Author
the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative
Publication Date
19 Mar 1922-10 Dec 1931 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng,fas
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
341
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/84
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x000333
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
19 Mar 1922-10 Dec 1931 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file concerns Persian claims to Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein).
The correspondence is mainly between 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.
and 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. Other correspondents include the British Consular Agent, Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave). Enclosures to correspondence from 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.
include copies of correspondence from senior officials in the Foreign Office, the Government of India, the Colonial Office and 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 other British officials in the region, including HBM's
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'.
at the Court of Persia, Tehran (Sir Percy Lyham Loraine), the High Commissioner, Baghdad (Major-General Sir Percy Zachariah Cox), and the Consul at Shiraz (Herbert George Chick).
The main topics covered in the papers are:
reports by 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.
and
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.
;
discussion of the issue by the British Government and Government of India;
the nature of the claims made by the Persian Government and the question of the British response to those claims;
the issuing by the Persian authorities of passports and passes (
Ilm-o-Khabar
) for Bahrain as though it were an inland port of Persia;
use of British certificates of identity;
anti-British agitation in Bahrain and support for a return to Persian rule;
the need for the British Passport Office to make it clear to persons wishing to travel to Bahrain that they did not need a visa from the Persian Legation, London (folios 24-26);
support for the Persian claim to Bahrain in the Persian press;
proposal to give Bahrain the right to return a member to the Persian Madjliss [majlis] (folio 52);
the question of British jurisdiction in Bahrain over foreigners;
the history of Persian claims to sovereignty over Bahrain, including analysis of records held by the Government of India;
attitude of the Bahrain ruling family;
the treatment of Bahraini subjects in Persia, and the question of the protection of their interests by the British.
The Arabic and Persian language content of the file consists of approximately ten letters, newspaper cuttings and associated items.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are filed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after the relevant covering letter.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential files, 1921-32: 1/13 I
