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23 PKIIQIAN GULP ADMINISTRATION REPORT
any foreign subjects or Government, -without the knowledo
consent of His Majesty’s Government. "Wo have preceded ail(*
such request in the undertaking given by the *Shah to f°r
Russian Minister referred to in Mr. Mailing’s telegram of 97^
August 1008, to tlio Foreign Office, repeated by me to Jndi
the following day. This, pcihaps, might ho secured in the * * °n
of current negotiations for ruining concession •* course
K4. Dx ten si on of rights of navigation to the Tipper Kanin.”
“ 5. Abandonment of empty claims. to sovereignty over Bahiain
recognition of our protective rights over those islands and Tru^-i
Coast and our title to protect their subjects in Porsia.” Cla*
■**6. Undertaking to grant option to British Company when the time *
ripe for the formation of lighterage company in Gulf Ports.” 18
“ 7. Acceptance of Consular Officer at Barnpur when needed.”
Sir Percy Cox made no suggestion here in connection with the fCishm
Hcnjam position as we appeared to be effectively consolidating ourselves in
unobtrusive way and further openings were likely to offer themselves. On the
2<tth May the Government of India reduced these to the following:—
(i) Documentary recognition of our prescriptive rights to buoy, li®ht
and police the Persian Gulf. 3
(ii) Navigation rights on the Karun might ho mentioned but were not
pressing.
(in) Recognition of British Consular protection in Persia for Bahrainis
and Trucial subjects.
(iv) Persia should be pressed for an undertaking that she will lease cr
alienate no islands or paid: of an island in tho Gulf to any other
Foreign Power without our consent and that she will further
leas** to us, should occasion arise, such portions of the islands of
Kishm, Ilenjam, Hormuz, Larak and Shaikh Shuaib as we may
require in connection with the buoying, lighting and policing
of the Gulf and for the convenience of ILis Majesty’s ships em­
ployed in this connection.
His Majesty’s Minister was authorised to inform the Persian Government
that His Majesty*8 Government were most anxious to assist them to restore
order in Fars by means of the gendarmerie and were prepared to contribuce to
the financing of the administration, apart from their contribution to an advance
on account of loan on the following conditions:—
1. Acceptance of our proposals as regards control over expenditure.
2. Gendarmerie budget to be drawn up by the Swedish Commanding
Officer at Shiraz and agreed to by His Majesty’s Consul and the
financial agent in consultation, and when this is done, that all
actual payments should be made by the Swedish Commander.
3. That the condition proposed by Six Peroy Cox should if possible be ob­
tained as modified by His Excellency the Viceroy, All mention of
the Karun, however, had better be omitted.
4. That all purchases for the gendarmerie should be put up to open
tender.
5. That proper security and interest can be arranged.
On March 6th, His Majesty’s Minister at Tehran reported to Sir
that there would bo no difficulty in arranging that the purchases for the gen’
darmerie should be put up to open tendor, but that it would be very bard t
secure the other conditions suggested by tho British Consul-General a
Bushire.

urgo the acceptance of this condition on tho Cabinet but said that the right/
.police Persian waters of the Gulf involved greater responsibility than. . u
Government could assume. He also bogged .that the question as to