An item referred to the magazine Marine Rundschau dated May 1935 reporting that the regular discussions between England and Persia dealing with the British fleet bases in the Persian Gulf resulted in a transfer from the Persian Gulf towards the Bahrain islands Basidu and Hanjam which were a British protectorate. As excuses were given that the Bahrain island were healthier and the fact that there oil was found. The Persian cabinet repeatedly claimed. this oil concession.
