'File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Summary' [‎8r] (15/206)

17. CALLS.
On the 2?nd She Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. called
MOHAMMED BIN ISA, senior uncle of His Highness at
residence.
on Shaikh
His Muharraq
18. PEARLS.
Reference paragraph 19 of intelligence Summary Mo. 1.
On the 17th His Highness SHAIKH SALMAN, accompanied
by nis two uncles ani Mr. C.D. BEL GRAVE, the Adviser to the
Bahrain Government, called on the Hon’ble 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.
and appealed to him to ask for the removal of the existing
restrictions on the import of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. pearls into India.
Che 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. asked His Highness to state the Bahrain
Government's case in writing with special reference to Public
No v/ice No. 813 Issued at Bombay on the 31st November, 1947, by
the Deputy Chief Controller of Imports and Exports which only
allows the import of pearls into India for boring, polishing,
and similar work after v/hich they must be exported. A copy of*
this notice has been passed to the Bahrain Government by this'
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . They have also been forwarded information received
from the Export Promotion Department of the Board of Trade
regarding marketing prospects for Gulf pearls in various parts
of the world. These do not seem to be very bright.
19. PERSIA AND BAHRAIN.
(a) On the Else January the Haifa Broadcasting Station
broadcast a Reuter's message that a representative of the
M Bahrain National Party" had arrived in Tehran and had informed
certain members of the Persian Majlis that the people of Bahrain
were anxious to be re-united to Persia.
The "representative" in question is ABDULLAH Az-
E A IRAN, a young Bahraini, who was employed by a local oH com
pany up to some ten months ago when he resigned to take up the
more lucrative occupation of smuggling. He left Bahrain recently
for Persia, ostensibly to get married there. His brother SAID
Az-ZAIRAH works in the office of the Adviser to the Bahrain
Government.
His Highness has repudiated in strong terms the
claim of the so called representative of the Bahrain National
Party to represent the people of Bahrain and has asked that
both ths Haifa and London Broadcasting Stations should issue
a statement denying the right of ABDULLAH Az-ZAIRAH to represent
the people of Bahrain and re-affirming Bahrain's position as an
independent Arab State in treaty relations with the British
Government.
(b) SAUDI ARABIA AND BA HRAIN .
ABDULLAH HAZAAK, one of a fanlily of Bahrain merchants
went over within the last fortnight to Saudi Arabia to see his
relations. on arrival at Dhahran he was arrested and imprisoned
for three days before being allowed to see anyone. He then got
an interview with the AMIR SAUD who told him that he must leave
at once and not speak nor have any contact whatsoever with any-
one^ in Saudi Arabia. In spite of his protest ha had to leave
without seeing his relations, or indeed anyone ^ ^ - ^xcar*: the