Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
IOR/L/PS/12/3895
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The record is made up of 1 file (179 folios). It was created in 29 Apr 1936-15 Oct 1942. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the 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. .
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The file concerns the disputed claims of the rulers of Bahrain and Qatar to sovereignty over the Hawar Islands. The issue arose afresh in 1936 in response to a request from Petroleum Concessions Limited to settle the issue of ownership, in order that the Company could claim oil concession rights over the island as part of the concession not previously allocated to the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) (the Bahrain Unallotted Area).
The papers contain statements of evidence on both sides, and correspondence discussing the question 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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; the Foreign Office; Petroleum Concessions Limited; the Government of Bahrain; and the two rulers concerned. The British Government decided in 1939, after examining the evidence, that the islands belonged to Bahrain (folio 44). The papers show that 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 Charles Geoffrey Prior, challenged the validity of this judgement in 1941, stating that the case had been decided 'according to western ideas, and no allowance has been made for local custom and sentiment' (folios 6-8). However, a subsequent letter on the subject from the Government of India to 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. concluded that it was then too late to reverse the decision (folio 4).
The Arabic language content of the papers consists of approximately five folios; these include photographs of judgements (with translation, folios 57-58) submitted by the Government of Bahrain to the British Government, showing that the Bahrain Court had exercised jurisdiction in legal cases concerning residents of Hawar (folios 130-133).
The file also includes photographs of places in Hawar (folios 126-127).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (179 folios)
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- 2 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/12/3895, f 1262 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/12/3895, f 127
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 181; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 3-179, and ff 48-88; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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- Archival file
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- 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3895
- Former external reference(s)
- Coll 30/159
- Date(s)
- 29 Apr 1936-15 Oct 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Concessions, Oil, BahrainSovereignty
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- Hawar Islands
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- King of BahrainEmir of Qatar
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3895
- Title
- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 19ar, 19av
- Author
- Wheatley, Henry Harold
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3895
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 23r:23v, 39r:41v, 178r:179v
- Author
- Skliros, John
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3895
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 25r:27v, 68r:84v, 103r:104v, 112r:113v, 116r:119v, 138r:139v
- Author
- Al Thani, Shaikh Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed
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- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/3895
- Title
- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 30r, 171r:172v
- Author
- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá
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- Public Domain
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3895
- Title
- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 50r:55v, 167r:168v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3895
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 57r:59v, 120r:124v, 130r:133v
- Author
- Government of Bahrain
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3895
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 173r:175v
- Author
- Holmes, Frank
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3895
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 56r:56v
- Author
- Al Dosari, Yusuf bin Ahmad
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3895
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
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- 56r:56v
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- Al Dosari, Erhamah bin Rashid
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
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- 56r:56v
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- Al Dosari, Ali bin Shahin
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
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- 56r:56v
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- Unknown
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 85r
- Author
- Ali bin Rashid el-Manna'ee
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 85r
- Author
- Abdulla bin Rashid el-Manna'ee
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3895
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 85r
- Author
- Khalaf bin Hasan el-Manna'ee
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3895
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 86r
- Author
- Muhammad bin Abdulla el-Ghurari
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 87r
- Author
- Khalifah bin Mubarak bin Hitmi
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 87r
- Author
- Ibrahim bin Nasr
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 87r
- Author
- Ali bin Sultan bin Ali
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 88r
- Author
- Ahmed bin 'Isa el-Muhannidi
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 88r
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- Ali bin 'Isa el-Muhannidi
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- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- 88r
- Author
- Sa'ad bin el-Muhannidi (bin Ali)
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3895, f 126
- Title
- Photographs of the Hawar Islands
- Pages
- 126r:126v
- Author
- Government of Bahrain
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3895, f 127
- Title
- Photographs of the Hawar Islands
- Pages
- 127r:127v
- Author
- Government of Bahrain
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3895
- Title
- Coll 30/159 'Ownership of Hawar Islands.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:18v, 19v:22v, 24r:24v, 28r:29v, 30v:38v, 42r:49v, 60r:67v, 85v, 86v, 87v, 88v:102v, 105r:111v, 114r:115v, 125r:125v, 128r:129r, 134r:137v, 140r:166v, 169r:170v, 176r:177v, 180r:180v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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