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'File 33/11 VI (T 94) Transfer of Naval Base' [31r] (63/162)
The record is made up of 1 file (80 folios). It was created in 16 Mar 1935-19 Jan 1939. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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5* I understand .that the Shaikh, who at first was delighted
to find he had a Naval Station at Bahrain, has discovered from
his relatives that the original decision must have been made
without consulting him, and that a glorious opportunity to make
money was lost. I am in no position to offer an opinion as to
whether or not the Shaikh is entitled to monetary compensation
or reward, hut of course should he feel he is I would naturally #
forward his representation to the Honourable the Political
Resident. I do not think such representation would meet with
favour if the Shaikh does not give way to the Naval requirements.
In any case I do not think such a request would meet with official
favour. The official attitude would be that it unbecame one who
owed his prosperity to his Treaty relations with Great Britain.
The Shaikh I think without consulting you again wishes to approach
the honourable 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.
direct on this subject. The
Honourable 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.
has given m to understand teat
he Ishes me to deal with the matter, and I think the Bhaikh
would be better advised to be patient, and for the time being be
content to deal with this particular subject through me.
6. hh&t remains to be settled now is the course to adopt,
and on that I should value your opinion:
(a) . X can ask the Shaikh to come and see me, and ask him
to withdraw paragraphs 9 and 10 of his letter. At the
same time if necessary I would point out to him what
I have set forth in paragraph 5 above. Should he
refuse then I must refer the matter through the usual
channels•
(b) • I can give a copy of the 'Shaikh 1 s letter to the honour
able 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.
who would then take such
action as ne deems necessary.
(e)• The course I like least, a compromise, which amounts to
entertaining a request from the shaikh for a cash
monetary reward for the facilities he has offered to
the Royal Navy and In return for which he will valve
all claims to customs dues. I am sure that His kajesty’s
Government would take the view that the Rs.1,46,704/-
he received from the sale of the lands was a very hand
some reward, as these lands had little agricultural or
building value.
/My
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The file concerns the decision by the Admiralty in 1935 to transfer the Royal Navy base at Henjam [Hengam] Island in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to a site at Jufair (also spelled Jafair) in Bahrain.
The papers consist of copies of correspondence relating to the Admiralty's decision to evacuate the naval base at Henjam and to construct alternative accommodation at Bahrein [Bahrain] at an estimated cost of £25,000, March 1935; correspondence between the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain relating to the purchase of property at Jufair, with list of payments made to individual landowners, April 1934; papers concerning the question of the levying of customs duty on articles imported by Royal Navy ships into the new naval base at Jufair, and the use of alcohol at the base by Royal Navy personnel, including correspondence between Belgrave and Captain George Ashmead Cole, Officiating Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, and correspondence in Arabic and English between Cole and Sheikh Sir Hamad bin Isa al Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain, April -June 1935; confidential letter from Belgrave to Cole, dated 8 June 1935, giving his opinions on the way in which the Sheikh had been treated by the British, and explaining how the price had been settled for the land bought from the Sheikh; and papers concerning the compensation to be paid to owners of fish traps adjacent to the naval area, July 1935 - January 1939, including receipts in Arabic, January 1939.
The covering dates of the correspondence (the main body of papers) in this file are 16 March 1935 - 17 January 1939. The closing date in the overall date range is provided by references in notes on documents at the rear of the file.
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- 1 file (80 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) would have referred to entries in the notes, but there are no notes present in this file.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover, and continues through to 79, which is the final folio in the file. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: 24-27, 29, 54. Two additional incomplete foliation sequences are also present in the file between ff. 2-79 and ff. 29-79. These numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and may be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/1/389
- Title
- 'File 33/11 VI (T 94) Transfer of Naval Base'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2r:7v, 18r:20v, 23r:25v, 29r:33v, 37v:46v, 48r:65v, 67r:77v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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