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'File 19/191 III (C 56) Bahrain, Persian Claim To' [89r] (196/396)
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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOV ERNMENT
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PERSIA. August 30, 1934.
CONFIDENTIAL. Section 1
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[E 5438/139/34] No.
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(Confidential.)
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W11H reference to Foreign Office letter of the 24th August, enclosing a
copy of a telegram from His Majesty's Minister at Tehran regarding the
possibility that the Persian Government may raise the question of the Persian
claims to Bahrein, Tamb and Abu Musa during the forthcoming sessions of the
Council or Assembly of the League of Nations, I am directed by Secretary Sir
John Simon to transmit to you for the information of Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare
the accompanying copies of telegraphic correspondence^) with Sir Reginald
Hoare.
2. It appears from Sir Reginald Hoare's telegram of the 25th August that
there is now somewhat less ground for expecting that the matter will be raised at
Geneva next month. Sir John Simon had, however, before its receipt caused an
examination to be made of the various ways in which the Persian claims could
be raised before the Council or Assembly of the League and the courses which
it would be open to His Majesty's Government to pursue in each case. He still
considers it desirable to bring the results of this examination to the notice of Sir
Samuel Hoare and to learn his views thereon.
3. Sir John Simon is advised that there are three recognised methods by
which the Persian representative could bring the claims in question before the
Council or Assembly at their forthcoming sessions. He might, in his speech
during the general discussion, which takes place at the beginning of each
Assembly, assert the pretensions of his Government in general terms. (If the
matter were raised in this manner, no question would arise of any action being
taken by any organ of the League.) Alternatively, he might bring the question
before the Council under article 11 of the League Covenant. Or, again, he might
bring it before them under article 15: (The texts of these articles are annexed
hereto for convenience of reference.) In the case of such an appeal under the
provisions of the Covenant, the following points of procedure are relevant:
Normally three weeks' notice is required for the insertion of an item in the pro
visional agenda of the Council, and the provisional agenda for the next session
of the Council, which opens on the 7th September, have already been circulated.
In cases of urgency, however, the Council has, in practice, the power to add
further items to its agenda at short notice. There will also be a session of the
new Council, which will be constituted at the session of the Assembly, on or
about the 20th September, and in the case of this later session the normal three
weeks' notice is not required.
4. The first of the three contingencies enumerated above is evidently the
least serious, and, in Sir John Simon's view, it would only be necessary for the
United Kingdom delegation to make a brief counter-statement, combining a
reference to the views of His Majesty's Government on the subject of the Persian
claim to Bahrein, as already set forth in documents circulated to the members
of the League, with a short outline of the case for regarding the Persian claims
to Tamb and Abu Musa to be at least equally unsound on generally similar
grounds. It appears to Sir John Simon that it would undoubtedly be desirable,
in order to avoid the deleterious effects of a period of uncertainty as to the reply
of His Majesty's Government that the United Kingdom delegation should be in
a position to reply immediately on these lines, since if any answer was to be made,
this could only be done during the course of the general discussion with which the
Assembly opens. With this end in view he would propose to provide the
delegation with the necessary material for such a statement in advance and
suggests that his department should collaborate with the
India Office
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on its
preparation forthwith.
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1r:14v, 15ar:15bv, 16r:68v, 69ar:69bv, 70r:184v, v-r:viii-v, back-i
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