مجموعة ٣٠/٩٠ "المطالبة الفارسية بجزيرة البحرين" [و‎‎٩‎٩] (١٠٦٢/٢٠٢)

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island in the name of the Persian Government TTiq ’
stated that an agent of the Sheikh of Bahrein was also Pf h ty s , re P. resentatlv e
which stated that as the inhabitants of the Xd were LX’ ng a Ietter
natives of Persia, they had always looked un to the P f ' the Same t® 01 as the
protector and head, and that they therefore honed Lfth" m0narch aS their
Majesty to cloak them from the oppressions of tlfe Wnh i! *® a ® slstance of His
grant of the military assistance desi?ed was stated toLave been LfeLbL h ”haL ^
o the Imam, but no action appears to have followed ^ 611 ^ tne 6 . 5 . 1817 .
Bahrein ap^XtoTaveLffered'to 1 assmt themL^th^ 113 /“ Hasa ’ the Sheikh of
1819 the Sheikh entered into an agreement with theVrltisrSovere Feb t l ; Ua t V L ° r ' ^ 846 '
terms of which he subsequently* failed to co^L fL LXn fnTthX 'L
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reported to the Government of India that tibiflmam p G at Tehran
bitterly against the non-fulfilment of the engtemenL contact
Persian Government for the capture of Bahfein The Stewed X Li "
received by him showed that the troops of Ibrahim PaXle XcLL/eX
had suggested to theLhSi^thafhLsh 10 L Ve a®® 11 inooi ' rect ) “d that the Imm
him to S |vacuate the island tha V le T should se " d a messenger to the Pasha asking
m to e vac date tire island The Imam is stated to have urged noon the Sh^h
the necessity of endeavouring to recover a possession whicl? accoXg to him
had for ages acknowledged the sovereigntv of Pppcici ” tt L
ursneeessfnl and in Tnno 1010 rr- L G f ersia - He was, however,
W ' <r ‘h “ 4 “ li SS&’ESi p“
is pretensions to the sovereignty of the island. It may be added here that the
Government of Bombay m a despatch of 21st July, 1819, to the Government of
n la, m w ich they discussed the desirability of assisting the Imam of Muscat
m return for assistance m connection with the expeditioS proposed against toe
Gulf pirates, to establish his claims to Bahrein, referred X Xatement s<™e
time since concerted ” between the Shah and the Imam whereby*" m“r
had agreed to relinquish all claims to the island of Bahrein in favour of toe
Imam, under the condition of receiving a portion of its revenues.”
No. 16 of
25.5.1819.
Bahrein submits to Muscat, 1820
13. The Persians, at the beginning of 1820, moved apparently by a desire
to anticipate any attempt by Muscat to establish control over Bahrein with the
support of Plis Majesty’s Government, unsuccessfully requested the Imam to
convey their troops to Bahrein. They addressed a similar application, equally
unsuccessful, to the Commander of the British Expedition in the Persian Gulf. Lor . r 84 7
In the early part of 1820 the rulers of Bahrein made full submission to the Imam
of Muscat and agreed to pay him a tribute of 30,000 dollars. An instalment
(12,000 dollars) of this tribute appears subsequently to have been actually
remitted.
Policy of British Government, 1819-20
14. The policy to be adopted by the British Government in regard to
Bahrein was examined between the Government of Bombay and the Government
ot India in 1819-20, and was ultimately defined as one of complete neutrality. Govt of
The transfer of Bahrein to the Imam of Muscat had been contemplated, but Bombay to
this project, so far as the British Government were concerned, was now abandoned. {Iifislg
1 he Government of Bombay suggested that the Sheikh should be informed that p j™s. 2 , 3 .
so long as he restrained his subjects from piracy he would reap the advantage
or a friendly neutrality on the part of Britain, whereas should a piratical spirit
manifest itself forcible measures of coercion would be applied to him. They
added that the conclusion of an engagement in general terms Avith the Sheikh
would probably tend to convince the Uttabi Arabs of the integrity of our
intentions.”
British Offer to Persia of Mediation with Bahrein, 1820
15. Simultaneously the Government of Bombay, in a despatch to the Charge Dated
r Anaires at Tehran, remarked that ££ we mean to avoid all interference in 1 ™ n
respect 01 the island of Bahrein .... There is, however, reason to believe that