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File 200/1928 Pt 8 'Anglo-Persian Negotiations' [299r] (604/1096)
The record is made up of 1 volume (543 folios). It was created in 30 May 1932-23 Oct 1933. 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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particularly given the vital Importance to us of
Bahrein, in leaving the decision of this
question to an international judicial or
arbitral tribunal; and finally, the quite
unsubstantial nature of the Persian claim.
7. as regards the first of these points,
the Committee of Imperial Defence, when they
investigated the question of our general Persian
policy in 1928, reached the conclusion, which
was accepted by the Cabinet, that the
maintenance of our special position in the Gulf
was more 'important, if possible, now than even
before the War. I need not labour this point.
It is obvious that it makes the retention of
Bahrein, which is the key position in the Gulf
on vhich our policy, and our communications,
essentially pivot, a matter of the first
importance for us. But I ought to stress that
it was with these considerations in view that,
when H.L.G. acceded to the Optional Clause, they
inp p- rn .p^ 0,0.1 rii— t» fts ftrvation c the effect Ol
which is to preclude the Persians from raising
the question of Bahrein under that Clause. The
difficulties of keeping foreign pov/ers out of the
Gulf, substantial before the War, axe no less
great to-day. But that is no reason why we
should do anything calculated to encourage
their interest or make it easier for them oo
gain a foothold in that area*
8. As regards my second point, I
appreciate that it would oe difficult for us
to say publicly that we feel no confidence, or
only/
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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 Henjam [Hengam] Island and Bahrain.
The majority of the correspondence in the volume is internal correspondence between British officials, but it also contains a limited amount of correspondence in French that was exchanged between British and Persian Government officials.
In addition to this correspondence, the volume contains the following documents:
- 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Minutes of a Meeting held at No. 2, Whitehall Gardens, SW1, on Tuesday, August 1st, 1933, at 10.15am' (folios 27-38)
- Minutes of an informal meeting on Anglo-Persian relations held at the Foreign Office 26 June 1933 (folios 69-77)
- 'Record of a Meeting held at the Foreign Office on November 18th, 1932, to discuss the situation arising out of Tehran telegrams Nos. 181 and 182 regarding Henjam' (folios 212-231)
- Cabinet memorandum entitled 'Anglo-Persian Relations' 31 October 1924 (folios 289-292)
- Cabinet memorandum entitled 'Anglo-Persian Relations' 24 October 1924 (folios 329-330)
- 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Standing Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. Minutes of a meeting on the Sub-Committee held in Conference Room A, No. 2, Whitehall Gardens, SW1 on Friday, September 30th, 1932, at 4.0 pm' (folios 390-412)
- 'Committee of Imperial Defence. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Sub-Committee. British Policy in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Memorandum by the Secretary of State for India' 1928, (folios 491-493).
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (543 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 inside back cover with 545; 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 8 'Anglo-Persian Negotiations'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:113v, 115r:159v, 160v:234v, 234ar:234av, 235r:360r, 363r:544v, back-i
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