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'File 12/1 [1 A/1 I] Persian Claims to Bahrain' [210r] (424/502)
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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(Copy of letter No.F.256-K/39 dated the 5th February 1940,
from the Government of India in the Exterral Affairs Depart-
ment to the Under Secretary of State for India, London.)
SUBJECT : Inclusion of the Shaikhdoms of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
in the new Trade Agreement between the United
Kingdom and India. >
I am directed, to refer to the papers on the above
subject forwarded to 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.
under cover of Secretary’s
weekly letter No.l9-M, dated the 17th February 1938, and to enclose
for information, a copy of the marginally noted correspondence.
, L, W * n t?
Memo, to the Hon'tie the
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 J
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, No.F.258-N/39 dated 9-8-1939.} 2. It will be
Memo from --do-- No.1579-10/13, dated the 4th {
December 1939. ^J seen that the Poli-
Endorsement from the Central Board of Revenue, {
—Uelhi , N o. 87 2-Cus. 1/39, dated 16-1-1940, Q tical Agent, Kuwait,
does not anticipate any difficulty in countersigning certificates
of origin issued by the Kuwait authorities; but as none of the
articles exported from there (namely, pearls, skins, wool and
fish oil) are subject to preferential duty, the extension of the
preferential tariff to Kuwait is of no practical value. Of the
articles exported from Bahrain and the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
only dates
are subjeci^to preferential duty. As,however, it is not possible
to segregate locally grown dates from those imported from Saudi
Arabia, and as exports to India are small, it has been decided
that dates from the Arab littoral of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
should not
be admitted to the preferential rate of duty.
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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.
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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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- 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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