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'File 10/14 Bahrain unallotted area' [‎26r] (64/682)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (339 folios). It was created in 1 May 1937-23 Jul 1938. 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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At the same time we remain anxious to obtain
the unallotted portion of the Bahrain IslandSs and. we
feel that a formula for these could perhaps he j.ound
which would leave the Zuharah question completely on
one side. Might this he done, for instance, "by emphasising
the ?;ord "Islands", that is, hy asking for "the unallotted
portion of Bahrain Island and all the other Islands under
the Sovereignty of the Shaikh of Bahrain?" Do you think
that the 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. would he able to advise the
Shaikh that a concession in these terms would do nothing
to deprive him of any claims to Zuharah (on the mainland)
which he might ultimately he ahle to substantiate?
We feel at the moment some difficulty about
proceeding further with active operations on Qatar
until we have obtained rights over the Bahrain group since
the latter include the Hawar Islands; if, for example,
investigations proved Qatar to be valuable, this would
be likely to create intensive competition for the Hawar
Group.
Yours sincerely,
(Sd.) Stephen H. Longrigg
J.C. Walton, Esq., C.B., M.C.,
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. ,
Whitehall, S.W.I.

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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the 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. at Bahrain, 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. at Bushire, the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representatives on the negotiations for the oil concession over the 'Bahrain additional area', which includes islands, reefs and shores.

The volume includes correspondence regarding Major John Holmes, who is initially defined by the Secretary of State for India as persona non grata (folio 83 and folio 143) for the British Government to act as negotiator for the concession, and two drafts of the concession: '1937 Draft' (folios 263-279) and '1938 Draft' (folios 280-296).

There are two maps: one showing 'Leased area no. 1' off the northern coast of Bahrain (folio 112) and another showing 'Leased area no. 2' between the eastern coast of Bahrain and the western coast of Qatar.

There are letters in Arabic to and from the Sheikh of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifah.

There are file notes (folios 318-331).

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1 volume (339 folios)
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The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume (folios 319-331). The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the volume; they give brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.

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The main foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins with the first folio of writing, on number 1, and runs through to 335, which is the last number given on the inside of the back cover. There are various gaps in the numbering: 10; 144-146 (note on folio 143: 'pages 144, 145 and 146 renumbered 113-a, 113-b and 113-c'); 208-209; 244. 253 is followed by 255, which is then followed by 254 (these folios are joined together). Other anomalies are: 6A; 111A; 113A-C; 156A; 214A.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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