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'File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers' [10v] (30/547)
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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L
^elegran Code
From BritconRj1 Hohammerah 5
To
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.
BuPhire
Repeated Minister ^ehrrji
No. 68
Dated and received the 7th September 19P9.
I?tME T)XATK. Governor GenerpJ. has visjted Mohammerhh
and discussed Bahrein question with me. He says he hrn
no orders from Tehran reference to exemption from
registration and denies Bahreinis right to complain to
me of forcible registration as he is saying that all
Bahreinis are Persian subjects and liable to punishment
fa: complaining to British ConsiO.at^.
m.
He states that Haji Hamid had comitted
political crime. Latte^jfias been deported to Iraq and
Ke^s of his shcn a,reWith thepolice.
Reply to all my protests isfthat I have
no right to interfere as Bahreinis are Persian Subjects.
Govennor General also stated that rule that governs
arbitralpcry p.rrest and ijnprisonment by police does not
'VPP-ly ^ r) Political suspects.
Police can thus imprison anyone at wil3
by stating that he is a Political suspect without
warrant of arrest. I queried this statement. He was
also under that impression that safeguard on3y applied
to Europeans. He finally agreed to telegraph to Tehran
for orders in regard to registration of Bahrejnis,
Request that you will intervene as contin-
*
ued ill treatment of Bahreinis and our apparent helpleoneix
are having very bad effect locally.
A , v Mv general impression is that the
(U ^
X Persian Government means to carry out the registration
and prevent complaints to me by intimidation.
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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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