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'File 36/2 (1 A/20) Foreign Consular Activities in Bahrain' [216r] (431/442)
The record is made up of 1 file (221 folios). It was created in 28 Jun 1933-9 Oct 1949. It was written in English 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 American Vice-Consul Mr. William Sands called on
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me on the 30th of April. He said that he ha^instructions
from the State Department to re-iterate to me the statement
made by his predecessor to my predecessor that the state
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Department considered the Oil Company (Bapco) an American
interest. Mr. Sands added that he assumed my reply would
be the same as that given by my predecessor a**#- that there
was also British interest in the Company since it was regis
tered in Canada. I said that my reply was the same. I added
that I thought it rather peculiar that it should be necessary
for these statements to be exchanged between the local repre
sentatives of the two Governments. Mr. Sands said that he
was merely making,the re-iteration formally in order to comply
with the instructions of the State Department. He did*not
tie up his statement with anything that was given before and
indeed did not seem to know how it tied up a***? what was the
necessity- for making it. I remarked that it seemed rather
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like formality being complied with "in vacua".
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2* I should like to see the papers concerning this matter.
C.C.
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I have again been through these two files and can find no
record that my predecessor received any communication, verbal pr
otherwise, from the American Vice-Consul to the effect that the
Bahrain Petroleum Company was an American interest. The previous
C.C. reported to the same effect. Could C.C. please confirm or
correct? ;
.5. »45.
Please see overleaf.
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This file contains correspondence regarding foreign consular activities in Bahrain and the surrounding region. The topics discussed in the correspondence include rumours of an Iraqi Government consulate being established in Bahrain, the desire of the US Government to establish a consulate in Bahrain and the establishment of an American consulate in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in 1944.
The file also contains broader discussions regarding American interests and representation in the region and the US Government's relationship with local rulers. The correspondence is primarily between British officials but also includes a limited number of letters (in Arabic and English) from local rulers, as well as correspondence with the American Consulate in Dhahran.
The file contains minutes of a meeting held at 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. in London on 9 October 1933 concerning foreign consular representation in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 24-30).
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- 1 file (221 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 with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 221; 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 present in parallel between ff 3-186; 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/15/2/854
- Title
- 'File 36/2 (1 A/20) Foreign Consular Activities in Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:43v, 45r:117v, 119r:122v, 124r:128v, 130r:146v, 148r:151v, 153r:174v, 177r:184v, 186r:186v, 189r:195v, 197r:220v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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