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File 522/1922 Pt 7 'Bahrain: Persian claim to sovereignty; Persian Treaty negotations 1929-1930' [144r] (292/1126)
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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’# t^OYERNMENT
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PERSIA. June 7, 1932.
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 1.
E 2783/208/34]
No. 1
Mr. Hoare to Sir John Simo7i.—(Received June 7.)
(No. 255.)
Sir, Tehran, May 23, 1932.
WITH reference to my telegram of to-day, No. 82, I have the honour to
inform you that I had a meeting with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the
Minister of Court yesterday at the latter’s house at 10 o’clock. His Highness,
in anticipation of an all-day sitting, invited us both to lunch with him.
2 . I have had some slight difficulty in recording the conversation, and,
though I am satisfied that the enclosed memorandum represents fairly faithfully
the gist of our conversation, its chronological order is probably not completely
accurate.
3. As you are aware from recent telegrams, I was afraid that the decision
reached by His Majesty’s Government to transfer Imperial Airways route to the
Arab coast would be ill-received. As a matter of fact, the only indication that
Teymourtache gave of disappointment was an enquiry whether, supposing he
asked us to reconsider the decision on the understanding that we dropped our
request for facilities at Hen jam, we would agree to do so. When I told him that
we would certainly not he made no further reference to the matter.
4 . It will be observed that, with regard to the discussion on the subject of
Hen jam, I made a very definite reference to the probable views of the First Lord
of the Admiralty. I did so in order to make my statement as emphatic as
possible, and, so far as I can judge, I produced the desired effect.
5 . It will be further observed that I mentioned the steamships
“Khuzistan ” and “ Baroda,” in connexion with which I am at present engaged
in discussing with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs two recent instances of the
aggressiveness of the local officials, to which it has been necessary to take
exception.
6 . With regard to the Arms Traffic Convention mentioned towards the end
of my memorandum, I enclose, for convenience of reference, copies of Feioughi s
letter, which I have already sent to the Department. I imagine that all
Teymourtache has in mind (I believe him to be really the author of the letter) is
the fact, or at any rate the appearance, of co-operating in the Gulf with His
Majesty’s Government on a footing of absolute equality. I admit that this
hankering after appearances is a little wearisome, but the abolition of the fez
in Turkey is an instance of a similar mentality, and I submit that where
Mustafa Kemal has led we cannot complain if Teymourtache seeks to
7. Throughout the discussion Feroughi spoke only once or twice, but he
appeared to be enjoying himself, and displayed none of the uneasiness w hic
noticed in my first conversation with him and Teymourtache. This 1 regaid as
a favourable symptom, because, so far as I am aware, Feroughi, if he had t e
energy and will-power to espouse any cause, would always have been the champion
of good relations with His Majesty s Government. . i ,
8 Teymourtache was friendly to the point of effusiveness throughout.
I am fully aware that at one time he was equally, or perhaps more friendly
towards my predecessor, and professed to him just as earnestly as he has to me
his desire to reach a settlement. Even with this precautionary admission
believe his protestations to be sincere, though I admit that I do iiot quite
understand why he is so insistent in his endeavours to extract the last possible
ounce out of ffis Majesty’s Government; indeed, quite possibly prepared to miss
a settlement in an endeavour to extract the ast impossible ounce. It may simply
be an extreme instance of the passion for a bargain which is deeply seated m
Eastern mind or it may be that he considers his position to be weakened by t
discomforts which his economic policy has caused, .and feels that an inconclusive
suspension of negotiations as the result of even an excessive assertion of Fersia s
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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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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:17v, 21r:24v, 35r:47v, 67r:69v, 70v:145v, 147r:222v, 226r:226v, 230r:259v, 262r:267v, 270r:282v, 283v:285v, 286v:288v, 295r:301v, 322r:342v, 351r:361v, 363r:367v, 370r:383v, 386r:399v, 401r:404v, 407r:407v, 409r:415v, 419r:437v, 441r:543v, 545r:546v, 548r:560v, back-i
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