Author
the Government of Iran against the Bahrain property and nationality laws
Publication Date
5 Jul 1937-9 Jan 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
240
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/151
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x000376
Library Location
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.
Date
5 Jul 1937-9 Jan 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file relates to the working of the Bahrain nationality and property laws, which required foreigners in Bahrain to submit lists of immovable property to the District Court. This requirement particularly affected Persian (Iranian) citizens in Bahrain, and had an impact on relations with the Government of Iran.
The correspondence is principally between 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.
, Bahrain (and Assistant
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.
, 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
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.
; and officials of the Government of Bahrain. There is also correspondence from the Government of India. Enclosures include correspondence from the Foreign Office; HM Minister, Tehran; and HM Ambassador, Iraq.
The papers cover: protests by the Government of Iran against the Bahrain property and nationality laws, July 1937, January 1938; the decision to issue a notification that the Bahrain property law applied to Iranian nationals, August-November 1937; interpretation of the Bahrain property law, January-June 1938; a report on the effect of the property law on Iranian subjects in Bahrain, some of whom decided to adopt Bahrain nationality, 25 January 1938 (folio 77); translations into English of approximately thirty letters from individuals to 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.
, Bahrain, reporting the ownership of property in Bahrain, with descriptions of the property concerned, January-May 1938; repetition of Iran's claim to sovereignty over Bahrain, May 1938; the need for an amending law to cover the failure to register property when required to do so, March, July-December 1938, resulting in the simultaneous publication of the amending law by the Government of Bahrain, and the
Bahrain Property Law Amending Regulation, 1938
(folios 197-98); and correspondence concerning attempts to evade the provisions of the property law by making gifts of land to minors, October-November 1938. The dates given refer to main items of correspondence, and may include enclosures of an earlier date.
The Arabic language content of the file consists of approximately twelve folios, mostly copies of notices and proclamations (all with English translations) sent by the Government of Bahrain to 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.
, Bahrain.
The date range gives the covering dates of the main items of correspondence; the earliest document in the file is an enclosure dated 2 July 1937 on folio 8, and the last dated addition to the file is an entry in the notes dated 17 August 1939 on folio 239.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are filed in approximate chronological order from the front to the back of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after the relevant covering letter, and terminate in a set of notes (folios 210-239). Circled serial numbers written in red and blue crayon, which appear on a few folios, refer to entries in the notes. A note on folio 159 states that a group of eleven pages was removed from the file and transferred to V.O. (Vernacular Office) on the orders of 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 1938.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential files, 1932-50:1/A/24 II
