'File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers' [96v] (202/547)
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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British Con»iil»te,
BALE A,
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SoTe after 22» l!?2i>.
Sir,
70
In contixuMtion at m» Vico-tonsul
Ellison's despatch lio. 12^1 of the 29th
ultiao reieting to tie •xperiAneos of lisji
Hamid Bahreini, I have toe aonaur to
traasait to you herewith a oopy -traAalKtiOB
of a letter which I have received i 'raa this
unfortunate ansa relating the vicissitudes
through which he has passed since his return
to lohsamrah froa this port on the ai t .ht
of the 23th October.
2» You will observe tnat Uaji ItJid
was subjected to the aost absurd police
supervision upon his retom to iihamer&h
which, des -ite promises, acciM-diiig to his
statement, of a return to the noraal,
culainated in a sudden and sroitrf-ry expulsion
which resulted in a grand tuur of t-e
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
ana beyond, terainatiaa eventually
la Sura vhere, apea ay iaterveution / ilia
Authorities have aaovn c msideration
and courieaj' in allying Hail He,aid to take
up his residence. • At the yxatent j.<uict
Haji lieaid, bewildered if not aowt^, j a...
appear to bo satitficd to settle d^wn in
Baara "far ever" with his fnaily, end there
the
H.
r. •iniater,
British Legation,
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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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