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File 522/1922 Pt 3 'Bahrein: Persian claim to sovereignty' [138r] (284/1291)
The record is made up of 1 volume (639 folios). It was created in 28 Dec 1922-22 Feb 1929. 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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waters disorder and crimes should be encouraged
by impunity*.
In other words, if the Persian Government had
been able oO police the Gulf, the British Government
would have considered itself relieved from "the troublesome
and costly duty 1 which it had undertaken in this conre ction
consecuonoly, it would have withdrawn, leaving the
legitimate sovereign to carry out these duties which,
indeed, were properly hiso
Lord Clarendon adds:
"snd in regard to this question, I have
the honour to state to you, whenever it is
practicable to do so, Her Majesty T s
Government will caa^e the Persian Government
to be informed beforehand of any measures
of coercnon against himself which the conduct
of the Sheikh of Bahrein may have rendered
necessary ,/ 7
This passage can only be explained by the
necessity of rendering account to the legitimate
sovereigna
Lord Clarendon 7 s very explicit statement and
the formal undertaking of the British Government in
1869, afford convincing proof, not only of the
fragility of the rights which the British Government,
claim to possess?, but also of the sovereignty of
Persia over the Bahrein Islands.
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Correspondence, minutes, memoranda, and draft papers relating to Persia's claim to sovereignty over Bahrain. The original correspondence is principally between officials 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. , Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and Government of India (Foreign and Political Department). Further correspondence, included as enclosures, comes from the British Legation in Tehran, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, the Air Ministry, the Persian Legation in London, the Persian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.
The volume covers the interdepartmental discussion over a number of matters relating to Persia's claim to Bahrain, including Persian representation on the island, changes to passport regulations, the question of establishing a British protectorate, Britain's relations with the Arab Shaikhs in the Gulf, the effort to prevent smuggling from the Persian mainland, Persia's relations with the Soviet Union, and how to respond to the Persians, particularly their appeal to the League of Nations in 1927.
The volume deals with the campaign in the Persian press for their historic claim and against British interference in Bahrain. Extracts and clippings from Persian and British newspapers are included throughout the volume.
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- 1 volume (639 folios)
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The volume is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 641; 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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- Title
- File 522/1922 Pt 3 'Bahrein: Persian claim to sovereignty'
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- 514r:515v, 491r:492v, 466r:467v, 425r:427v, 365r:366v, 239r:250v, 234r:235v, 222r:232v, 150r:151v, 132r:143v
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- Government of Iran
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