territories on the Gulf, the Government of India
No. ,6.1 ,k.. d..., 0,1 lhe 1 st °j February IS70 asked the Sec-
(See Proceeding*. Political A., February 1870. rctary of State what had been done in the
No. aos). matter, and requested that nothing might be
finally decided as regards jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf without first allowing
the Government of India an opportunity of expressing an opinion upon the
proposals.
311. On the 7th of April 1869, Her Majesty’s Minister at Tehran called
s«e Proceeding*, Political a., February 1870. upon Colonel Pelly, Political Resident
No*. 371.73. jn persian Gulf, to furnish him with a
list of the British subjects residing within his districts, with the view of a possible
granting of judicial powers to British authorities in Persia.
31a. Colonel Pelly forwarded the required list (which is printed as an
appendix to the Persian Gulf Commerce Precis), and in writing to tho
Bombay Government said that he was quite ignorant as to what might be
See Proceeding, Political a., February 1870. the precise nature of the jurisdiction con-
No». 371-73. templated ; but he thought that he should
be allowed an opportunity to express an opinion concering the proposed arrange­
ments, in so far as they affected the Persian Gulf, before they were definitely
concluded.
313. Onthe 24th of January 1870 the Bombay Government were asked
No. i6g.d.t.d „,h J.00..7 ,87o. '°r an>' information on the subject beyond
(Proceejing*. Political a., February 1870, No*, that contained in the papers sent by them.
371-73- The Bombay Government, ii> reply,
No. 87, dated Qth March 1870.
Proceeding*, Political A., April 1870, No. 88. stated that Colonel Pelly had been addres­
No. 68of that date. sed onthe subject. At the same time, they
Proceedings, Political A., April 1870, No. 90.
asked for a copy of the draft Order in
Council called for from the Consul-General at Constantinople by Lord Clarendon
in his letter dated 19th April 1866. The Government of India accordingly, on
6th of April 1870, asked the Secretary of State for a copy of it.
314. On the 19th May 1870 the Secretary of State in reply to the Govern-
Nc. 53 of that date ment of I ndia’s first despatch on the subject
Proceeding,, Political a., July ,870. No*. 634-68. said that, o\>ing to the death in 1867 of Mr.
Logie, the Consul-General at Constantinople, who had been entrusted with the
preparation of the draft order, ihe matter had remained in abeyance. His Grace
promised to keep the subject in view. At the same time he asked if the Resident
at Bushire had, in 1866, communicated his views on the subject to the Consul-
General at Constantinople.
315. The Government of India replied that he had, and forwarded a copy
of Colonel Pelly’s letter of 3rd October 1866,
No. <47, dated 39th July 1870.
Proceeding,, Political A , July 1870 (No. 370. conveying his recommendations in the
No. 1372-P. dated 2..th July l8/0).
Proceedings, Political A., July 1870, No. 369. matter. They also informed the Bombay
Government that they had nothing more on
record concerning the conferment of judicial powers on British officials in Persia
than that Government possessed.
316. On the 30th of September 1870 the Secretary of State forwarded a
Hi* despatch of that date, No. 105. copy of a correspondence with the Foreign
Proceeding*, Political A., Norctnbar 1870, No
163. Office showing that Sir Philip Francis, the
Consul-General at Constantinople, had