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Coll 30/13 'Persian Gulf: Henjam Naval Base; Question of Transfer to Bahrein [Bahrain]; Survey of Khor Kaliyeh Bay' [31v] (62/360)
The record is made up of 1 file (178 folios). It was created in 29 Oct 1928-21 Sep 1933. It was written in English. 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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Was there not a suggestion that we might have to go to
arbitration? At this the Treasury representative pricked
up his ears. "Dear me" said he "arbitration is a
tricky business. Do you really suggest that we should pay
£40,000 for facilities on an Island, the ownership which
is likely to be the subject of arbitration? " Mf.Rendel
assured the meeting that our case in respect of Bahrein
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was indefeasible. Here, indeed, was a question over
which we could take a firm line. "Oh? " said the
Admiralty " .are you prepared to resort to forcible measure^? "
Mr.Rendel would not go so far as to say that, but thought
that we could snap our fingers at the Persians.
However, the Treasury representative remained unconvinced.
He took the line that we ought not to start spending-
money on Bahrein until we were quite sure that we were
going to be turned out of Henjam. We might have no
legal status, but the fact that we had been in
undisputed occupation for 20 years surely gave us a strong
moral claim, if not to possession, at least to adequate
notice. On the question of immediate evacuation, I
pointed out that in the latest despatch from Tehran the
Minister had stated that " it is not unreasonable to
expect" that negotiations will be resumed " before next
spring": if this was the case, why not hang on in the
hopes that nothing serious v/ould happen at Hen jam before
then? The Foreign Office contented themselves v/ith
replying that the Minister was unduly optimistic (which
seems to be their attitude towards all his views which
do not coincide with their own). The meeting closed
without any decision being arrived at, except that the
Foreign Office and the Admiralty should prepare a joint
memorandum( ? in parallel columns) to be submitted to the
ministerial sub-committee.
On the question of finance, I said that India had
agreed to pay not more than £500 per annum towards the
rent of Henjam. They might increase this figure, but
we
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This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the removal of a British naval depot on Henjam Island and its relocation to Bahrain. The correspondence includes a broader discussion of Britain's position in Persia and its impact on the country's role in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. generally. The early correspondence in the file on folios 159-179 is related to a survey of Khor Kaliya Bay in Bahrain.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:
- 'Memorandum by Admiralty and Foreign Office, dated 23rd February, 1932 on the subject of the British Naval Depot at Henjam' (folios15-26)
- Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East: Minutes of a Meeting held December 17th 1931. (folios 34-48)
- 'Admiralty Memorandum on the Question of the Removal of the British Naval Depot at Henjam and the Practicability of an Alternative Base' (folios 55-65)
- Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East: Minutes of a Meeting held August 18th 1931. (folios 95-105)
- 'Minutes of an Interdepartmental Conference 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. on Monday, 20th July, 1931' concerning question of transferring naval base in Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from Henjam to Bahrain (folios 112-116)
- 'Minutes of an Interdepartmental Conference 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. on Wednesday 29th July, 1931' concerning question of transferring naval base in Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from Henjam to Bahrain (folios 125-131)
- 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. Memorandum entitled 'Position and Rights of His Majesty's Government in Basidu' (folios 142-144)
- 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. Memorandum entitled 'Position and Rights of His Majesty's Government in the Island of Henjam. The Sheikh of Henjam and his Affairs' (folios 145-148)
- 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. Memorandum entitled 'Muscat 1908-1928' (folios 149-157).
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 (178 folios)
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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 (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 180; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 30/13 'Persian Gulf: Henjam Naval Base; Question of Transfer to Bahrein [Bahrain]; Survey of Khor Kaliyeh Bay'
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- front, front-i, 2r:179v, 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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