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Coll 30/75 'Anglo-Persian Relations: Persian claims to Arab Littoral. Persian Govt. question right of H.M. Govt. to make official representations on behalf of Arab Rulers.' [‎211r] (422/792)

The record is made up of 1 file (394 folios). It was created in 18 Jun 1918-26 Oct 1938. It was written in English and French. 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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Th® A<iai.Deputy Secretary to the Oovermeiitrbf India
In the Foreign and Follticol Denartraent,
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Dated slila, the 22na October 1C30.
i ndoreonenta on passrorts for ahreln.
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^ with rti'erenco to your letter Ko,i .O.i38, dated the
f ^ ,a | 14th June 1930, I am directed to enclose a copy of a letter
from the Hon’ble the I oil; leal Resident In Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. No.
1772, dated the 31st July 1D30. Mo cony of the enclosure
has been sent as It Is the same document a copy of which \m%
forwarded to the Government of Indie with your letter No,
P ,0.938, dated the fdnd AU’U it 1930.
2, The cover; ment of India endorse the I ;litlcal
Resident’s observations regarding the status of uahreln, but
It will be seen thrt visas nevertheless are required on the
passports of all British and foreign subjects who wish to
visit Bahrein,
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3, It foliowqithls that a specific endorsement for
lahroln Is also necessary. The British passport authority
who gives this endorsement will In doing so of course be
guided by standing instructions on the subj ct. The
authority will also, again subject to the same instr ctins,
be able on behalf of the Bahrein Government to give the visa
which Is required by paragraph 8 of their Iroclamntl<xi on
the subji ct.
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The file concerns relations between the governments of the United Kingdom and Persia (also referred to as Iran), specifically in terms of relations between Persia and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. that were under British protection.

The file mainly contains correspondence from British Government officials, notably the Foreign Office, 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and HM Minister at Tehran.

The papers cover: passport and visa regulations governing entry into Persia for citizens of Arab states on the littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the treatment of subjects of those states (including the Kingdom of the Hedjaz [Hejaz], 1923) as British-protected persons in the matter of passports; the Persian claim to the Arab states on the littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , especially Bahrein [Bahrain]; the British response to an attempt by the Shaikh of Debai (Said bin Maktum) [Sa‘id bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm, Ruler of Dubai] to impose restrictions on the use of Persian dress by Persian citizens in Dubai (folios 281-288); 'interference' (boarding, searches) with Arab sailing vessels by ships of the Persian Navy; and the response of the Royal Navy to Persian interference in Arab shipping. The Arab states concerned are principally Bahrain, Koweit [Kuwait], the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and Muscat and Oman.

The French language content of the papers consists of a single item of diplomatic correspondence (folio 297).

The file also contains copies of earlier papers dated 1892-1900, and 1914-15; there are no papers dated 1919-22.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (394 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 395; 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 2-393; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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Coll 30/75 'Anglo-Persian Relations: Persian claims to Arab Littoral. Persian Govt. question right of H.M. Govt. to make official representations on behalf of Arab Rulers.' [‎211r] (422/792), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3792, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100042633016.0x000019> [accessed 4 May 2024]

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