'File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers' [‎165v] (338/547)

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Ho.176/675 -3 of 1930.
British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. & Consulate-General,
Bushirei the 22nd December 1930•
Sir,
^ith reference to your despatch 5o # 198, dated
the 19th December 1930, transmitting a copy of a note
received from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, In
connection with ujy recent visit to Bahrain, I have the
honour to state that the allegations therein nade are
absolutely incorrect in every single particular, while the
version of the visit given in the "Itila^t" can only "be
described as purely unadulterated fiction from beginning
to end. I will deal with the statements seriatim.
2. Soon after my arrival 1 received visits from
Arab merchants, Hindu merchants and Persian merchants. I
did not make to the letter any stt- tement to the effect
that those who for more than 30 years had lived in Bahrain
were in accordance with the rules in force considered to
be Bahrain subjects. The interviews lasted about a
quarter of an hour in each case and to the best of my
recollection the conversation was confined to the usual
polite enquiries about the state of trade, etc.
3. The next statement is to the effect that I
inspected the Government departments in Bahrain on the
29th October and gave orders for the dismissal of the
Persian staff. Firstly, I was not in Bahrain on the 29th
H.B.M*s Charge d'Affaires,
British Legation,
T e h r a n.
October;