The claim of Iran to Bahrain

This file concerns the claim of Iran to the Island of Bahrain during the month of May 1970. It contains correspondence relating to:

• A letter addressed by the Permanent Representative of the UK [H M Foot, Lord Caradon] to the President of the UN Security Council; a covering letter by the UN Secretary General U Thant; and the 'Report of the Personal Representative of the Secretary General [Vittorio Winspeare Guicciardi] in Charge of the Good Offices Mission, Bahrain'
• An article titled 'Impressions of Iran - II: View from the Palace', Hindustan Times, 6 May 1970
• A letter from the Iranian Permanent Representative to the UN Dr Mehdi Vakil to the President of the Security Council requesting authorisation to partake in the debate on Bahrain; and the Provisional Agenda for the 1536th Meeting of the Security Council on 11 May 1970
• An article by Dariush Homayoun titled 'Iran's Responsibilities' in Echo of Iran XVIII, 94
• A round-up of Iranian press reports illustrating reactions to the report on Bahrain, including items by Ayandegan and Peygham-e Emrouz and The Times and Financial Times; and visits by the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to Shiraz, Bandar Abbas and Bushire
• A telegram from Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart to Lord Caradon about the Security Council resolution and possible responses to potential criticisms by the Soviet Union and Spain
• A conversation between Lord Caradon and French Permanent Representative Jacques Kosciusko-Morizet about the line proposed by Secretary General Thant and Dr Ralph Bunche
• The draft messages of congratulations [by A A Acland] on behalf of Stewart to the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Shah of Iran and Thant
• The meeting of the Security Council and unanimous adoption of the resolution, 11 May 1970; and the text of the resolution endorsing, and welcoming the findings of the Winspeare mission
• A letter from Stewart to be conveyed to the Foreign Minister of Iran Ardeshir Zahedi at the meeting of the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) in Washington, DC
• A conversation between Ambassador Wright and the Political Under-Secretary at the Iranian Foreign Ministry Manouchehr Zelli about the Union of Arab Emirates and the disputed islands
• The messages from Stewart to the Shah and Foreign Minister Zahedi
• The plans for ratification of the Security Council resolution on Bahrain by the Iranian Majles.