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'File 19/191 III (C 56) Bahrain, Persian Claim To' [‎136r] (290/396)

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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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134
that the support and emft&mm
18 abrolutely eBftential to the Court If it Is t» wsintalti
itf prepfcnt high position* The view® of PersU are
relatlrely unlaportant ^rois thle point of vie*.
9. If, on the other hand, th© Council obligei
to give an opinion haeed on the finding® of a legel oumtttte
tflt up mder its awpplc«», while there little if any
r^arm to dmibt that in »o elear a oas© the legal point nonM
fee decided in aoeordanee with It® nerite # it is poerihie
that in an attempt to ©pare Persian anfiecpti^llltiea, the
"o^naii sight fraM© their report in kuo H terse a# would not
diffpoa# of the PerFian olain in eo final and definite
manner, sir John Sinon doe® not to cwggeet that this
would necessarily t or even probably, be the remit; for the
Oouncil haa been known on occasion to give an entirely olear-cat
deoielflft, as for axample in the dispute hetwern Coloabia a»d
?«ru mthe point relating to the nevereignty over the
I^titia tmpesius* He eonaider®, however, that in the
oipon»«tano«8 envisaged, there would be definite admntapi
in the refercnoe of the Perrian claimi to the remanent Court
ef International ,Ttt«itioe 0
10. Thic conclusion of courre depends the hypothcris,
wh'oh would appear to be a reasonably pa^e one, that the
Persian OovemiRent cannot establish a series of fucts relevant
to theirclalti over fahrala, which are at present unknown to
Wit IfajePty's Oovrmwe it and which might warrant a less
Q c» : 'ident view of the strength of their legal ca#e. If
8ir Saauel Hoare conceives this to be a danger# it could be
avoided if His Majesty*® dovemnent illosed the rerpian
^^ernment fully to develop their case before the oouncil
before/

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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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