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'File 12/1 [1 A/1 I] Persian Claims to Bahrain' [46r] (96/502)
The record is made up of 1 file (249 folios). It was created in 4 Nov 1933-21 Apr 1946. It was written in English, Farsi, French 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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fcimll&r gi ouncls. 1% *ppn*v* to bii Joaii bimon tiiat it
vouiti uncioubt^ddct. ii abi© ^ in o*uv.i to avoid wUfe
d^lctei iou* of a pci iod ox uiic^i taints ae to tae
itipl}' of Hia ka^cat^’e vH>Vfciniaciit ibat tbts United kingdoa
lelegution kfcould be iri o position to reply iraaedilately on
tbeee limit , ftlao® if ax^y anc^ejr «a& to bt. aout, thia oould
onry be uono oui iixg the couiee of tne genetai diacuaalon with
which the Aestably opens* tilth this end in view he would
propose to pioviae the telegation with the nece&aary materiel
fox such a statement in advance and suggest*, that hia
kepartcient should collaborate with the indie Office on its
pitpaxetlon forthwith*
6. tilth regard to the second and third contingencies
envisaged above, xisasly a definite appeal by Persia fox* th©
assistance of the league undci either Article 11 oi Ax tide 15
of the Covenant, it has been su^g^stoa in the cwurte of past
interbepartmutal oiLCUsi ions that fUi thex piocwedngs at
Gtueva alight be arrested at the outset by the pxeliainary
objection that, in view of the evident absuidity of the Persian
claims, the astter is not one which could p. oparly be raised
under these oi any othei ©itieler of the Covenant and tha
CouiiCil should* therefore, not px oceed to eomldwr the mi its of
the question* This oomj ee, eir John bimon ie advised, is not
practicable for the following rsasona* The genetal lines of
the Persian the ties would doubtless be that Pexsia claimed
sovereignty over the islands in (iueetion; that she wished to
establish admixtletiative conUol there; and that she was
prevented from doing so by the attitude of Mis Majerty’e
Government* a claim euch as thib by one i owex fox the
restitution to it of territory, which it la prevented from
aoministerln^
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This file contains correspondence between British officials (primarily from the Foreign Office and 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. ) concerning two interrelated topics; the Persian Government's claim to sovereignty over Bahrain and discussions over whether or not Bahrain should be considered part of the British Empire for the purposes of the Import Duties Act of 1932.
The file contains two memoranda concerning the history of Bahrain:
1) 'Historical Memorandum on Bahrein' written by J G Laithwaite of 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. , 1934 (ff 11-34); 2) 'The History of the Bahrein Islands' written by the Foreign Office Research Department, 1945 (ff 217-218).
A number of translations and cuttings of press articles related to the sovereignty of Bahrain (in Faris, Arabic, French and English) are contained in the file.
The file also contains letters in Arabic (with English translations) from the rulers of Qatar (f 155), Bahrain (f 157), Umm al-Quwain (f 165) and Abu Dhabi (f 169), sent to the British 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. in Bahrain in response to a letter informing them that their territories were to be granted 'imperial preference' as per the Import Duties Act, 1932 (f 154).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (249 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; 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 4-230; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superceeded and therefore crossed out.
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- English, Farsi, French and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/484
- Title
- 'File 12/1 [1 A/1 I] Persian Claims to Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:127v, 129r:129v, 131r:139v, 141r:154v, 156r:156v, 158r:164v, 166r:168v, 170r:204v, 206r:218v, 220r:248v, 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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