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'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia' [65r] (129/440)
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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nationality. It seans possible that the Gove'nor
General’s instructions were never coinrnunicated to Gnsbah,
as there v;as no postal or telegraphic service from Ahwaz
■for sane days after I last had occasion to see him*
4 e Oveisy telephoned yesterday to the Governor of Abadan
in the presence of my
Munshi
A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
instructing him to go to
Gusbah at once and to report ihe whole question of the
treatment of ^ahraihis and other Arabs, and in particular
as to whether any had beer, imprisoned or beaten, or had
died. If so, he v.as to inform the Governor that Persian
subjects could not be so treated.. He was further to instruct
the Governor of Gusbah that no further measures are t o be
taken by the 3ijil-i-Awal authorities pending the receipt
of further instructions from "ehran . 1 presume in view
of this that the Governor General is himself referring
the matter to Tehran.
I am forwarding a copy of this despatch to +he
Honourable 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.
xn at Hushire ltfo.553J.
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
ed. A. 13 .Wat kin son .
f s Consul fo r Khuzis tan .
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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).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (220 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence