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'File 19/191 III (C 56) Bahrain, Persian Claim To' [132r] (282/396)
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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similar grounds. It appears to Sir John Simon that it
would undoubtedly be desirable, in order to avoid the
deleterious effects of a period of uncertainty as to the
reply of His Majesty's Government that the United Kingdom
Delegation should be in a position to reply immediately on
these lines, since if any answer was to be made, this could
only be done during the course of the general discussion with
which the Assembly opens. with this end in view he would
propose to provide the Delegation with the necessary material
for such a statement in advance and suggests that his
Department should collaborate with 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.
on its
preparation forthwith,
5, With regard to the second and third contingencies
envisaged above, namely a definite appeal by Persia for the
assistance of the League under either Article or Article 15 :
of the Covenant, it has been suggested in the course of oast
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interdepartmental discussions that further proceedings at
Geneva might be arrested at the outset by the preliminary
objection that, in view of the evident absurdity of the Persian
claims, the matter is not one which could properly be raised
under these or any other articles of the Covenant and the
Council should, therefore, not proceed to consider the merits of
the question. This course. Sir John Simon is advised, is not
practicable for the following reasons. The general lines of
the Persian thesis would doubtless be that Persia claimed
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sovereignty over the islands in questionj that she wished to
©Etablish administrative control there; and that she was
prevented from doing so by the attitude of His Majesty's
Government, a claim such as this by one power for the
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restitution to it of territory, which it is prevented from
administering/
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/1/358
- Title
- '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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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