FO 1016/444
Persian claims to Bahrain, 1955
This file contains a report on the claim of Iran to Bahrain. It includes a discussion of the note from the Iranian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, distributed to various missions in the country, concerning the need to seek Iranian permission before landing aircraft in Bahrain as it considers the state to be an internal part of Iran. It also includes mention of HMG’s refusal of this note; the publicity concerning it in Jordan and Tehran; and the mention of the note at a meeting of the Arab League.
