'Memorandum on the separate claims of Turkey and Persia to sovereignty over the island of Bahrein.'

IOR/L/PS/18/B9

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The record is made up of 20 folios. It was created in 25 Mar 1874. 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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Memorandum prepared by Edward Hertslet, Foreign Office Librarian, on 23 March 1874 (printed by the Foreign Office 25 March 1874). The document gives a historical overview (from 1506 to 1874) of claims on the islands of Bahrain (referred to as Bahrein throughout), with particular focus on those of the Ottoman Turks and the Persians.

Hertslet quotes extensively from his sources, notes on which appear in the left-hand margin throughout.

Extent and format

20 folios

Arrangement

At the beginning (folios 1-2) there is a table of reference to facts and dates, with reference to the printed page number.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; 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.

Pagination: the booklet also contains an original typed pagination sequence.

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English in Latin script

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/L/PS/18/B9
Former external reference(s): B9
Date(s): 25 Mar 1874 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Sovereignty
Places: BahrainPersia
People & organisations: Foreign Office, Librarian

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/18/B9
Title: 'Memorandum on the separate claims of Turkey and Persia to sovereignty over the island of Bahrein.'
Pages: 1r:20v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence