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470 Records of Bahrain

India Office, London,
ltftli January I916i
Political,
No. 7.

To tlis Excellency the Right Honourable the Governor
Gonoral of India in Council.

My J.oicn,
With reference to my Socrct Despatch No. -11, dated the loth November
.1012, and to subsequent telegraphic
The Bahrein Order in Council,
1913. correspondence, regarding the Bahrein
Ordcr-in-Council, 1913, I transmit for the
information of Your Excellency's Government copy of the Order0 as finally
approved by Jlis Majesty in Council on
' Hahreiu Order in Council, 1913.
the 12th August 1913. Copy of further
correspondence with the Foreign Cilice, as noted in the margin,! is also
enclosed.
X To l wviK„ Oilioo. No. I*. 45*7*1-, duicd
7th January 1913.
From ditto, No. 1424, dated 3rd Fob- 2. As Your Excellency is aware, the
rnury 1913.
To ditto, No. ]’. 438, dated lStli Full* Bahrein Order-in-Council was published
rimry 11>13. in the " London Gnzetto" in August
From ditto, No. 80GG, tinted 5tli .March
11)13. 1913; but its further promulgation was
To dillo, Nu. P. 850, dated lltli .March postponed pending the completion of
1913.
To dltlo, No. P. 451)0, dull'd 17lh No- negotiations then in progress with Turkey
vemher 1913. and other Powers interested in the Persian
From ditto, Nu. 52,351, dated 19th
November 1913. Gulf. The question, however, lias recently
To ditto, No. 4720, dated 8th December been reconsidered by His Majesty’s
1914.
From ditto, No. 80,050, dated 12th Government, who have .decided that, in
December 1914.
tho wholly different circumstances now
prevailing, there is no longer any objection to the Order boiug brought into
immediate operation. You arc accordingly authorised, ns you woro iufonne.cL
by my telegram of tbo 12th January 1915, to publish tho text.of tho Order
forthwith in tho “Gazette of India," and to tako the. necessary stops; us
prescribed in Article 79 (1), to bring its provisions into force.

3. You should at tho same time instruct the Resident-in tho Persian Gulf
to issue u King’s Regulation, under tho powors conferred upon him by
Article 70 (c) of the Order, making such alterations us may bo required with
respect to Bahrein in tho Iudiau Pilgrim Ships Act (Act XIV. of 1895), which
has been included in tho Schodulo of Indian Acts applied M appended to, tho
Order in Council, I would invito roforouco iu this connection to Sir T. Hoi del-
ncHs's letter to the Foreign Office, No. P.. 438, dated tho 18th February 19I3» a.
copy of which will be found among tho enclosures of tills despatch. You iwillj
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