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'File 19/191 III (C 56) Bahrain, Persian Claim To' [‎117v] (253/396)

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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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involve them, and in 1849 they formally declined a request
In- the Sheikh that he and the islands should be taken
under British protection. In 1861 (paragraph /0) they
gave the Sheikhs more categorical guarantees of protection
in return for more binding undertakings. Their corre
spondence with the Persian Minister in London in 1869—*0
shows the Home Government, however, still ready at tnat
date to adopt the attitude that if any other Power would
discharge the objects which had led Great Britain to
undertake certain responsibilities in relation to ^ Bahrein,
she would gladly see them do so. uloser relations "with
the Sheikh and closer control over his freedom of action
were established for the first time by the Exclusive Agree
ment of 1880. Relations became closer still with the
conclusion of the Exclusive Agreement of 1892. Since
that date the position of Bahrein, though His Majesty's
Government make no claim to sovereignty, though the
Sheikhdom continues to be regarded as independent from
the international standpoint, and though the Sheikhs enjoy
a very large measure of internal autonomy, has tended
increasingly to approximate to that of a State under British
protection.
J. G. L aithwaite.
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. ,
14th July 1934.

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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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