'File 1/A/13 IV Transhipment of cargo at Bahrain.'

Content

The file concerns the agreement reached between the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia (with the consent of Bahrain) on transit dues at Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein).

The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch), and the Assistant Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain (Lieutenant B L Tomlinson); the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle); and the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. . Other correspondents include the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave); HM Minister, Jedda [Jeddah] (Sir Andrew Ryan); the British Chargé d’Affaires, Jedda (Andrew Spencer Calvert); and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia (Fuad Bey Hamza [Fu’ād Bey Hamza]). Enclosures to correspondence from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and HM Minister, Jedda to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain include correspondence from the Foreign Office.

The papers cover: discussion of the terms of the proposed agreement, October-November 1935; copies of correspondence recording the agreement ('exchange of notes') between the British Legation, Jedda and the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mecca, November 1935; correspondence between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain concerning the notifying of the new customs arrangements to the public, December 1935; discussion between British officials of the effect of registering the agreement as a treaty with the League of Nations, January 1936; discussion of the text of the agreement, January-February 1936; copy of the published agreement ('Exchange of Notes'), entitled Transit Dues at Bahrein (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1936), May 1936; protests over the agreement by the Iranian Government to the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, arising from Iran's claim to sovereignty over Bahrain, June-August 1936; and papers concerning the effect on Bahrain of the possible loss of transit and customs dues, December 1936 - May 1937. (The dates given refer to main items of correspondence, and may include enclosures of an earlier date.)

The Arabic language content of the file of consists of approximately fifteen folios, including copies of correspondence and notices provided by the Government of Bahrain, and the bilingual text of the published agreement.

The date range gives the covering dates of the correspondence in the file; the last dated addition to the file is the information on the title page (folio 5) that the file was closed on 30 November 1937.

Extent and format

1 volume (199 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are filed in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after the relevant covering letter, and terminate in a set of notes (folios 182-196). Circled serial numbers written in red crayon (indicating incoming correspondence), which occur throughout the file, refer to entries in the notes.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 201; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 5-196; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in same position as the main sequence.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/148

Former external reference(s)

Confidential files, 1932-50: 1/A/13 IV

History of this record

Date(s)

24 Oct 1935-22 May 1937 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

TransshipmentShipping dues

People & organisations

HM Ambassador to Saudi ArabiaHM Chargé d'Affaires to JeddahMinistry of Foreign Affairs

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