Britain and the Persian Gulf, 1894-1914 / by Briton Cooper Busch.

Based on thesis, University of California.

Bibliography : p. [401]-417.

I. The Persian Gulf in the 1890's : OMAN - THE TRUCIAL COAST AND QATAR - BAHRAIN - HASA, KUWAIT, IRAQ - PERSIA - ISLANDS OF THE GULF -- II. The French Challenge in Oman, 1894–1899 : THE REVOLUTION OF 1895 - FIRST FRENCH EFFORTS - A COALING STATION FOR FRANCE - CRISIS IN MUSCAT - DISCUSSIONS IN ENGLAND - LESSONS OF THE AFFAIR -- III. The Rise of the Kuwait Question, 1896–1899 : MUBARAK AND KUWAIT'S UNCERTAIN STATUS - FOREIGN INTERESTS AND A NEW VICEROY - THE ANGLO-KUWAIT BOND OF 1899 - REPERCUSSIONS -- IV. The Russian Danger : THE "GLACIS" ARGUMENT - A RUSSIAN RAILWAY TO THE GULF - BRITISH ALTERNATIVES - THE GRAB FOR BANDAR ABBAS - A TACTICAL VICTORY FOR LORD CURZON -- V. Bahrain and the Hasa-Qatar Coast, 1895-1905 : BRITISH INTERVENTION IN QATAR - A BRITISH AGENT FOR BAHRAIN - QATAR AND BAHRAIN - TURKISH EXPANSION - ISM - LORD CURZON'S PROPOSALS - A DISPLAY OF BRITISH STRENGTH -- VI. Oman and the Question of the French Flag, 1899–1905 : A NEW BRITISH AGENT - SULTAN FAISAL AND SUR - FRENCH RESPONSES - DIVIDED COUNCILS - JOCKEYING FOR POSITION - THE QUARANTINE INCIDENT - THE ANGLO-FRENCH ENTENTE - THE HAGUE AWARD -- VII. Kuwait and the Baghdad Railway, 1899-1905 : A TERMINUS FOR THE BAGHDAD RAILWAY - MUBARAK AND THE INTERIOR - MUBARAK REQUESTS A BRITISH PROTECTORATE - PROTECTING THE STATUS QUO - RENEWED OTTOMAN PRESSURE ON KUWAIT - THE “RAID" OF 1902 - NEGOTIATIONS - A BRITISH FORWARD POLICY - AN AGENT FOR KUWAIT - KUWAIT AND CURZON'S VICEROYALTY -- VIII. Toward a Positive Policy, 1900–1905 : ANGLO-INDIAN DEBATE, 1900 - PERSIAN PROBLEMS - STATEMENTS OF POLICY - PROBLEMS OF APPLICATION - THE LANSDOWNE DECLARATION OF 1903 - LORD CURZON'S VISIT TO THE GULF - THE AFFAIR OF THE THREE FLAGSTAFFS - END OF AN ERA -- IX. Oman and the Arms Trade, 1905–1914 : FIRST RESTRICTIONS - EXPANSION OF THE TRADE - THE BRUSSELS ARMAMENTS OCONFERENCE - THE DUBAI INCIDENT - THE WAREHOUSE SCHEME - COMPENSATION FOR FRANCE - REPERCUSSIONS OF THE RIVALRY -- X. Kuwait and Anglo-Turkish Relations, 1905–1914 : THE RAILWAY RECONSIDERED - A BRITISH LEASE IN KUWAIT - MUBARAK'S ALTERED POSITION - YOUNG TURK ADVANCES - FORMULATION OF A BRITISH POLICY - ANGLO- OTTOMAN NEGOTIATIONS - THE TREATY OF 1913 - IBN SAUD AND ANGLO-OTTOMAN RELATIONS - AFTERMATH -- XI. Britain, Russia, and Germany in the Gulf, 1905-1914 : JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES - GERMAN INTERESTS IN THE GULF - THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN ACCORD - ABU MUSA - HAPAG AND BRITISH TRADE - LAST MANEUVERS -- XII. Conclusion: Two Decades of Gulf Diplomacy -- APPENDIXES : A. Imports of Muscat by Country, 1894–1914 - B. Exports of Muscat by Country, 1894–1914 - C. Trade Position of Foreign Countries in Muscat, 1894–1914 - D. Arms Trade of Muscat 394 - E. Arms Trade of Bushire - F. Total Trade of Major Gulf Ports, 1894–1914 - G. Persian Gulf Trade, 1894–1913 - H. Officers Associated with the Persian Gulf, 1894–1914 -- MAPS : I. Persian Gulf - II. Muscat and Matrah - III. Kuwait and the Shatt al-Arab - IV. Strait of Hormuz - V. Bahrain and Qatar - VI. Kuwait Boundaries : Anglo-Turkish Negotiations, 1912–1913.