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'Status of islands between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.' [6r] (11/228)
The record is made up of 1 file (115 folios). It was created in 2 Nov 1938-22 Dec 1941. It was written in English. 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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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,
Confidential
Department.
EXPRESS LETTER
[N. Z >,—This is an ORIGINAL MESSAGE, sent by post to save telegraphic
expense and undue use of the wires, but intended to be treated, on
receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been telegraphed. To
save time and formalities it is worded and signed as if it had been
so despatched,]
From
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
,
Bahrain.
To
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
,
Bushire
No* Dated 193
C/679-1.a/29 5th November 1938.
Reference telegram. No. 7 dated the 2nd November 1938
from His Majesty’s Minister, Jedda, and your telegram No. 340
dated the 3rd November 1938. '-P- IU
2. ‘s you will remember the Bahrain Government erected marks
on those islands which hey claimed when it was first proposed
to divide the Unallotted Area between the two oil companies. It
has been fairly general unofficial knowledge that the local Saudi
officials in A1 Khobar and Dahran resented the erection of the
mark on one of the two islands called the Bainain. There is no
island between Bahrain and Hasa which is known locally as Libainaf
and presumably the present objection by the Saudi Government is
in respect of either Bain-al-Kebir or Bain-as-3aghir. I suspect
that/-
s *3.
M FP—400S AP—(M-480)—20-7-34—2,00,000.
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Correspondence discusses ownership and status of islands between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia (Bain al-Saghir, Bain al-Khabir, Fasht al-Jarim, Khor al-Fasht, Gezira Chaschus).
Correspondents include: Reader William Bullard and Trenchard Craven Fowle, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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- 1 file (115 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. File notes are to be found at the end (ff 101-114).
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover on folio 1 and terminates at the last folio 115; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 4-100; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/548
- Title
- 'Status of islands between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:41v, 43r:49v, 51r:113v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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