'File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers' [82v] (174/547)
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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Dated 5th Noveiober 19 29.
Yice Consul, Mohaimnerah.
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
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Your telegram
following from Hinster, "begins:.
£ rt I return Teheran November 6th and
will speak to Minister of Court chout treatment of Haji
Hamid.
Persian attitude in regard to Bahreinis as
defined to me "by Minister of Court Is as follows;-
In case of official representations Persian
authorities will assert Persian nationality of all
Bahreinis and refuse to admit )«r rig! t to intervene.
On the other hand Minister expressly said that Persian
Government were j nxious jfo avoid contentious tissue pending
result of my negotiations anu would, ceas^ registration
of Bahreinis and other forms of pressure.^
you might speak unofficially to Governor i
ahout Haji Hamtd, explain attitude of Persian
Government as expressed "by Minister of Court and sx$1&±r
express hope that Eaji Eamid may "be left in pe^ce,
without making any representations on his hehalf or of
course in an^; way admit ^Lnfe that we accept Persi? n Off teal
contention.
Lincoln,
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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)
- Arrangement
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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