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File 200/1928 Pt 10 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Relations. Treaty Negotiations' [371r] (742/868)
The record is made up of 1 volume (432 folios). It was created in 24 Jan 1934-5 Aug 1936. 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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and v/Gold natarally prefei 1 that, if practicable, a treaty
should be negotiated with the least TDossible friction.
As far as Bahrein v;as concerned, the Air Ministry
fully supported the views of 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.
that its
retention was essential and that serious consideration
of Persian claims to that island was out of the question.
MR. RBNDEL felt that the Persians attached too
much importance to their reputation as a civilised power
to stage such a warlike demonstration against Iraq, at
any rate in peace conditions. On the other hand, it was
not at all unlikely that, if no steps were taken to check
the present deterioration in Anglo-Persian relations,
the Shall might provoke a serious incident in connection
with Bahrein - e.g. , the sinking of a Bahreini
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
or
staging some incident in which British forces mignt be
involved in Bahreini v/aters or on soil. it would by
no means be impossible to engineer such an incident, and
the consequences, unless we were very sure o.t our ground,
might be exceedingly embarrassing for His Majesty's
Crot ernnient.
MR. LAITHWAITS pointed out that the Bhah would
be absent from Persia after the 15th June next. He
wondered whether it would be better for Sir Reginald
Ho are to see him prior to his departure or cn his return.
THE GKaIPMAN stated that if the Foreign Office
wished to press for the submission of the Bahrein issue
to the legal authorities it would be necessary to
refer to Ministers, in view of the objections of the
I ndi a Offi e.
MR. LAITHWAITE stated that 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.
had
always maintained that it was for Persia to rake Hie
first move against Bahrein and to state in detail oi.cir
case. As he had already indicated, there were objections
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This volume contains correspondence regarding wide-ranging negotiations that took place between the Persian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British Legation in Tehran, the aim of which was the agreement of a bilateral treaty between the British and Persian [Iranian] governments in order to resolve a number of outstanding issues including the status of Basidu.
In addition to correspondence, the volume contains the following documents:
- 'Speech by His Imperial Majesty the Shah at the Majlis on the Day of its Reopening for the Tenth term, Khordad 5, 1314 June 6,1935); (folio 34)
- 'Memorandum by Mr. Eden upon a Conversation at Geneva on May 22, 1935, with M. Kazemi, the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, respecting Anglo-Persian relations' (folio 45)
- 'Anglo-Persian Relations. Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen's conversation with Persian Minister.' (folios 119-122)
- 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Minutes of a meeting of the Sub-Committee held at No. 2, Whitehall Gardens, S.W.1. on Thursday, 25th October, 1934, at 3.30 p.m.' (folios 130-137)
- 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Minutes of the Thirty-fifth meeting of the Sub-Committee, held at No. 2, Whitehall Gardens, S.W.1., on Friday, October 12th, 1934, at 3,30 p.m.' (folios 151-168)
- 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Ministerial Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Bahrein. Memorandum by Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.' (folio 169)
- 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Minutes of a meeting of the Sub-Committee held in the Room of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, House of Commons, S.W.1, on Monday, June 11th, 1934, at 4.0 p.m.' (folios 261-276)
- 'Relations with Persia. Admiralty Memorandum', 1934 (folios 284-289)
- 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Ministerial Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Persian Policy. Memorandum by the Secretary of State for India', 1934 (folios 290-291)
- 'Persia. Memorandum by Sir R. Vansittart' Foreign Office, 1934 (folios 316-317)
- 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Minutes of a meeting of the Sub-Committee held in Conference Room 'A', No. 2, Whitehall Gardens, SW1, on Friday, May 4th, 1934, at 3.45 p.m.' (folios 355-378)
- 'Proposed Anglo-Persian General Treaty. Position reached on January 17, 1934' (folios 417-431).
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (432 folios)
- Arrangement
The subject 200 (Anglo-Persian Treaty Negotiations) consists of eight volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/1250-1257. The volumes are divided into ten parts, with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume, parts 3, 4 and 5 comprising one volume each, parts 6 and 7 comprising the fifth volume, and parts 8, 9 and 10 comprising one volume each.
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 433; 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.
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- File 200/1928 Pt 10 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Relations. Treaty Negotiations'
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- front, front-i, 2r:33v, 35r:102v, 105r:249v, 251r:433v, back
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