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'File 12/1 [1 A/1 I] Persian Claims to Bahrain' [‎117r] (238/502)

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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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The Schedule
Pottery and all other Clay Products.
^Pla^an^shed; glass, whether bevelled, silvered, or otherwise finished or
not.
Domesttc'glasswar^hicluding cooking utensils, table glassware, toilet glass
ware and ornamental glassware.
Glass bottles and glass jars, including glass stoppers.
Furniture, made wholly or mainly of metal, of the following descriptions
(i) Tables, bedsteads, wire mattresses, stands, desks and counters.
(ii) Chairs, stools and seats.
(iii) Bookcases and bookshelves.
(iv) Cabinets, safes, cash and deed boxes, drawers and cupboards.
(v) Shelving, storage bins and storage racks.
(vi) Office letter racks and letter trays.
(vii) Lockers.
(viii) Parts of any of the above-named articles.
Hollow-ware of iron or steel (including tinned plate).
ue 0 f Baths of iron or steel.
icturer Metal door and window frames and casements.
Stoves, grates and ranges for domestic cooking or heating and parts and
ived it fittings therefor.
rid orp Iron and steel products of the following descriptions :—
inded: (i) Tubes, pipes and pipe and tube fittings of all kinds.
(ii) Railway and tramway construction material of all kinds.
(iii) Springs.
i (iv) Wire, wire netting, wire nails, and cable and rope (except insulated
telephone and telegraph cables).

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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).

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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
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