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Coll 35/15 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain; issue of postage stamps' [35r] (68/379)
The record is made up of 1 file (188 folios). It was created in 6 Sep 1931-22 Feb 1941. 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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sent to Bahrain on the ground that the locality belonged to Iran.
4* j.he question of terminal charges arises only in the case of
parcels, and the number of parcels concerned is only about 6 a
year, ihe wotal amount claimed by the Indian Posts and Telegraph®
Department for terminal charges in 1936 is 14.75 gold francs.
Ihe matter, therefore, is at first sight a very petty ono, and it
is only becanoe of its connection with the Iranian claim to
Bahrain that it is necessary to give it a very careful consider-
ation.
5* There appear to be three courses open:—
(i) To maintain the attitude that Bahrain possesses no post
office capable of exchanging international parcels, and that
parcels from Iran which are shipped from Bandar Abbas should,
therefore, be sent to Karachi or Bombay for re-forwarding.
(ii) To agree to the Iranian parcels being forwarded to
Bahrain only if the Iranian Government agree to oay the
terminal charges.
(ill) To agree to the Iranian parcels being sent to Bahrain
as before and forego the recovery of terminal charges.
The objection to the second course is that it might raise
the Bahrain issue in an acute form, which is presumably most
undesirable in present circumstances. The objection to the third
course is that it may lead the Iranians to think that we are
giving way on the questibn of Bahrain and give them an argument
to support their claim if it is ever examined in an international
court. In view of these objections the Government of India are
inclined to adopt the first course, but would be grateful for
your views.
6 . It can be argued in support of the first course that the
Bahrain office is a small one In charge of a sub-postmaster, on
whoru tue responsibility of exchanging foreign parcels, maintain
ing an international account, and corresponding with a foreign
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there are no terminal charges to be recovered on these and
orders will be issued on receipt of your reply. Pending further
consideration of the case, orders have been issued to the sub-
/postmaster
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The file concerns postal service in Bahrain, and the issue of postage stamps for use in Bahrain.
The file contains:
- Introduction and supply of Indian stamps overprinted with the word 'Bahrain', 1932
- Persian protest against issue of Indian postage stamps surcharged 'Bahrain' and refusal to accept them, 1932
- Persian claim to Bahrain, 1932
- Surcharge of postage stamps for use in Bahrain, 1932
- Bahrain postal service, 1940
- Exchange of letters and parcels between Bahrain and Iran, 1940.
The file is composed of correspondence between: 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. ; 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. ; the Foreign Office; the Government of India; HM Legation at Tehran; the League of Nations; the Persian Delegation to the League of Nations; the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain; the British Advisor to the Government of Bahrain, Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave; the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Isa al-Khalifa; the Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, India; the Director of Posts and Telegraphs, Sind and Baluchistan Circle, Karachi.
The file contains documents in French, letters from the Universal Postal Union and the Persian Delegation to the League of Nations.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (188 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 189; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/4118
- Title
- Coll 35/15 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain; issue of postage stamps'
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- front, front-i, 2r, 3r:49v, 52r:79v, 82r:87v, 89r:125v, 127r:151v, 154r:162v, 164r:164v, 167r:189v, 190v, back
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