'File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers' [33v] (76/547)
The record is made up of 1 volume (271 folios). It was created in 1 Oct 1929-30 Jun 1931. It was written in English, French and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Basrail ISth September 19
1929.
To
Sir,
H# Bali's Coneul^
Mo iiamme rah.
I -ave the honour to infom you that on the 6th instant
p.m. I Wi. elvti, ; g i n the c and suddenly a Police
cs-e and told me that the Eaie wants you I went with him and san
Mr Peroze Di n was sitting at Haji Jetha godown I asked hin to ^
accompany me to the Police Station but he replied me go with the
-olice I siiall come behind you I went with tho
« you i went witn the police and saw the
^ais presented him my sincere salute hut vw
j xu^ere saxute but his answer was calling
^e names against the rules of Wlquette and told me you want to
spoil the Persian Government and I told him how am I going to
spo il the Persian Goyerment when I am a poor man trying to earn
-y daily .read and told me not to speak and orders me to prison,
tne inspector searched ma he took out from my pocket one watch
and chain one Cigarette box full and a box of matches and my shop
keyeand re '- Bained ^ ^il for 4 full nights and one day at last a
police came took me from the Jail and put me in a taxi and told
^ 1 haVe n0 rigllt t0 come Country but he took my
passport from me by force may I very kindly request yourtx
P.indness as to allow me to call t a ck to Mohaimerah to support
me when I am away from my house and this is exactly according
to laws when a man has been deported from his country innocently
tie should be supported until such time is ellapsed and the
all reason was because I use to report to the British Consulate
and all this trouble I met with it i^for the only love of the
Britiah Government and was trying my utmost to your subjecte
and those who are under your protection and if it was not for
^e 311 V ' 0Uld haTe Changed tileir Nationality I may very kindly
request your kindness a. to help by returning back to ^nmerah
I --'lay add that I received from the C. I. D. Off leer Mr Inayat
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This file contains correspondence between British and Persian government officials regarding the harassment and mis-treatment of Bahrainis resident in Persia, notably in the town of Mohammerah (present day Khorramshahr).
Much of the correspondence concerns the arrest of a Bahraini trader named Haji Hamid and reports that the Persian government was forcing Bahrainis to give up their Bahraini nationality and adopt Persian nationality. A petition from Bahrainis resident in Persia (addressed to the British resident) is contained on f.215.
The file also contains correspondence related to an incident involving Bahrainis in Iraq being forced to adopt Iraqi nationality.
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- 1 volume (271 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
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Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose.
Foliation starts on first page of text, top right hand circled number. Ends on last page in volume. There is another pencilled, uncircled system that starts on f.2.
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- 'File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers'
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- front, back, spine-a:spine-b, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:36v, 37v:109v, 110v:127v, 129r:140v, 143v:214v, 215v:267v, ii-r:iii-v, back-i
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