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'File 19/191 IV (C 103) Bahrain, Persian Claim To' [152r] (306/681)
The record is made up of 1 file (336 folios). It was created in 31 Jan 1935-13 Apr 1948. It was written in English 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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPEBTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
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CONFIDENTIAL
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ARABIA
January 13, 1947
Section 1
Copy No. 143
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MEMORANDUM ON BAHREIN
INDEX
Geographical situation
Bahrein prior to 1783
Summary
1783-1820. From the expulsion of the Persians to the conclusion of the
i reaty of 1820 with His Majesty's Government
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1820-30 ...
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1830-40 ...
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1840-50 ...
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1850-61 ...
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1861-67 ...
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Discussions and Incidents, 1868-70
Review of discussions of 1868-70
1870-80
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1880-92. From the conclusion of the First to the conclusion of the Second
Kxclusive Agreement with Her Majesty's Goyemment
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1892-1913. From the Second Exclusive Agreement to the Anglo-Turkish
Convention of 1913
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1913-34
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A. Claims to or assertions of sovereignty over Bahrein, 1783 to 1934 ...
B. Basis of the Persian claim
Review of Persian claim
C. Attitude of His Majesty's Government, 1820-1934
Reference to Law Officers of the Crown
Independent Status of Bahrein
1934-46
Establishment of Naval Base at Bahrein
Persian Government's refusal to recognise visas and endorsements for
Bahrein
Agreement between His Majesty's Government and the Saudi Arabian
Government regarding Transit Dues at Bahrein
Ihe Liabilities of His Majesty's Government in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Treatment of Bahreinis in Persia
Bahrein Nationality and Property Laws
Treatment of Persians in Bahrein
Postal Services between Persia and Bahrein
Persian Government decree regarding import of Petroleum Products
from Bahrein
Remarks of the Persian Prime Minister to the United States Ambassador
Recent references to Bahrein in the Persian Press
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This file contains correspondence related to the Persian government's claim to sovereignty over the territory of Bahrain. The file contains documents that discuss whether or not Bahrain could be considered formally part of the British Empire, translations of a number of newspaper articles concerning the British role in Bahrain, correspondence between British and Persian officials regarding Bahrain's status and correspondence between British officials regarding the size (and status) of the Persian community in the country.
The file also contains documents concerning the activities of a Bahraini national named Abdullah Zeera who travelled to Tehran in 1948 and claimed that Bahrainis wanted Persian rule to be re-established in Bahrain.
A British Government Memorandum of Bahrain is contained on ff.152-183. The memorandum contains a history of the country from the pre-1783 era until 1946 and details of Britain's involvement in the country. The file also includes a history of the Bahrain islands (ff110-111) prepared by the Foreign Office Research Department.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (336 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Previously a correspondence file bound by treasury tags, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose. Foliation starts with the front cover and continues through to the back cover. Foliation numbers are positioned in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side , written in pencil and circled. Folios 238, 272, 305 and 324 each have two parts, As and Bs respectively. A secondary foliation system, also written in pencil but not circled, starts on folio 2. This system becomes a pagination system at folio 152 which continues whenever text is present on both sides of the folio. Folios 141A. 141B and 142 are contained within an envelope.
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- IOR/R/15/1/359
- Title
- 'File 19/191 IV (C 103) Bahrain, Persian Claim To'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:18v, 19v:28v, 30r:47v, 49r:59v, 60v:62v, 65v:68v, 69v:82v, 83v:84v, 85v:122r, 123r:127v, 128v:141r, 141ar:141av, 141bv, 142r:142v, 141v, 143r:155v, 156v:176v, 178r:185v, 187v:190v, 191v:205v, 206v:230v, 231v:232v, 233v:235v, 236v:237v, 238ar:238bv, 239r:250v, 251v:252v, 253v, 254v:260v, 261v:269v, 271r:271v, 272ar:272bv, 273r:284v, 286v:304v, 305ar:305bv, 306r:310v, 312r:323v, 324ar:324bv, 325r:335v, 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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- Open Government Licence