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'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia' [98r] (195/440)
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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P. Z. 2569 / 3 A-.
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.
,
LONDON, S. W. 1.
25 th April
Sir,
Jit
With reference to corre&pondence ending with the
G-overnment of India's letter of Jth April a copy of
which w as forwarded w r ith
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.
printed letter
P* S. 2569/^4-> of 19 th April, on the subject of the ill-
treatment of Bahreinis in Persia, I am directed by the
Seci’etary of State for India to s ay that after careful
consideration of the views of the Pelitical Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, His Majesty's Minister at Tehran, and the
Government of India, he agrees with the Government of India
that no action can usefully be taken intthe matter vis-a-vis
the Persian Government at the present time, except to make
further protests. Sir Samuel Hoare would therefore suggest
that if the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs sees no
objection, His Majesty's Minister at Tehran should now be
instructed to make strong representations to the Persian
Government against the recent ill-treatment of Bahreinis by
the local Persian authorities at Gusbah which resulted in
the death of one Bahreini and serious injury to another, and
te remind the Persian Government, if he sees no objection, of
the promise made by the Minister of Court to Sir Robert Clive
in 1929 .
On the other hand, Sir Samuel Hoare, while in
favour of immediate action on these lines, equally shares the
opinion of the Government of Indik that no final solution of
the/
The Under-Secretary of State,
Foreign Office,
V
s. vu 1
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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)
- 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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence