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'File 19/191 III (C 56) Bahrain, Persian Claim To' [110v] (239/396)
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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add I v to tlie Turkish Government for his exequatur was
T T cm refused on the ground that Her Majesty's Government could
' not admit the right of the Turkish Government to insist
that a British Consular Officer ^ B^in should be
provided with a Turkish exequatur. In 1899 the Minister
at Tehran informed the French representative at that capital
that since 1880 the Sheikh was precluded by treaty from
holding direct relations with any Power other than Her
Majesty's Government and that his subjects abroad were
now under British protection.
119. A native British Agent had for a long peiiod of
years been maintained in Bahrein. In 1900 a British
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
was appointed at Bahrein. The post has
been maintained since that date, and has been nlled by an
officer of the Indian Political Department since 1904.
The Incident of 1901.
120. On 31st August 1901 a Belgian customs official in
Lor. 1, 935- the service of the Persian Government visited Bahrein,
6. ' where he called on the Sheikh and informed him that he
had been deputed by the Shall to obtain his consent to
place Persian custom officials in Bahrein. An official protest
was at once made by His Majesty's Minister to the Persian
Government, in the course of which Sir A. Hardinge
remarked that no intimation had been given to the Politic;) 1
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
" of this Persian mission to an
Arab State under British protection and bound by special
Teh Des treaties, of which the Persian Government cannot be
No. 140 of ignorant, to the Government of India ... It is my duty
18.9.1901. to place on record in the clearest maimer that His Majesty
the Emperor of India cannot acquiesce in any foreign
interference in the affairs of Bahrein . . . and that any
attempt to disturb the relations established by treaties of
long standing between those Chiefs and the Government of
India will be regarded as an unfriendly act." The Attabeg-
i-Azam, in a note received on the 17th September 1901,
replied : "As I have told you verbally, M. Simais has had
no instructions from the Persian Government on this matter,
and if there have been any steps on his part it must have
been by mistake and he will be reprimanded for it."
The Disorders of 1904-05.
121. In 1904-05, consequent on a series of attacks on
Lor. I, 938- Persians and on German subjects in Bahrein, the Persians
appealed to the Shah. The Persian Government replied that
His Majesty's Government would take action on their behalf.
The text of their telegram was as follows : To the Merchants
and Traders of the High Government living in Bahrein.
Your telegram on the subject of the assaults which have
been made upon you by the Arab roughs of Bahrein has
been received. Certainly let your minds be at rest. Con
sultations with the English Legation have taken place on
this subject, and it will shortly be settled in such a way that
the oppression will be removed and that the offenders will
receive their proper punishment."
122. The Germans complained to the German Vice-
Consul at Bushire, who made a direct request to the Sheikh
for reparation, in reply to which he was referred by His
Excellency to His Majesty's Government. The Sheikh was
ultimately compelled by His Majesty's Government to give
redress.
Turkish 1904-05.
9 n rurk s pressing in 1904-05 for an explanation
jor. I, 944. ot the action taken by His Majesty's Government in connection
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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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