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mcnt business. You however do not say whether these men are now in Bassidore or not
If they arc in Bassidoro, please let me know why they have been allowed to remain there
and what they arc doing. I presume you know that no Persian Government official is
to be allowed to live in Bassidoro.*
No. 2850-E A., dated Simla, the 34th July 1905 (Confidential).
From—The Assistant Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department,
To—Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E., Offg. Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
I am to acknowledge the receipt of your confidential letter No. 295, dated the 25th
June 1905, regarding a request by the Moin-et-Tujjar to store red ochre in our station on
Bassidore.
2. In reply I am to say that the Government of India concur generally in the views
which you have expressed on the subject.
No. 312, dated Bushire, the 8th July 1905.
From—Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E., Offg. Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
With reference to the correspondence ending with this office letter No. 295, dated
25th June 1905, on the subject of the request made by the Moin-et-Tujjar to be permitted
to store red ochre in the British Station at Bassidore, I have the honour to forward, for
the information of the Government of India, copy
No. C. 24, dated 27th June 1905. of the marginally noted letter which I have re
ceived from His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Bandar Abbas, on the same subject.
A copy has been forwarded to Ilis Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
No. C. 34, dated the 37th June 1905.
From— Libutbnant W. Shaxespbar, I.A., His Majesty’s Consul and Assistant Residert.
Bandar Abbas,
To—Major P, Z. Cox, C.I.E., OfTg. Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
1 have the honour to address you regarding a request made to me by Abdur Rahim,
the Agent of the Moin-et-Tujjar at this port, for permission to use a small plot of our land
at Bassidore Station for the storage of red oxide of iron.
The Agent assures me that he has no intention of building godowns, etc. On pressing
him for a reason it appeared that he hopes to evade all the vexatious formalities and stamp
fees of the Customs post at Hormuz, which must be heavy indeed to make it worth his
while to transport the red oxide of iron (on which there is no export duty) from Hormuz
to Bassidore and then ship it thence.
I gave the Agent no hope of his request being granted, as to my mind further diffi
culties would certainly arise in the near future with the Customs Department, perhaps
similar to those at Henjam, apart from the fact that we do not desire to be parties to an
obvious fraud on the Persian Government, nor to give aiiy grounds for a possible question
being raised regarding the nature of our rights at Bassidore. 1 propose therefore inform
ing the Agent that this request cannot be granted.
* In oar correspondence with Coal Agent *' Bassidoro " always—*' British bassidoro M as oooosed to old Bassidore.
P.Z.C.
