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'File 19/191 III (C 56) Bahrain, Persian Claim To' [‎104v] (227/396)

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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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20
ttttt 1861—67 From the Convention of 1861 to the Punitive
Expedition of August 1868.
Persian Protest (1862).
73 In January 1862 the Persian Minister in Paris
LordCowle, tested t0 Her Majesty's Ambassador in Paris against the
No. is," seizure of the Hamrah. He was informed in reply that Her
7.7.1862. Maiesty's Government could not recognise any claim on the
F.O. to Lord J of p ersia t0 quest ion their proceedings in regard to
^209, Bahrein, and must therefore decline to offer him any
22.2.1862. explanation on the subject of his complaint.
Persian Protest (1866).
Lor I 891 74- Between 1863 and 1865 the Sheikh continued to
01 ' ' ' misbehave, and in the latter year his ship, the was
seized under the instructions of the Resident. The Persian
Government in 1866 made a complaint in regard to the
Dinar proceedings on the ground that Bahrein under
the unratified agreement of 1822 was a dependency of Persia.
The Government of India, after ascertaining from the
Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. the nature of the agreement of 1822,
Lor. 1,691. communicated the result of tneir enquiries to the Minister
at Tehran, and added their own opinion that " whatever
might have been the pretensions of Persia or the grounds of
the same to the sovereignty of Bahrein in former days, the
Shah could not now be regarded as possessing in point of
I.O. to fact any rights in the principality." This communication
Gr. of I., was approved by Her Majesty's Government in the same
•28 0 21867 y ear . ari( l the matter appears to have dropped.
Nature of Relations between Bahrein and Wahabi Amir (1867).
75. In 1866-67 the Resident, on the instructions of the
Government of India, investigated the relations of the Sheikh
of Bahrein and the Wahabi Amir. He reported as a result
that the Sheikh claimed to be independent so far as his
islands were concerned, and that the annual tribute of
4,000 dollars " which he indubitably paid " (cp. paragraph 50
above) to the Amir was on account of the possessions held
by him in Qatar on the Arabian mainland, the object of the
Lor. I, 892. payment being to secure those possessions against attacks by
Arab tribes under Wahabi influence. The Government of
India, in the light of the Resident's investigation, expressed
the view in March 1867 that the Sheikh was independent of
all other Powers in respect of his insular possessions and
owed fealty to the Wahabis only in regard to Qatar,
Summar 1861-67.
76. This period is marked by assertions of the Persian
claim in 1862 and 1866. Her Majesty's Government on
both occasions made it clear that they could not regard that
claim as well founded.
Investigation showed that the tribute still paid (1867) by
the Sheikh to the Wahabi Amir was in respect of Bahreini
possessions on the mainland of Arabia, and not in respect
of Bahrein, which the Sheikh held independently of all other
Powers.
IX.—Discussions and Incidents, 1868-70.
i-7. Questions of considerable importance as bearing on
the status of Bahrein arose in 1868—70 consequent on—
{a)the disciplinary action taken by the Government of
India against the ruling Sheikh Md. bin Khalifa,
in view of his breaches of the Maritime ' Truce of
1820, which resulted in his flight from Bahrein
I? September 1868 and the succession as sole
feheikh of his brother. Sheikh Ali bin Khalifa ;
( ) the punitive action taken at Bahrein by the Govern
ment of India in November—December 1869,
consequent on the invasion of Bahrein by the
ex-oheikh Md. bin Khalifa, the murder of Sheikh

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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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