File 3939/1926 Pt 6 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties. Persian Gulf Section.' [‎305r] (45/818)

PERSIAN GULF— Bahrein.
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bourhood of Bahrein announced his intention of attacking the island, as
forming part of Nejd, over which claims were asserted by, Egypt. He
was informed that the British Government could not admit any claim of
Wvnt to Bahrein. In 1843 the British Government declined to recog-
nize similar claims advanced by Persia to sovereignty over Bahrein,
^bnrtlv after the conclusion of the engagement of 184< (JSc. AAilij,
overtures were made to the Chief of Bahrein by the Turkish authorities
at Basrah with the object of obtaining his recognition of the supremacy;
f the Porte. The ministers of the Sultan were informed that, as the
British Government had had treaty relations with Bahrein as an inde-
nendent power, they could not acknowledge or acquiesce m any arrange-
' ^ ent f 0 r placing the island under the sovereignty or piotection of the
Porte.
The Chiefs of Bahrein were not parties to any, of the agreements con-
eluded after 1820 with the Arab Chiefs, except the Engagement (see
Trucial Arab Chiefs of Oman, No. XXIII) for the suppressmn of the ,
Jrucial a Muhammad bin Khalifa, and an additional
S^rnent’(N g r IX) concluded With him in 1850, by which he Wd
himself to seize and deliver to British vessels of war slaves brought to h
territories from any quarter whatever, and to put an embargo on any,
Vessel belonging to him or his subjects, which might be ascertamed to
have carried slaves.
i i Vvln Rbolifa was the grandson of Sulaiman bin Ahmad
Muhamma Treaty (No XIX) in 1820. Sulaiman bin '
.Who tad «gBed the g ^ ^ who { a(J 6Ucceeded to his share
Ahmad died in 182 > Muhammad bin Khalifa was for some
iD th \ 8 Tr:fptth y his gral unriTAbdulla bin Ahmad; but in
s sour*
parations and his piracies so e g e jr,elled from Den.am by a
1859 he was declared a public enemy P d b; Kha iif a 0 f
British force. . No sooner was this done ‘tan Muhamm m ^ ^ tte . r
Bahrein began to levy imposts on a a ostensibly put himself under
property. On being remolistratedrw.thheostensihlypu ^ ^ ^ t
allegiance, first to Persia and then to lur y J uiluty of th ,
Government however “ guardians ^ ^ cons ; d ered independent.]
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , required th , { T3 a i ire in in violation of his
Early in 1851), therefore^ when the Ch BJ. > t3> ^ was forced by
treaty engagements, agambloo «(■ ^ P b blockade) an d was
the Resident in the Persian p eace and friendship,
required to conclude a perpetual Tieaty (Ao. A) or i