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Coll 30/90 'Persian claim to the island of Bahrain' [109v] (223/1062)
The record is made up of 1 file in 3 parts (519 folios). It was created in 25 May 1934-23 Sep 1948. 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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26
Lor. I, 919.
Teh. tel. 188,
27.9.1886.
F.O. to I.O.,
30.7.1886.
F.O. to Teh.,
tel. No. 58,
8.10.1886.
Lor. I, 911.
Lor. I, 920.
Aitchison
(1933),
Vol. XI,
No. xiii. 238.
Const. Desp.
No. 348 of
15.11.1892,
XL—1880-92. From the conclusion of the First to the conclusion of the Second
Exclusive Agreement with Her Majesty s Government
Persian Demarche, 1886
110. In September 1886 the Shah sent a verbal message to Her Majesty 8
Government through the Minister at Tehran that he considered the communica
tion made to him in April 1869 as tantamount to an admission of his rights i
Bahrein and that he was anxious to establish his authority effectually oyer the
islands either by sending a Governor to Bahrein or possibly by recognising the
Sheikh as representative of Persian authority, but that he wished the maritime
police to remain in the hands of the British authorities. An answer was prepared
by Her Majesty’s Government to the effect that they did not concur in His
Majesty’s interpretation of the communication of April 1869. They had treaty
engagements with the Sheikh, whom they" considered to be independent, and must
hold the Sheikh to his engagements while fulfilling those they had contracted
towards him. As, however, the Shah did not return to the subject, the message
was not delivered.
111. In the same year presents sent from the Persian Governor of Lar to
the Sheikh were returned to the sender.
112. In 1887-88 Persian intrigues took place with a view to the establish
ment of Persian influence on the Arab littoral of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. These were
of little importance in the case of Bahrein, but it may be recorded that it appears
that in the case of that principality the Persian Government had sanctioned a
scheme for the seizure of Bahrein by Sheikh Jasim of Dohah in Qatar, who
had seemingly undertaken to put the Persians in possession of the Sheikhdom.
Two British ships were in February 1888 stationed off Bahrein, with instructions
to prevent by force any hostile attempt to land by the Turks, Arabs or Persians,
and the Minister at Tehran was asked by the Government of India so to inform
the Persian Government. As, however, the Amin-us-Sultan, “on being
questioned disavowed all designs on Bahrein, Her Majesty’s Minister thought
it better to avoid the reference to forcible action.”
Warning to Turkey, 1888
113. In March 1888 the Turkish Government were informed that any
attempt to effect a landing in Bahrein would be opposed by force, and that no
claim by the Porte to jurisdiction over Bahrein could be admitted, since Her
Majesty s Government regarded the Sheikh as an independent ruler with whom
they were in treaty relations.
Second exclusive Agreement between Her Majesty’s Government and Bahrein
(1892)
T , ? n March, 1892, 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.
signed a second
Fxciusi ve Agreement with the Sheikh of Bahrein on behalf of Her Majesty’s
Government. The provisions of the Agreement (which was ratified on 12th May,
.. 2, and wmch was expressed to be binding on the Sheikh, his heirs, and
successors) were as follows
( 1 )
( 2 )
(3)
j yt ± will on no account enter into any agreement or correspondence
■ < -tY 1 ^ 1 a - n T P° wer other than the British Government,
i.Hit without the assent of the British Government I wall not consent
o the residence within my territory of the agent of any other
Government. J
Fhat I will on no account cede, sell, mortgage or otherwise give for
occupation any part of my territory, save to the British Government.”
I dither It arning to Turkey, November 1892
H5 _ In November 1892 the Ottoman Government were warned (apropos of
the pos! ion of Bahreinis at Basra) that Bahrein was under British protection,
and that no monfeience with its natives by the Ottoman authorities could be
admit.m In the same >ear the Porte was informed, with reference to a
b7fi, r m"h! 0 p, 1 “ d ToH "' 1 1, “ “ h k .w-ki
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The file concerns the claim of the Government of Iran (generally referred to as the Government of Persia) to territorial sovereignty over Bahrein [Bahrain].
The papers include: the Iranian claim in the light of the Bahrain oil concession; representations by the Government of Iran to the League of Nations, and the involvement of League in the dispute; summary of diplomatic correspondence, 1927-29 (folios 506-511); 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. 'Historical Memorandum on Bahrein', dated 14 July 1934 - a historical summary of the political status of Bahrain, and Persian claims to sovereignty; the submission of the question by 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. to the Law Officers of the Crown, 1934 (folios 466-472), and the report of the Law Officers of the Crown (folios 400-403), stating their opinion that Persia had no rights of sovereignty or suzerainty over Bahrain; the view of the Foreign Office (subsequently adopted) that references in public pronouncements to the independence of Bahrain needed to be qualified by the statement that the ruler was 'in special treaty relations with His Majesty's Government' (folios 378-380); the status of Tamb and Abu Musa (folio 361); the imposition of Iranian import duty on aviation oil supplied to Bahrain (folios 315-316); the views of 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. on the dangers of submitting the question to international arbitration (folios 308-314); similarities to the dispute between the United States of America (USA) and the Netherlands over Palmas Island [Miangas or Palmas, Indonesia] (e.g. folios 306-307); the views of the Government of Saudi Arabia (folios 268-270); the issue of passports and visas; transcripts of articles in support of the Iranian position in the Iranian and Arabic language press; the effect of the Bahrain nationality and property laws; Italian propaganda in support of the Iranian claim (folio 243); comparison with the Falkland Islands (folio 210); the refusal of the Iranian postal authorities to accept mails from Bahrain (folio 186); the involvement of the United Nations Organisation; Foreign Office 'Memorandum on Bahrein', dated 13 January 1947, substantially based on 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. 'Historical Memorandum on Bahrein' of 1934 (folios 97-126); Soviet propaganda over Bahrain (folio 57); the presence in Tehran of a person claiming to represent the Bahrain National Party (folios 50-54); and correspondence dated 1948 concerning the size and position of the Persian community in Bahrain, including a letter on the subject from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (folios 25-37).
The file contains significant correspondence from the Foreign Office, HM Minister, Tehran (later the British Ambassador to Tehran), and 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 French language content of the file consists of approximately thirty folios of diplomatic correspondence and newspaper extracts.
The file also contains copies of earlier correspondence, dated 1927-31.
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 in 3 parts (519 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: this file consists of three physical parts. The foliation sequence commences at the front cover of part one with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover of part three with 525; 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 2-524; these numbers are printed, but are not circled.
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