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'File 19/163 II (C 77) Nejd-Bahrain Relations' [‎146r] (306/444)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (207 folios). It was created in 3 Mar 1932-30 Dec 1939. 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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and if they can get on to this work at once it will save
much time in subsequent geological and geophysical work
in the area. The Bahrain Government are perfectly pre
pared to allow them to do so, and since it is mapping
work only I see no reason why we should object to the
general plan. It involves only erecting concrete
platforms as "bases for instruments on certain of the
islands and reefs where the Bahrain Government marks al
ready exist, together with ^targets" on others. I have
made it clear that the party must not on any account land
on Bain as Saghir or Bain al Kahir - or even at Eawar for
the time Tseing; "but otherwise I see no harm in their
working on this triangulation inside the area enclosed in
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the lines marked on the Bahrain Governments rough sketch
attached to your Express Letter No.0/331 dated the 7th May
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. . This work in fact might "be extremely
useful to us, for inevitably the Bahrain Petroleum Company
will ask for a definition of the boundaries of the Unallotted
Area on the eastern side of Bahrain.
The party would "be in a launch and would "be accompanied "by
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a Bahrain Government representative, prohahly a Police
I concur with 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. that there is
no harm in this work "being carried out.
5. 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. is of opinion that there is
a great deal to "be said for following up the suggestion made
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"by lusuf Yasin (paragraph 3 of Jedda despatch No.40, dated
2nd larch 1939, to the Foreign Office) for ^drawing a line
midway "between Bahrain and the mainland*. This line coulcl
then "be produced iniefinitely to the North. I concur.
6./

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Content

This file contains correspondence regarding relations between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

The topics discussed in the file include the signing of a Treaty of Extradition between the Government of Bahrain and the Government of Hejaz-Nejd, a visit made by Amir Saud to Bahrain, visits made by Ibn Saud to Kuwait and Bahrain and territorial issues between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia related to a number of islands between their coasts. The activities of the Bahrain Petroleum Company and the Californian Arabian Standard Oil Company are also discussed.

Two maps of Bahrain and its vicinity are contained on folio 156b and folio 157b. The maps contain information related to oil deposits and facilities.

A bi-lingual (Arabic and English) copy of the Treaty of Extradition between the Government of Bahrain and the Government of Hejaz-Nejd is contained on folios 6-9.

Extent and format
1 volume (207 folios)
Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

An index of topics contained in the file is contained on folio 2a. The index utilises the uncircled foliation system.

Physical characteristics

A bound correspondence volume. The main foliation sequence commences at the titlepage and terminates at the 5th sheet from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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.

A second foliation sequence runs between f 3 and f 193; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

A set of index numbers corresponding with the index at the back run through the volume; these numbers are written in red crayon and are circled. Foliation errors: 2A and 2B; 156A and 156B; 157A and 157B; 164A and 164B.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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