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File 522/1922 Pt 7 'Bahrain: Persian claim to sovereignty; Persian Treaty negotations 1929-1930' [‎306r] (616/1126)

The record is made up of 1 volume (559 folios). It was created in 22 Feb 1929-5 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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enjoyed at some time full independence, a presumption which
history rejects at once or it must he proved that Persia
relinquished her right of sovereignty over Bahrein in virtue
of a treaty.
Persian history shows many instances of local rehellions
of Khans or Sheikhs against the Central Government - rehellions
which have always "been definitely put down - hut does a local
rehellion sanction the process hy which a foreign power can
enter into tre&tf with such rebel chieftains ? Moreover
according to international law no Government can he asked, while
in a state of peace, to give up its right of government over a
part of its territory solely and simply on the grounds of
difference in language, customs or race or of separation from
the Mother country hy sea. These facts can least of all he
denied hy Great Britain.
Extract from the Shafagh-i-Surkh 1590.
The Editor comments again on Bahrein in the leading
article. The Editor asks whether Bahrein is claimed to he an
independent state or a colony of England. If it is independent,
why does the British Government intervene in a dispute between
Persia and Bahrein and why does the British Consul—oral in
the Gulf interfere in the appointment or supersession of the
local Sheikhs or why do the British authorities interfere in
all the educational, municipal and police concerns o± the
islands ?
The policy adopted hy the British Government in he Gulf
in regard to these sheikhs is ridiculous and comical oeyond
comparison. Commercial relations are first created with the
Sheikhs; the brothers or the sons of die old sheikh are then
instigated against their ruling kinsman with the result that
the

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Correspondence, minute papers, drafts, and memoranda relating to Persia's claim to sovereignty in Bahrain. Principal correspondents include 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 the Government of India (Foreign and Political Department). Further correspondence, usually included as enclosures, comes from the British Minister in Tehran, 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. in Bahrain, 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 Government of Persia, the Government of Bahrain, the Board of Trade, the League of Nations, the General Post Office, and the Agent to the Governor-General in Baluchistan.

In a general sense the papers cover the interdepartmental discussion of Persia's ongoing claims to sovereignty in Bahrain and how best to respond to and deal with them. More specific matters covered by the volume include Persia's protests to the League of Nations over the matter, articles connected to Bahrain in new Anglo-Persian treaty negotiations, the appointment of a spokesman for Persians in Bahrain, an anti-British press campaign in Persia, and the alleged expulsion of Persian nationals from Bahrain.

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1 volume (559 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 561; 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 302-321; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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File 522/1922 Pt 7 'Bahrain: Persian claim to sovereignty; Persian Treaty negotations 1929-1930' [‎306r] (616/1126), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/1045, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100103757004.0x000011> [accessed 18 September 2024]

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