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'File 19/191 III (C 56) Bahrain, Persian Claim To' [111r] (240/396)
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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33
Am baasador' was'informed t fe" 8 ? jeCt ' ^ Turkish
matter of common kuowledo-e nirl J ^ s ^ own e that it was a F.O. to Con-
Governmpnt tVint T4* \t^ Ave]J known to the Turkisli stantinople,
Government that His Majesty's Government had dTrZf No - 59 of
relations with the Sheikh of Bahrein • that 7 j 22.2.1905.
""der British prX'ti™ and W ffis
Majesty s Government were within their rights in takh,!
measures to obtain redress for the outrage cfmmitted aire
On the Ambassador reverting to the subject later in 1905'
he was informed (20th May 1905) that His Maiestv^
Government must decline to entertain any further renresm
tations from the Turkish Government on the subject.
Reassertions of Persian 1905-13.
n }uu tlle Persians again reasserted their claim
On the 19th February 1906, in reply to a further reiteration
tqia aV A V ?Sl%X. a I ® been based on . tlle treaties of 1809,
814 and lb57, the Minister at Tehran informed the Persian iq 91qn«
Government that <£ The Treaties of 1809, of 1814 and of 19 - 2 - 1906 -
185/ on this subject have always been scrupulously observed
by His Majesty s Government, but have no bearing on the
present question. His Majesty's Government have never
admitted the ownership or sovereignty of Persia over
■Bahrein, ouch a claim is in their view entirely inadmissible.
His Majesty's Government consider the island of Bahrein
and its inhabitants to be under British protection, and must
decline to entertain any further representations on the
subject. 1 am further to mention that this reply has
invariably been made to the Ottoman Government, who have
on several occasions advanced a claim to Bahrein." The
Note concluded by a reference to the Persian appeal for our
assistance in 1904—05 and quoted in the telegram of
reassurance (paragraph 121 above) to the Persian inhabitants
of Bahrein then sent on behalf of the Persian Government.
125. On 13th September 1906 the Persian Grand Vizier
revived the Persian claim in a letter referring to Captain Teh. Desp.
Bruce s unauthorised agreement of 1822. He was reminded 31 1907
in reply that that agreement had been expressly disavowed
by His Majesty's Government and that Captain Bruce had Teh. Desp.
been recalled. In a supplementary note the Grand Vizier's N" 0 ; 61 of
attention was drawn to the fact that the then Shah himself 27 - 3 - 19()7 -
had " refused to recognise " the stipulations of the Treaty of
1822, which had never been ratified, and had "expressed
his displeasure that the Prince of Shiraz should have
entered into any engagements with the British Government
without his knowledge or instructions." DeS p t
126. On the Ala-es-Sultaneh reviving the Persian claim, No. 179 of
on the ground of the Agreement of 1822, in August 1907, 15 - 8 - 1907 -
his attention was drawn in a Note dated 13th August 1907
to the Notes referred to in the preceding paragraph ; and to
the fact that the Agreement had been disavoAved alike by
His Majesty's Government and by the Shah. The Note
added that " since 1822 the Turkish Government have
raised claims on Bahrein, and, like the Persian Govern
ment, have been informed that Bahrein is under British
protection."
127. In 1908 the Persian Government, in a correspondence
regarding the punishment of a Bahrein subject at Lingah,
intimated that instructions had been sent to Lingah that 0
reparation should be made, but added that His Majesty's
Minister would admit that " the proprietary right of the
Persian Government over the island is not a matter to be
disputed." The Note was returned as inadmissible to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A modified version was sub-
sequently accepted by His Majesty's Government, which ^
was acknowledged by a Note from His Majesty s Minister, 22.1.1909.
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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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- 'File 19/191 III (C 56) Bahrain, Persian Claim To'
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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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