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'File 19/191 III (C 56) Bahrain, Persian Claim To' [177r] (372/396)
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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enjoys cara^lete imlerjendercr ^ith no Kn^llfih Influence whatever.
^rc-onrntlor nof the Brltinh in the Cm If.
These sre the real causes, in the eye the wjority of +he peo«
tile, rhtch have lee' • o the dirturher and dlmuiet in thr
Persian (fulf, the ^hf tt ul Ar«b and on + he Iraq-Persian borders,
■'"hese O'we heir origin such activities ab flwt herin# to^ether
the Brit Ph flret in •'•hr Gulf, Its movencrtr to and fro andits
arrival at Baerah; stet ioninp of en in "antry hri^de by ^he Kn-
glish in Bahrain; ^he fortification of Muscat; -^hc estebllshwent
o a centre for co^l in Bahrain itself and the recent complaint
Irao to + h® League o" Wat ions about the- er cron chraent of her
neighbour ersla and her l^clc of obx~ pcatior to the ^overnroen*
nactp an a^reeraentn.
'fhat does Ira a exBect"?
aw*
And the Iraqlp ex^c 4 -, when + he esse har b^en before the Lea
of TT a ^ i onand "ersl^ in a neuiber of it and bo+h the dirties are
bound J "o how to Itaarbltratlon an bindinp- uuon + h^nrselves that
"ti e d may be put to ^ 1b bta ^e of affairs and the "'erpifn?? v
deslPt fron + heir encroachrrrt upon +helr frontiers and the fron
tier zones and agree to contract agreexne ntp do ind^epp nseble for
setting noli-'"leal relations in order in the y adopted by the
powers in -'■heir intercourse, '"hr f?8y that they always entertain
towards their neighbours the wos + sincere sentirapntp o' friendship
a*e alwaye ke^n on strengthening what rele ""lonp of tine rhonoured
1
bro+h^rhood exist there and realise that x hey will not be affected
in unv way bv this Incident as it is one of those every day diffe
rences which crop uu between brothers. The 1 ^ also say ■ f hat their '
renuest to the League of Hatiors, knocking at its door ^nd desi- *
^in^- i + <* arbitration all rji-ove their s 'ncerltv of nu^-nose and that
the^r d'■ not like to onnose its action in any war; and what +hey
^ant it that their care raay be settled with "^ersi" in such a way
as would nlease bo + h of •'"hen and ham neither narty because no-
"'"binj? is better + h !, n arbitration so lonpr as the^r are nembers of
4 he s^Tie League which w«s decisively neont for r-MtreMng in
such circunstances.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (184 folios)
- Arrangement
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'
- Pages
- 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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- Open Government Licence