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'File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers' [17v] (44/547)
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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(3) The man's crime was^olitical 1 '. More than this he
would not vouchsafe,
(4) Persians suspected of political almes would be arrest'e
imprisoned,refused "bail and interviews with their friends at the
will of the police without the warrant of a court. In reply to my
remarks that this was not in accordance with the Persian police
regulations the Governor General replied that political suspects
come under different rules. I replied that in that case it was
strange that a whole section of the ordinary Penal Code should Toe
devoted to political offences,
(6) Finally the Governor General said that inspite of the
Minister of Courts statement to our Minister that compulsary - -
registration would "be stopped he could not delay it again as he
had no orders.
I argued for a long time without effect and I was only
successful in rescuing the keys of Haji Hamid'a shops from the
predatory clutches of the Persian police.
In my opinion the Persian Goverrment have instigated
this move and have deliberately failed to issue the necessary
instructions* They hope by these means to intimidate all Bahreinis
into M^itoW^^ n and to demo nstrate once more the hollowness of
British protection. Reports have already reached me of orders to
Bahreinis to register themselves and I have advised Bahrinis so
w\
ordered to cross to Iraq by stealth and remain there for the next
few days.
In respect of the alaiiiiiTTg; prospect opened up by the
Governor General's nvreregarding political suspects whereby
it would appear that the local police claim to be able to
imprison and deport any foreigr^/ subject at will and without
reference to any court of law or Consular representativc f
wyiWiie, wl sepalutL I need only say that an 1 Iraqi has
^ , Cm- ^
already met with this fate. His crime as far as I am eortain lay
in the fact that the Chief of Police was indebted to him.
The result of this fresh display of Persian arrogance an*
camM * will be as if the Persians still claim tha'
Kconid la a Persian subject-the ^Irsq: G^Temment-Heiirl eurely
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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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