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'File 19/109 VI (C 45) Bahrain Relations with Foreign Powers' [146v] (309/520)
The record is made up of 1 volume (256 folios). It was created in 1 Jun 1931-30 Sep 1933. 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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anti-Persian agitation there. The Bahrain view naturally
is that their subjects have a perfect right to pursue their
normal avocations in Persia in exactly the same way as a very
large Persian colony pursue their normal avocations in Bahrain,
They would consider that if Bahrainis are turned out of Persia
they have every right to turn the Persians out of Bahrain, and
though they would probably not do this, feelings would, I think,
become very embittered# On the other hand, as I pointed out,
the only acute issue really is conscription. There are many
other pinpricks but these I do not think we can resist#
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Forcible conscription, however, is a very definite issue, and
if we could arrive at some modus vivendi with the Persians,
by which in practice Bahrainis should not be forced to serve
in their army, then, I think, the question can be regarded as
settled#
As regards the last paragraph of your letter I do
not think that it can be said that the harm has already been
^ done so far as our failure to protect Bahrainis can do it#
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When the conscription issue is revived the question will again
become acute and we shall give a further example of our
inability or unwillingness to protect Bahraini interests. On
the other hand, your view that the Bahrainis at Bahrain only
care about the practical aspect of the matter and are entirely
indifferent to the academic aspect is absolutely correct# I
do not think any Bahraini cares two straws about the Persian
claim to Bahrain# It causes them no practical inconvenience
since, while many Persians wish to go to ahrain, very few
Bahrainis have the smallest desire to come to Persia. Further,
my own personal view, which I give for what it may be worth,
is that Arab opinion regarding us nowadays is that we are a
great deal weaker than we were formerly and that we are either
powerless #••
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the harassment and mis-treatment of Bahrainis resident in Persia, notably in the town of Mohammerah (present day Khorramshahr).
Much of the correspondence concerns the arrest of a Bahraini trader named Haji Hamid and reports that the Persian government is forcing Bahrainis to give up their Bahraini nationality and adopt Persian nationality.
The correspondence discusses how the British should respond to Persia's actions and the broader implications of any such response. The detention of a Bahrain Government official in Persia (Jaafar Ben Abdullah Saleh) is also discussed as is correspondence regarding the exact number of Bahrainis then resident in Persia.
The file also contains documents relating to foreign representation (or lack thereof) in Bahrain, the undesirability of the USA establishing a consulate in the country and practicalities regarding a visit to Bahrain of Paul Knabenshue, the Minister Resident of the USA in Baghdad.
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- 1 volume (256 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose. There are various foliation sequences. The most complete sequence is written in pencil, in the very top right corner. It begins on the title page and runs through to f.247, the spine of the volume, which has been separated and placed in a plastic sheet. The following details should be noted: f.1 is followed by f.1A and f.1B; f.115 is followed by f.115A; f.163 is followed by f.163A; f.163A is stored in an envelope that is attached to f.163; f.164 is followed by f.164A; f.165 and f.166 are stored in an envelope that is attached to f.164A; f.167 is followed by f.167A; f.168, f.169 and f.170 are stored in an envelope that is attached to f.167A.
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- 'File 19/109 VI (C 45) Bahrain Relations with Foreign Powers'
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