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'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia' [133r] (265/440)
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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Confidential.
Ibl ©
From
To
No. 17-B of 1934.
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.
& Conuililate General,
Bushire,the 6th August 1934.
The Hon’ble Lieut.-Colonel Cordon Loch, I.A.,
Officiating
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.
in the
Persian Oulf®
His Majesty’s Minister,
British Legation,
Tehran*
Sir,
I have the honoi^r to refer to Colonel Fowle’s
Express Letter No. C/SICT, dated the lt>th May 1934 and to
enclose a
c opy of the
marginally
noted papers
regarding th<
lltreatment
Letter No.C/672-l7a/2, dated the Ibth July,
1934 from the
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.
, Bahrain.
Printed Letter No.C/673-1.a/2,dated the Ibth
July 1934 from the
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.
, Bahrain
and enclosures® j ^
Printed Letter No.C/679-1.a/2, dated the 17th
July 1934 from t e
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.
, Bahrain
and enclosure.
of Bahrainis in Persia®
2. His Excellency Shaikh Hamad bin *^sa A1
Khalifah will not deprive uf their Bahrain nationality
those Bahrain subjects who, in order to continue owning
land in Persia, become Persian subjects®
3® Tile sent with the Printed Letter
No. C/673-l.a/2, dated the 15th July 1934 from the Political
Agent, Bahrain, put forward a new request - that permission
emigrate
may be ontained for the petitoners to xmxgfcx/ and that
they may be given a place in which to live with their
families ®
4. As
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.
, Bahrain, I have considered
(though I have naturally never mentioned itto the Shaikh)
among other courses the possibility of emigration, which
would/
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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.
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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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- 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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