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Communicated to t h e
C o u n c i l and the 8 t a t e s
Members o f t h e L e a g u e .
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Geneva, F e b r u a r y 1 3 t h ,
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Note by t he S e o r e t a r y - G t e n c r a l ,
The S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l h a s
the C ouncil anti t h e Members o f
J a n u a r y l o t h , 1929, from Me F»
M in is try of Foreign A f f a ir s o f
document a t t a c h e d t h e r e t o .
t h e honour to c i r c u l a t e to
t h e League a l e t t e r d a t e d
P a k r e v a n , d i r e c t o r o f the
P e r s i a , t o g e th e r w ith the
Teheran,
January lo th ,
1929,
To t h e S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l ,
C T ranslation:
S ir,
With r e f e r e n c e to my l e t t e r d a t e d August 2nd,
(
1928,
1)
w ith r e g a r d to t h e B a h r e i n I s l a n d s , I have tne
honour to forw ard f o r t h e i n f o r m a t i o n o f the Members o f
t h e League a copy o f a l e t t e r a d d r e s s e d on J a n u a r y 5 t h ,
1929, to H i s E x c e l l e n c y S i r R o b e r t Henry C li v e , H is
B r i t a n n i c M a j e s t y ’s M i n i s t e r a t Teheran*
( S i e n e d ) F = PAEKBV. A IT
D ire c to r o f the M in is try o f F oreign
A ffairs of P ersia.
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See document C «413 .M. 1 3 1 .1 9 2 8 . V I I ,
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COPY OF LETTER ADDRESSED BY THE PERSIAN ACT III G MINISTER
FOR FOREIGN APIAIRS TO H. B. SIR ROBERT CLIVE,
HIS BHITAIJITIO MAJESTY’S MINISTER
Ho. 221o40
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TEHERAN.
TEHERAN, J a n u a r y 5 t h , 1929 .
T ranslation),
Your E x c e l l e n c y ,
I have t h e honour to draw your a t t e n t i o n to
the f o l l o w i n g m a t t e r :
Up to t h e p r e s e n t t i n e P e r s i a n s g o i n g to
B a h r e i n have o n l y been f u r n i s h e d w i t h t h e n e c e s s a r y
p e r m i t s e n a b l i n g them to t r a v e l from one P e r s i a n p o r t to
a n o t h e r , and no d i f f i c u l t i e s have b e e n p l a c e d i n t h e way
o f su ch j o u r n e y s .
My Government has j u s t l e a r n e d t h a t i n s t r u c ­
t i o n s have b e e n i s s u e d r e q u i r i n g P e r s i a n s g o i n g to
B a h r e i n to be f u r n i s h e d w i t h p a s s p o r t s , as. i f B a h r e i n
were s i t u a t e d o u t s i d e P e r s i a .
The a l t e r a t i o n t h u s made i n a l o n g - e s t a b l i s h e d
p r a c t i c e by which the B r i t i s h a u t h o r i t i e s t h e m s e l v e s
r e c o g n i s e d the i n d i s p u t a b l e r i g h t s o f P e r s i a o v e r B a h r e i n
c a n n o t be r e g a r d e d as w eakenin g t h e f o r c e o f t h a t
r e c o g n i t i o n , more e s p e c i a l l y as the change has t a k e n p l a c e
a t a moment when a s e t t l e m e n t o f t h e whole q u e s t i o n may be
e f f e c t e d by t h e League o f N a t i o n s „
I t would i n any case
have a p p e a r e d p r e f e r a b l e , b e f o r e making any a l t e r a t i o n i n
t h e s t a t u s quo , to have w a i t e d t i l l
the q u e s t i o n had found a
s o l u t i o n , e i t h e r by a d e c i s i o n o f t h e League o f N a t i o n s
or by a f r i e n d l y a g re e m e n t b e t w e e n the
two Governments.
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A c c o r d i n g l y ; t h e I m p e r i a l Government,
c o m p e ll e d to make an e m p h a t i c p r o t e s t a g a i n s t t m s
a t t e m p t to i n f r i n g e t h e r i g h t s o f * e i s j . a , and .0
i n t e r f e r e w i t h t h e f i e e m ov em en t o f P e r s i a n s from one
p o i n t to a n o t h e r o f t h e i r n a t i o n a l t e r r i t o r y ,
I have the honour to i n f o r m you t h a t no
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o f P e r s i a n p o r t s to v e s s e l s c a r r y i n e p a s s e n g e r s who do
n o t f u l f i l the c o n d i t i o n s and r e q u i r e m e n t s o f the P e r s i a n
Government =>
I have f u r t h e r t h e honour to
i n f o r m 3-0 a t h u .t
the I m p e r i a l G o v e r n m e n t h a s t h o u g h t i t n g - c t t o s e n ,
c o p y o f the p r e s e n t Bote to th e S e c r e t a r i a t o f the
League o f N a ti o n s »
(Signed) ?o PAZEESVM.
A cting M in is te r f o r F oreign A f r a i r s ,