Coll 30/228 'COMMUNAL SITUATION IN PERSIAN GULF.'

Content

The file consists of a single item of correspondence from the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Rupert Hay) to the Commonwealth Relations Office, London, concerning communal relations between Muslims, Jews, Sikhs, and Hindus in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The enclosures to the letter include a copy of a letter from the Ministry of External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations of the Government of India, alleging acts of looting, rape, and murder by members of the Muslim League against the Jewish community in Bahrain, and asking the Resident to take measures to ensure the safety of Indian nationals there. The Resident in response acknowledged that some anti-Jewish rioting had taken place in Bahrain in December 1947, and mentioned rumours of intended attacks by Pakistani Muslim employees of Petroleum Development Qatar against the Company's Sikh employees in Qatar, but felt that no special measures were required for the protection of Indian nationals in the Gulf.

Extent and format

1 file (4 folios)

Arrangement

There is a set of file notes on folio 2.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 6; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/3972

Former external reference(s)

Coll 30/228

History of this record

Date(s)

19 Feb 1948-25 Mar 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

RiotsAggression and violenceReligious minorities

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Coll 30/228 'COMMUNAL SITUATION IN PERSIAN GULF.', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3972, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000221> [accessed 4 October 2024]

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