File 3939/1926 Pt 6 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties. Persian Gulf Section.' [309r] (53/818)
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PERSIAN GULF— Bahrein.
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?od7t%X!’wherefh T et^fader m s«lte! r b be ; f ] Bahrein rCm0Ved in a '
into relations with Shaith Jasim’ bin Than”.' ThriatterTft '’“r 6 ' 1
sibly endeavouring to effect a +• r , la iter, after osten-
and tiie seceding tribe, resolved to settle thrAuTnAli h6 t Z^ 11
proposal was supported by the authorities of Hasa who at Th ‘ S
* d a Mud,r and a gnu-boat to the scene and caused the OH ^ deS | atch -
be hoisted there. In spite of the presence of i n . i 0 1 ttoraan fla g to
H.M.S. Sphinx and H M.S. PiarL ' * f 1 Bntlsh men -of-war,
ously threatened, and a large number o^ ! nV ^ 810n Bahrein was seri-
Jasim for the purpose. Eventuallv the Br'rV ^ as coIlected V Shaikh
Sion; the Mudir retired to Hasa; and 120 more boats ' '
and removed to Bahrein, two-thirds of them hc,™ Z surrendered
and one-third restored to their owners on navmert f Bu wquently burnt
majority of the A. bin AH retard oBaZTn 'tf^/ 119
After the accession of Shaikh Esa, the Turkish authorities on several
occasions evinced a disposition to interfere in the affairs of Bahrein bu!
Turkish U ‘ VarU ‘ bI - V aSS9rted * he Chief ’ s independence from
In 1880 Shaikh Esa signed an Agreement (No. XII), undertaking to
abstain from entering into negqrtiations or making treaties with Ly
foreign power without the consent of the British Government. X
In 1892 Shaikh Esa signed an Agreement (No. XIII), promising to
enter into no agreement or correspondence with any other power tha/the
B tish, to disallow the residence within his territory of the agent of any
o er power, and neither to cede, sell, mortgage nor otherwise give for
occupation any part of his territory save to the British Government.
In 1893 the Porte objected to British officials taking up the cases of
Bahrein subjects suffering from the piracies of the Beni Haiir They
.were informed in reply that Bahrein was under British protection-
Eater in the same year a claim was put forward by the Porte to treat'
the people of Bahrein as Turkish subjects within Ottoman territories.
be British Government, however, maintained its right to extend British'
p^-o ection to the subjects of the Shaikh whenever occasion might demand.
In 1898 Sheikh Esa signed an Agreement (No. XIV) absolutely pro-
mbiting the importation and exportation of arms into and from his ter
ritory.
av 1900 8 Politica, ' A g enc y, subordinate to 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.
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the I ersian Gulf, was established at Bahrein.
v I °. I) . eC ® mber 1900 a cousin of tb e Chief of Bahrein named Salman'
bm Diaij, his son, nephew and 23 followers, were attacked on thi J&fc&ha-
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This part relates to the Government of India's decision to issue a revised edition of Aitchison's Treaties (full title: A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries ), with revised narratives for each geographical area covered, incorporating the principal events that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition in 1909.
The part contains two copies of proofs for the following revised narratives: Treaties and Engagements Relating to the Arab Principalities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 305-328 and ff 617-640) and Treaties and Engagements Relating to Oman (Muscat) (ff 406-422 and ff 641-657). Also included are copies of related treaties, agreements, and correspondence for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 329-405 and ff 540-616) and Oman sections (ff 423-477 and ff 485-539), which cover the periods 1806-1927 and 1798-1928 respectively.
The proofs are accompanied by interdepartmental correspondence discussing the contents of the narratives, and the possibility of amendments and additions being made, such as for the parts entitled 'The Wahabis and Nejd' and 'Kuwait' in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. section. In addition, the correspondence discusses the question of whether to include recently concluded agreements with Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and Kuwait in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. section. Also included is a list of anomalies and misprints that have been identified in the proofs.
The main correspondents are as follows: the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; officials of 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's Foreign and Political Department.
The French language material consists of a small amount of the aforementioned treaties and agreements.
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