'File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers' [56v] (122/547)
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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3o. 1104.
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British Consulate,
B A S 1 A,
tepteubcr JO, 19-?•
Sir,
/f-i 2 '
'.1th reference to ay doenetch lie,
101 J af t epteaber 9th MgarAlng the treataeat
Bote<l out by the /ere lan authorities at
; ohaa.aerah to a certain Sahreini, I have the
honour to transmit to you herewith a translation
of a letter »hloh I have reoeivea regarding
the action taken in this case by the Persian
Consul at Basra. The gist of this letter was
sent to you in ay telecraa of eptea". er 2Cth.
, 7, 1 regret that a confslon occurred,
by which the aaiae of the complainant was giwen
in ay t eepaich taifier reference as All son of
Ilaji Bms14» His real ntme is i aji ( Mul) llaaid.
J, 1 hare applied a «y tests that I
cog Id think of to his sto r y, and believe it to
be sabatantlaliy accurate, tiiouf 'h I have no
doubt the Persian Coesul woul «i deny s good deal
of it. There were of course no witnesses at the
interview, though plenty to the fact of its
hevirip taken place. Bat not only does the account
fit well with what Captain Fletcher has told ae
of the present situation in ! oluuusereh, but
there seeias to ae to be intornol evidence in its
favour. For instance, the reference to T .uqta
and ielhiyah would hardly have occurred to a
aan
ulster,
tieh Lcgt' llon,
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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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