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'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia' [13r] (25/440)
The record is made up of 1 file (220 folios). It was created in 8 Oct 1932-22 Mar 1945. It was written in English 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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certainly annoy the Persian Government, they would not attain
the object the Bahrain Government and our selves had in view*
the better treatment of Bahrainis in Persia* The Persian
Government - I was inclined to think — were not kind-hearted
enough to be materially affected by the hardships of their
subjects in Bahrain. We also - I pointed out - have to take
into account that treatment of Bahrainis by the Persian Govern-
ment* in the matter of conscription, our chief cause of
complaint, is bound up with the Persian claim to Bahrain*
Bahrainis are conscripted because the Persian Government choose
to regard them as Persian subjects, and if the Persians refrain
from conscripting tlieia they weaken their case. As far as I
remember you agreed with these views, which are also generally
those of His Majesty’s Government.
4. I think in reply to His Excellency’s complaint there
fore you had better explain to him, verbally at the present
stage, how the matter stands. That while I fully sympathise
with the hardships his subjects have to undergo in Persia,
and with his feelings on the subject, I do not think that such
reprisals as are possible against Persians in Bahrain^ will
bring about the end which His Excellency has in view* the
better treatment of Bahrainis in Persia. You had better
quote me, and not His Majesty’s Government, as I do not think
His Excellency has ever been informed of the latter’s views.
You might further inform His Excellency that I hope to discuss
this matter with him when I visit Bahrain next month.
5* There is, however, another aspect of His Excellency’s
proposals. ^uite apart from the question of reprisals, prima
facie it might well be desirable for more control to be exer
cised over the Bahraini Persian community, who are troublesome
at times, than is done at present. If, for instance, the
Persian
.. •.
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This file contains correspondence regarding the mistreatment of Bahraini nationals resident in Persia at the hands of the Persian Government.
The file contains a number of petitions (in Arabic with English translations) sent to the Government of Bahrain and Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah by these groups of Bahrainis requesting assistance (ff 54, 81, 82, 118 and 126).
The correspondence between British officials also discusses possible punitive measures against Persians (ff 144-149) resident in Bahrain and broader issues regarding Bahraini nationality (ff 174-177).
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- 1 file (220 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-220; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/486
- Title
- 'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 5r:16v, 19r:21v, 24r:25v, 29r:37v, 39r:50v, 55r:79v, 83r:89v, 91r:92v, 94r:94v, 97r:113v, 115r:116v, 119r:125v, 127r:149v, 151r:188v, 190r:219v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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