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66. A Russian named N. W. Bogayavlensky landed at Bushire on the 7th
March 1902 from the Russian steamer Korniloff\ and stayed with the
Persian Gulfdiaries for the week, ending loth Russian Consul who told the Resident
March, aisc April, $t\\ and a6th May,gih June »nd that he was insterested in scientific re«
7th and 2«ih July 190a. searches, and especially marine zoology.
Me visited Mohammcrah on the loth April and left for Koweit on the 15th April,
from which place lie returned to Bushire on the 25th April. He then went on
to Bahrein where he arrived on the 13th May with a letter of introduction to
the Sheikh from the Russian Consul at
Secret E., August 190a, Nos. 234-236.
Bushire. He visited the Sheikh, and
occupied his time in collecting Natural History specimens and photographing
the town and its approaches. He visited Bushire and Bandar Abbas again, and
then went on to Maskat, arriving there on the 12th July. He called on the
Sultan and left presumably for Gwadur. It was subsequently reported that he
arrived at Karachi on the 15th July (see paragraph 74 below).
67. The Acting Russian Consul-General M. Ofseenko visited Bandar Abbas
and Lingah in the Russian cruiser Varyag during the last week of December
Visit of the Acting Russian Consul-General at I901. At Lingah he inspected the Water
225 «i» reservoirs, the quarantine .round, etc., and
13th and 37th January 1902. was visited by Haji Ali Ahmed Saleh Dub-
ash, a former Hamal Bashi of Bushire Customs, and Haji Abdur Rahman, the
French Consular representative, both of whom asked to be given the Russian
Consular agency. It was said that M. Ofseenko held out hopes to both
of them. He also asked 2 Lari merchants to patronise Russian trade. While
awaiting at Bandar Abbas for the mail steamer to Bushire, he went over to
Kishm and was busy at the Customs House collecting information regarding the
chief articles of import and export.
68. M. Miller, the Russian Consul in Seistan, visited Kerman on the 18th
October 1901. He made careful enquiries regarding the doings of the English
in Kerman, and visited the principal
Visit to Kerman of the Russian Consul in Seis-
fan. merchants and shops. It is believed that
Secret F., January 1902, Nos. 238-262. M. Miller's journey to Kerman had for its
object the placing of a Russian Consul at that centre. Reports were also current
at the time that M. Miller was to be appointed Russian Consul at Kerman.
69. Mr. Termenlen, a Dutch subject, who had been doing business in Ahwaz
Russian Consular Agent at Bandar Abbas, formerly and latterly had been in the
Secret E.( January 1903, Nos. 34-35* employ of Messrs. Dunlop at Tehran, was
reported in October 1902 to have been appointed Russian Consular Agent at
Ahwaz and Mohammerah.
70. In March 1903 the Russian Consul visited Lingah and made enquiries
from the French Agent there about
Russian Consul’s enquiries about Bassidore,
Secret E., May 1903, Nos. 48-50. Bassidore, as to whether the British flag
is flown there, etc.
71. In 1903, Haji Nasrullah Khan was appointed Russian Consular Agent
Appointment of Russian Consular Agent at at Kerbella.
Kerbtlla.
Secret B., May 1903, Nos. 318-319.
72. In the Novoe Vremya of 4th January 1903 an article appeared purport­
The “ Novoe Vremya's " contentions. ing to be answer to a series of articles
Socret E., May 1903, Nos- 115-116. published in the Times, dealing with the
question of the Persian Gulf. It condemned what it called the spirit of chauvin-
ism of the English Press, contended that the Russians had every right to share
with England the control of the Persian waters.
73. The Russian Consul at Basrah, M. Adamaw, proceeded on a tour in
Russian Consul at Basrah cruisers in the “Asbold11 the Russian CTUlSer Askold round the
in the Gulf, 1903. Persian Gulf.
Secret E., June 1903, Nos. 96-102.
74. A Russian naturalist named Bogayavleusky visited Bahrein in May 1903
A Russian naturalist's visit to Bahrein, 1903. for studying marine zoology with a letter
Secret E., August 1903, Nos. 272-273. of introduction from the Russian Consul at
Bushire (see paragraph 66 above).