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'Status of islands between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.' [33r] (65/228)
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.
V
Department.
2aB£i4ffl MpRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL)
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10 - His Majesty's 'eoretary of 'tats tor India, London.
Espsatsd The ’eoretary to the Government of India
In the sternal Affairs Department, Imla.
2nd Maroh 1939, to the foreign Office, Z took up the matter with
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. From Investigations undertaken toy him
It can toe accepted that Lltoalna al Saghir Is atoout 4 miles from
Dan Ha'san l.e. outside Bahrain territorial waters. on the other
%
hand it la in no sense "in a maimer part of the Saudi mainland*
(paragraph a of Jedda despatch quoted above)* firstly, the
pieoee of reef referred to by fusuf Tasin exist only olose to
the Saudi ooaat. secondly, while it is quite correct that there J
is a fairly deep water channel between Utaa Na'san and Ilbaina al
Saghir, and that this is the normal course followed by country
craft going to Oqair, there is equally a fairly deep water
channel between Lib&ina al Baghir and the 3audi mainland*
further, the Bahrain Government erected their marks on Ilbaina
al naghir (as well as on Libaina al Khabir) in the early Spring
The
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*
miaSk- Daudl olalm to oortaln Islands
<T
iieference your letter Ho*?*2*8600 of I8ay 9th*
2* On receipt of a oopy of Jedda despatch Ho*40, dated
of 1938* finally the Political \gent has fbund
V
(Signature)
a report by
the /
S. 44.
MFP—985 S&P—<M-1597)—27 11-30—10,000.
(Designation)
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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)
- Arrangement
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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