File 1508/1905 Pt 2 'Bahrain: status; British protection of Bahrainis; Persian claim to sovereignty' [115r] (234/568)
The record is made up of 1 volume (279 folios). It was created in Oct 1905-Apr 1913. 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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orders being sent to the Vail's predecessor not to
interfere with him.
As questions regarding the protection of Bahrein-
ese are not of unfrequent occurrence in this district,
I miguu, if you see no objection, communicate either
officially or unofficially to the Vail the substance of
the Ambassador’s despatch of September 2nd, 1908, to
Vir. Geary which would serve to show him that the inter
vention of British Consuls in Turkey on behalf of
natives of the island is well established. Before
adopting this course however I should be glad to re
ceive your instructions as it seems inadvisable to
raise these questions unless there are matters at
stake which make it worth while.
/
I have, ,
(Signed)
F.E. Crow.
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The volume contains correspondence, memoranda, handwritten notes, and minutes relating to the question over the status of subjects of Bahrain and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (United Arab Emirates) when in Persia and Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. . The correspondence is mostly between 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. and the Foreign Office. Further correspondence, included as enclosures, is from the following:
- British Minister at Tehran;
- Persian Government;
- 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. , at Bushire;
- Consulates at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and Basrah;
- 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 Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , at Baghdad;
- British Minister at Constantinople;
- the Admiralty.
The papers cover the discussions over the status of people from Bahrain and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. while they are in Persia and Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , and what protection the British can offer them. This discussion was triggered by incidences of imprisonment and maltreatment in both territories. The discussions called into question Persian claims of sovereignty over Bahrain and the nature of Britain's role in Bahrain, with the idea of making it a protectorate being raised for the first time.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (279 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 1508 (Bahrain) consists of three volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/81-83. The volumes are divided into five parts, with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume each, and parts 3, 4, and 5 comprising the third volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 281; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- File 1508/1905 Pt 2 'Bahrain: status; British protection of Bahrainis; Persian claim to sovereignty'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:165v, 167r:281v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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