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'File 19/109 III (C 22) Bahrain - Relations with Foreign Powers, Etc' [‎64r] (140/494)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (243 folios). It was created in 6 Dec 1922-16 Nov 1925. It was written in English, Farsi and French. 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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way of the undesirability of this question being raised
or of any attempt being made to revive Persian pretentions
to the Sovereignty of the Island.
I reminded His Highness of the history of the Island,
with which he seemed very imperfectly acquainted, and of
the fact that since 1783 no form of Persian administration

had been exercised in Bahrain* that au that time the
Persians had been finally driven out of the island by the
Arabs, that they had never made any attempt bo re L.o>.V:.e xt,
and that later on the island had become a British pro
tectorate. That was the present situation and His Ua^esty's
Government would unhesitatingly reject any attempt on the
part of Persia or any otner country to claim the sovereignty
of Bahrain.
I therefore trueted that the Persian Governraont would he
careful to refrain from any action in that sense which
would he inadvisable at any time, hut espeoia^y at a
■ raomont when His Highness, as he had told me several txnes,
aimed at a restoration of the old relations of friendly and
mutual confidence hetwoen Great Britain and Persia. ,
t pr. this Despatch (bo the Govern-
I am forwarding copies o,.
T ttT^n^stv 1 * Hi^h Co^i33ioner at Baghdad
nient of India, his I a^s ^ ^
- Hi- Tiaiesty 's Consul -General at Bushire.
and to xi - ls ^
, -t tvip ht p*hest ros-nect,
I have the honour to ho with tne n- 0 n s
My Lord,
-r _ 1 _,v> *1 vn ^ ^ tin^t obeclionb,
Your Lordship s mooo
huoible servant,
(Signed) Percy Loraxne*

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This file contains correspondence concerning relations between Bahrain and other foreign powers, primarily Persia.

The correspondence discusses the following topics:

  • Agitation in the Persian press regarding the alleged oppression of Persians in Bahrain. This includes examples of this type of reporting, including a cutting from the Persian newspaper Asar Azadi (f. 229b & 229c).
  • The Persian Government's claim to sovereignty over Bahrain (this includes correspondence between British and Persian officials, some of which is in French).
  • Details regarding British jurisdiction over foreigners in Bahrain.
  • The political agitation of a Persian tally clerk (named Abu Talib) at the Mesopotamia Persian Corporation Limited in Bahrain.
  • The activities of Shaikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Khalifa and his son Shaikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
  • Measures to restrict the entry of undesriable foreigners into Bahrain.

The file also includes two petitions (to the British Consulate General in Arabistan) from Bahrainis resident in Muhammarah concerning the conduct of the Persian Government and a cutting entitled 'Alleged British Repression in Bahrain' from a newspaper published in Lahore called 'The Muslim Outlook' (f.197).

Extent and format
1 volume (243 folios)
Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

A bound correspondence volume. Foliation starts with the first folio and runs to the last folio. Folio 1 is split into four parts (1, 1A, 1B and 1C), folio 157 into two parts (157A and 157B), folio 206 into two parts (206A and 206B) and 229 into three parts (229A, 229B and 229C). The foliation is 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 (with the exception of 229B and 229C) which are numbered on the top left hand side in arabic language fashion).

A secondary foliation system, also written in pencil but not circled, starts on folio 3. This system skips folios and sometimes labels a single folio as multpile folios, so it moves in and out of sync with the primary system.

Folios 229B and 229C are a newsprint insert contained within an envelope which has been attached to folio 229A.

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English, Farsi and French in Latin and Arabic script
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