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'File 19/109 II (C 17) Bahrain: Relations of Chief with other Foreign Powers' [184r] (373/534)
The record is made up of 1 volume (267 folios). It was created in 27 Jan 1913-5 Dec 1922. It was written in English, Arabic and Farsi. 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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No. 429-S of 1922,
British BefflMenoy and Gonnulate-fieueral
Bushire, 10th June 1022.
o
ihe Political
Bal'rein,
a.
^ercrandum .
I an inforned bjr H. M 1 s Conaul, Bundar Abbas that
the Psraian Passport Anthorities at J.in rah and ^urdar
A boa a ar© insisting that Bahreinifj are -^oraian subjects
and refusing to alloy/ them to leave without taking
out Persian paasjoorts.
1 ar representirif- matter to -xeheran but in the
nieanwhile ha-ze instructed H. }• * a Consul to t@ll
Bahreinis tnat they should talte cut the passports under
protest >
The clai'i of the Customs (in its capacity of
Passport DopartFent> ii at strange variance with its
request for our assistance in preventing smuggling
from Bahrein to Persia, and in view of it we certainly
need not bother to do so any longer.
I would suggest, that, if possible Bahreinis KfesK
should be advised to avoid going to Lingah and ^undar
Abbas and if they have business in Persia go by
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
to one of the smaller ports.
Sd. A. P. Trevor Lieut-Colonel
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.
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This file contains correspondence about a number of topics regarding the relations of Bahrain and its ruler, Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, with foreign powers.
The correspondence discusses the ownership of land by foreigners in Bahrain, Persian claims to sovereignty over Bahrain, the status of natives of the Al Hasa region living in Bahrain, Shaikh Isa's contact with the Turkish (Ottoman) Government regarding the port of Ojair and Bahrain's claims to sovereignty over Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. .
The file also discusses the activities of Bin Saud's agent in Bahrain, Abdullah Al Qusaibi. The file contains two maps (folio 100 and folio113) of Bahrain and the surrounding area with key regional ports marked on them.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (267 folios)
- Arrangement
There is an index of the topics contained in the file on folio 1. The index uses the circled foliation system.
- Physical characteristics
Previously a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose. Foliation starts at the index page to the file. Numbers are written in pencil, circled and positioned in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of the folios. A secondary foliation system is also present starting on f.2 that runs to f.262. These numbers are also written in pencil and are positioned in the same corner as the primary system, but are not circled.
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- English, Arabic and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/319
- Title
- 'File 19/109 II (C 17) Bahrain: Relations of Chief with other Foreign Powers'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:18v, 19v, 20v:99v, 101r:112v, 114r:202v, 203v:212v, 213v, 214v:235r, 238r:251v, 254v:262v, iii-r:iii-v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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