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'File 19/109 I (C 12) Bahrein Chief's relations with British Govt. and other Powers' [58r] (125/411)
The record is made up of 1 volume (195 folios). It was created in 7 Nov 1903-25 Oct 1912. It was written in English, French, Farsi and Arabic. 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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{Received on the gth April jgo6 t under cover of a letter from His Britannic Majesty's
Minister, Tehran, No, jo, dated the ist March jgo6.)
No. 81. / T ehran;
5" I ^
^ c 27th February I go6.
S ir,
With reference to your telegram No. 28 of the 9th instant, I have the honour
to forward herewith a copy of the note which 1 addressed to the Mushir-ed-
Dowleh, regarding the claim of the Persian Government to sovereignty over
Bahrein.
The delay which occurred in carrying out your instructions was owing to the
fact that the Mushir-ed-Dowleh's telegram to the Persian Community at Bahrein
was not in the archives of His Majesty's Legation and had to be obtained from
Bushire.
1 have the honour to be with the highest respect,
Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
(Sd.) E. GRANT DUFF.
The Right Hon'ble,
Sir Edward Grey Bart, •
etc., etc., etc.
Mr. Grant Duff to the Mushir-ed-Dowleh.
Feb.ig, igo6.
I lost no time in bringing to the notice of His Majesty's Principal Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs the purport of Your Excellency's note of January 9th
last, regarding the claims of the Persian Government to sovereignty over Bahrein.
I have the honour to inform you that I have received instructions from Sir
E. Grey to reply to Your Excellency's communication in the following terms :—
The treaties of 1809, 1814 and 1857 on the subject, have always been scru
pulously 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 and such 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. I 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.
Sir E. Grey instructs me to remind Your Excellency of the action taken
by the British Authorities in November 1904 for the protection of Persian traders
at Bahrein and of your telegram forwarded on that occasion to the Persian com
munity of which the following is the purport:
" To the merchants and traders of the High Government living in Bahrein.
Your telegram on the subject of the assaults which have been made upon you by
the Arab roughs of Bahrein has been received. Certainly let your minds be at
rest. Consultations with the English Legation have taken place on this subject
and it will shortly be settled in such a way that the oppression will be removed
and that the offenders will receive their proper punishment."
In conclusion I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that His Majesty's
Government must maintain their right to use their good offices on behalf of
Bahreinis in Persia.
G. c. Press, Simla.—No. Cn F. D.—13-4-06.—40 —A. G.
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This file contains correspondence - primarily between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire - regarding the relations of Bahrain (and its ruler Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa) with other foreign powers.
Topics discussed in the documents include communication between Shaikh Isa and the Ottoman governor of Qateef, rumours that Shaikh Isa had declared himself a subject of Turkey, correspondence regarding Persian claims to Bahrain and concerns of the Persian government regarding the treatment of Persian citizens resident in Bahrain, the activities of a cousin of Shaikh Isa named Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa who travelled without permission to Istanbul and correspondence between Shaikh Isa and the Ottoman governor of Basra.
The file also contains copies (and translations) of anti-British articles published in Iranian newspapers and letters between Shaikh Isa and Ottoman officials.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (195 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end. An index of subjects contained in the file is listed on folio 3. The index uses page numbers that refer to the file's foliation system in blue crayon.
- Physical characteristics
Previously a bound volume, its sheets have been unbound and are now all loose. Foliation starts on first page of volume. Foliation is in pencil in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . Additional foliation sequences in red and blue crayon are also present in the top right corner. The following foliation errors occur: 1,1A; 110,110A; 173,173A.
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- IOR/R/15/1/318
- Title
- 'File 19/109 I (C 12) Bahrein Chief's relations with British Govt. and other Powers'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:38v, 38av, 38bv:38cv, 39r:61v, 61ar:61av, 62r:69r, 70r:98v, 100r:110v, 110ar:110av, 111r:111v, 114r:159v, 160v:167v, 168v, 169v, 170v:172v, 173v:175v, 177r:195v, i-r:ii-v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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