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File 522/1922 Pt 7 'Bahrain: Persian claim to sovereignty; Persian Treaty negotations 1929-1930' [528v] (1061/1126)
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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administration of the islaaid, and the remarks made by
Sir Lionel Haworth in paragraph 5/ of his despatch , ...
295 -s of 1st September, 1927, are relevant. The Residenj
said:- ’’Notwithstanding our outwardly strong position
on the islands, a single serious quarrel with onciidhs
Isa and Hamad - a quarrel engineered by Ibn Saud on
religious grounds, or through Persia on political grounds
and we should have to vacate our privileged position, or
force ourselves on the Principality in the face of the
world against the wishes of its rulers. The fact that un
treaty the Ruler is not allowed to correspond with
foreign Powers has not prevented him from doing so in the
past, and would not do so in the future.”
Si The position in rogaraU4r» Bahrein .and the
possible courses open to His Majesty’s Government in
dealing with it, whether the Persian claim is abandoned
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or not, are examined in the note attached.
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fhe present indications are that we are not
inlixely oq get in return for a quid pro quo
Me aoanoonment of, the Persian claim to sovereignty over
Banr-m. But, as pointed out in paragraph 43 of the
Inaia Office memoranduB on Bahrein in P.G. 13, we do not
Jfwiu uo lid u.,:e talers of the Principality, who have not
m the past been wholly amenable individuals, save in the
1 '' , ' eno '~' prsssure from opposite interests, of the very
redl in ' J llve “snace, constituted by a Persian threat
o hai,. -pendence, simply to leave them at liberty to
Enap bnair flns6rs at as . if they want to do so. The
undesirability of leaving the Ruler a wholly free agent
is emphasised by recent developments in connection with
gin tne . alf. From papers separately submitted it
will ben seen that it is not unlikely that we may have to
give way to tne American interests which have secured frojn
the^
aer
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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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- 1 volume (559 folios)
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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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- File 522/1922 Pt 7 'Bahrain: Persian claim to sovereignty; Persian Treaty negotations 1929-1930'
- Pages
- 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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