PZ 4718/1934 ‘Historical Memorandum on Bahrein.’

Content

The file consists of an 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. Historical Memorandum on Bahrein [Bahrain] by John Gilbert Laithwaite, dated 14 July 1924. The memorandum is primarily concerned with the history of Bahrein from the point of view of the political status of the islands, and in particular with the claims to sovereignty over them put forward by Persia [Iran] since 1783, and with the correspondence and discussions which have taken place in connection with such claims.

Extent and format

1 file (24 folios)

Arrangement

The memorandum is arranged into titled sections of text, and it includes an index page at the start, which outlines the main sections and the corresponding paragraph and page numbers.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 24; these numbers are written in pencil, 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.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

Written in

English in Latin 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/L/PS/12/114

Former external reference(s)

PZ 4718/1934

History of this record

Date(s)

14 Jul 1934 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Territorial rightsSovereignty

Places

PersiaBahrein

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PZ 4718/1934 ‘Historical Memorandum on Bahrein.’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/114, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x000185> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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