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'12 File 323 I - Interference of Persian Agents in Bahrain Affairs' [52r] (97/110)
The record is made up of 1 volume (56 folios). It was created in 11 Nov 1869-18 Mar 1887. It was written in English, Farsi 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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No. 34, dated India Offieej London, the 28tli January 1887.
From— Edmund Neel , Esq., Assistant Secretary, Political and Secret Department,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Koroign Department.
With reference to Secretary's letter No. 285 of the 8th of October
Letter from Foreign Office, dated the 8tli January 1887. l<\st, 1 ioi'Ucird herewith, for the in
to ,, 2ist „ formation of His Excellency the
Viceroy, copy of the marginally noted correspondence with the Foreign Office,
on the subject of the pretensions of the Persian Government to authority over
Bahrain.
Dated Foreign Office, London, the 8th January 1887.
From— Sir Julian Pauncefote , Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office,
To—The Under-Secretary of State,
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.
.
With reference to your letter of the 6th October expressing the concur
rence of the Secretary of S^ate for India in the reply which it was proposed to
send to Her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Teheran respecting the desire of the
Shah to estab'ish his authority over the island of Bahrain, I am directed by
the Earl of Iddesleigh to request that you will call the attention of Viscount
Cross to Mr. Nicolson's despatch No. 141 of the 1st ultimo of which a copy
has been sent to the
India Office
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.
In this despatch Mr. Nicolson states that, as the Persian Government has
not mentioned the matter since, he has not thought it necessary to communi
cate to them the views of Her Majesty's Government on the subject, and that
unless it should be again referred to lie proposes to let the matter drop.
I am to inform you that Lord Iddesleigh proposes, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of State for India, to approve the course adopted by Mr.
N icolson.
Dated
India Office
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, London, the 21st January 1S87.
From—J. A. Godley , Esq., Under-Secretary ot State,
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.
,
To—The Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office.
I am directed by Viscount Cross to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 8th instant, and in reply to state that His Lordship concurs with
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in approving the course recom
mended by Her Majesty's Charge d'Alfaires at Teheran, viz., to withhold the
communication to the Persian G >vernment of the views of Her Majesty's
Government in respect to the Shah's pretensions to authority over Bahrain
as conveyed in the Foreign Oifice telegram of the 8th October 1886.
No. 636 E., dated Fort William, the 16th March 1887 (Confidential.)
Endorsed by Foreign Department.
Copy forwarded confidentially to 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.
in the Persian
From Her Majesty's Charge d' Affaires, Teheran, to Hor Majesty's Secretary of for information,
State for Foreign Affairs, No. 114, d:itt*d the 27th September 18H6 (Confidential). Continuation of
From Her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires. Teheian, to Her Majesty's Secretary of »
State for Foreign Affairs, No. 141, dated the 1st December 1SSH. tlie eilClOl Semeilt trom
From Her Majesty's Charge d'Affnirea, Teheran, to Her Majesty's Secretary of this ofllCe No. 2528E.
State for Foreign Affairs, No. 153, dated the 2ind December 1886. , , f i ' i i * I V '
From the Assistant Secretary, Political and Secret Departiueut,
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.
, fta 'Clt the iLMl IN O-
No. 34, dated the 2~th January 18S7, and enclosures. Vember 1886.
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This file contains correspondence related to the Persian Government's claim of sovereignty over Bahrain and the actions of some its agents in connection to operations taken by the British Government against the chiefs of Bahrain that it had accused of acts of piracy.
The correspondence includes original copies of letters from Persian Government officials (in both Persian and Arabic) to Mahomed bin Abdullah [Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Khalīfah] the Chief of Bahrain. English translations of these letters are also included.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (56 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically. An index of the correspondence contained in the file is included on folios 3-5.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: Previously bound, the file's pages have been de-bound and are now loose in the file's original cover.
Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located 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.
The file contains the following foliation errors: 1, and 1A and the following foliation omissions: 6-7, and 10-11.
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- '12 File 323 I - Interference of Persian Agents in Bahrain Affairs'
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2r:5v, 9r:9v, 12r:12v, 15r:23v, 25r:57v, 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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