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'File 19/191 III (C 56) Bahrain, Persian Claim To' [100r] (218/396)
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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Sibn?f» t nrt h r a Z e laS i 6d ' mtil 1838 ' Und . er whioh Bahreil > paid a
attack Tn IX'tStk 8 ?,T 1 'f n J e . es . 0 ' : . a8slstan0e a g a 'ast external
by the Epp&ns ' habl Amir WaS himself con 1" ered
The Persians reasserted their claim in 1836, the Bahreini
Wahabi Amirs. ^ renewaJ of tIieir un derstanding with the
17 ^ . w -' len facec i by a demand for tribute from
J-^gypt) -Bahrein appealed to Persia, claimed to be a Persian
subject, and received a Persian envoy. But immediately
after she formally acknowledged Egyptian supremacy and
paid tribute to Egypt. The visit of the Persian envoy had
thus no effective sequel.
VI.—1840 50.
3/. In J-S-iO the Government of India, provoked by the
attitude which the Sheikh had adopted, decided not to
xestiam the Imam of Muscat in the event of his wishing to
conquer Bahrein. On 27th March 1840 the
Secret Committee
Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy.
remaiked to the Government of India " We consider our- No. 591,
selves . . . relieved from all regard to the interests of the
Sheikh of Bahrein, and we should be glad to hear that his 394
island was in possession of a friendly chieftain."
. j.lowaids the end of 1840 the Imam of Muscat India Board
informed the Resident that while his views in regard to letter >
Bahrein remained unaltered, he had been restrained from
giving effect to them by his impression that Her Majesty's
Government were averse to the prosecution of his claim
and that without their assistance or that of the Egyptians,
he would have no chance of success.
Expulsion of Sheikh Abdullah. Succession of Sheikh
Mohamed bin Khalifa (1843-68).
39. Internal dissensions in the Sheikhdom between the
ruler, Sheikh Abdullah, and his grand-nephew and co-
ruler, Sheikh Mohamed, became increasingly bitter, and
Sheikh Mohamed was finally expelled from the island. In
November 1842 he was given permission by Her Majesty's Lor. I, 866.
Government to attack Sheikh Abdullah. After a civil war
which lasted from January to April 1843, Abdullah was
expelled by Mohamed, who thereafter held the Sheikhdom,
no reply being sent to an appeal to restrain the attackers
which was made by Abdullah to the British authorities in
February 1843.
Intrigues of ex-Sheikh, 1843-49.
40. Between 1843 and 1849 the ex-Sheikh appealed at
various times for the assistance of the Wahabis, the Trucial
Sheikhs, the Sheikh of Koweit, and the British and Persian
authorities to enable him to recover his position. In 1843 Lor. I, 873.
Her Majesty's Government dissuaded Muscat from trying to
conquer Bahrein—considerations which weighed with them
being inter alia the risk of provoking the Wahabis and the
danger of giving Persia an excuse to espouse the cause of
the ex-Sheikh. In the same year the ex-Sheikh twice
visited Bushire, where he failed to find any consolation from
the Resident, who, on his stating that if disappointed by
Her Majesty's Government he was ready to throw himself
into the arms of Persia, informed him (October 1843) that
the adherence of Persia to his cause would not be recognised
by Britain unless it was open and declared.
41. In the course of his visits the ex-Sheikh entered into
discussions with the nephew of the Persian Sheikh of
Bushire, who, while holding no official position himself,
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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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