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'File 19/191 III (C 56) Bahrain, Persian Claim To' [‎72r] (162/396)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (184 folios). It was created in 26 Jan 1932-24 Jan 1935. 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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4, IX
Persia and. Turkey); issued his own passports; had his own
stamps and enjoyed the right of tariff autonoi^y (we have
just given him this). Further, that in the beginning of
1933, on the death of the old Sheikh, H.L.G. had
acknowledged him independent ruler of Bahrein. (Personally
I do not see how having done this we could possibly agree
to arbtration). That, therefore, we were not parties to
the suit and that the Sheikh was in a similar position,
since he was not a member of the League, and even if he
were the question of his sovereignty was not a question on
which he could be cited; that there was no question of our
•professing" to be under an obligation to defend his
independence; we were bound to do so by a treaty made long
before the League came into existence. I do not see how,
on a reply based on these lines, the Persian Government
could make use of Article 11 of the Covenant, as suggested
by Oliphant. In fact, if Persia became bellicose we could
use our "friendly right" under section a of that Article
to bring the matter to trie attention of the League, with
tho attendant publicity (as indicated in paragraph 5 of my
letter quoted above), laying stress on the fact that Persia
had signed the Kellogg Pact. Article 15 of the Covenant,
which Cliphant also suggests the Persian Government might
Use, surely only refers to members of the League?

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This file contains correspondence between British officials in Bahrain, Bushire, India and London regarding Persian goverment's claim of sovereignty over the territory of Bahrain. The impact of the discovery of oil deposits in Bahrain is discussed as is the broader international reaction to the claim. The file contains translations of several articles published in the Persian press on the topic and a translation of an article that appeared in a Dutch newspaper.

A detailed Historical Memorandum of Bahrain compiled by 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. is contained on ff. 94-118. The memorandum contains a history of Bahrain from the pre-1783 era until 1934 and includes details of the British role in the country, the numerous treaties signed by the Al Khalifa family with the British and a discussion of Turkish (Ottoman) and Persian claims to the territory.

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1 volume (184 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

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A bound correspondence volume. Foliation starts on the first letter page (4th folio in the volume) and finishes on the last letter page (5 folios from end of volume). Pencil number in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . From f 90, an inconsistent pagination system begins. Only pages with typescript are paginated. When both sides have typescript, pagination numbers are found only on even-numbered pages. There are two foliation errors: between f 14 and f 16 we have f 15A and f 15 B; between f 68 and f 70 we have f 69A and f 69B.

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