'الملف 8/11 صحف محظورة ومقالات صحفية تحريضية' [و‎‎١‎٠‎٨] (٢٦٠/٢١٥)

Fata al 'Arab No.2566 dafd lat S«ptmber 1930.
THE DISPUTE BETW^SH ENGLAND AND PERSIA
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Tliere ie a reat quarrel between England and
Persia, the contnetion of which is the Persian Gulf,
Sngland took advantage of the opportunity which was
destined to her during the last hundered years and spread
her inilugnce on the islands and shores of the ftulf by
making treaties with the local chiefs on the basis of sel;
governing! but Persia, lately mfceed from her lon^ sleep
and was successful,under her present monarch, to put an
end to these princedomsi whici were established by the
British policy! were (princedoms) brought under Persia
control by the same methods mentioned previously.
There was tension between the London and Tehran '
Governments and it became very serious after the Persian
Government's refusal to allow the establishawrt of the
British air line which passes through Persia to India, Thi
readers reraember the tumult which was made by the British
news-papers in this connection, and how in turn £Ingland
refused to allow the Persian-German airships to fly on
Tehran-Baghdad line and how she (England) turns to the
promisfes sometimes and to the nanaces another till at
last she succeeded in having the question adjusted exactl;
Persia was not satisfied with re joining her
power in her Western shores and she tried to extend this
power on some of Persian Gulf islands! especially on
Bahrain which she claimed to be a completing part of her
country• She was taking the advantage of every op ^ortunil
which is suitable for her demanding this right which she c
claimed that Sfcgland has usurped.
We learnt by today's cables that she has forwart
-ed a letter to the League of Nations protesting against
the concession which the British Petroeum Gompwy has
obtained from the Shaikh of Bahrain to exploit oil in
Bahrain Islands.
She had previously protested when the Anglo-NaJt
Treaty! which was Is called Jiddah Treaty! was signed, in
which King Bin Sa'ud promiesed not to attack the princedom
which are under the British protection, including iiahrain*
We do not know whether her protest will have
some effects as her previous one or if the League of Natic
will lay aside and pay no attention to it, but we kno^v tJu
her claim ie absolutely baseless for Bahrain is a pure
Arab State which became under Pecs ian control for a short
time and then they(Persian) lost it since a long time. If
we deny the Persians their rights in Bahrain islanda it
does not mean tliat Bahrain should be under British control
for the population of these islands are pure Arabs as we
said before and the National theories have occupied their
minds perfectly in the last years and it became th€iir sole
intention to jet to get rid of British control and to join
one of the two neighbouring Arabic kingdoms of Najd and
'Iraq. But they could do nothing as their opinions are
hardly pressed and they have no note in what England does
whether from the economical or political point of views.
There is no doubt that their unwillingness for
being brought back under the Persian control will not
equlize! their remaining! as they are now! under th
British protection.