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Grand Vizier to Sir C. Spring Rice. 5th February
1907.

In reply to your note of 5th January last re­

specting the I eland of Bahrein I have the honour to

state that the object of referring to the Agreement

of 1822 between His late Highness the Firman Fima

of Far6 and Captain Bruce was not that the British

Government should now say that it has been dleavovz-

ed. Besides the fact that the agreement is one which

has beon made between the officials of the two Gov­

ernments and abrogation of it Is not at all known to
the Persian Government who consider it binding, the

objoct of my note was that on officially appointed

British officer (all the British Officers have always

beon known for their experience and knowledge) has

recognized the right of the Persian Government over

the island in queetion and given evidence a? to the

status of the island at that time, testifying to

the right6 of Persia as an eyewitness.

Even if the agreement which had reference to

certain measures had, as supposed by the British

Government