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'File D/2 Miscellaneous Correspondence with Basrah' [25r] (49/102)
The record is made up of 1 file (49 folios). It was created in 18 Jan 1935-18 Mar 1940. 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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No. 1^8.
British Consulate,
Basra,
jOth July 1936 .
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge your letter
No.10129 of the 19 th July 19^6 regarding the release
from custody of Mehdi ^ahraini, son of Haji Ashoor
bin Haji Mohammed Ashoor, a subject of the Bhaikh of
Bahrain.
I now learn from Mehdi Bahraini that on the
28th June he was placed in police custody at Kut-al-Zen
and taken to Seebah and detained there until the
JOth June. He was then brought from Seebah to
•^shar where he was taken from place to place, owing
to the necessity for consultation with the Inspector
of Police, Seebah, whose whereabouts were known
to be in Ashar. detention under police custody at
Ashar was later ordered by the Commandant of Police,
Ashar. On the 1 st July Mehdi Bahraini was handcuffed
and under escort sent to Diwaniyah. There he was
detained in prison until the morning of the 11 th
July and arraigned before the court. After an
investigation by the judge (an investigation which,
^ from the information at my disposal, could only
have taken a few moments) he was told that he could
leave. He left Diwaniyah on the 11 th July and
arrived at Basra on the following day.
I am sure you will agree that such delay,
unnecessary hardship and the accompanying inconvenience
cannot in this case be overlooked, particularly
as Mehdi Bahraini was never aware of the charge under
which he was placed under police custody and further,
The Mutasarrif, that/
Basra Liwa.
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This file largely consists of correspondence between the British Consul, Basra, and 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, regarding Bahraini citizens residing in Iraq. Most of the file is concerned with requests for 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. 's assistance, made by the Consul on behalf of various Bahraini citizens. The file contains translated copies of letters and petitions addressed to the Consul, and one item that is written in Arabic: an original copy of a letter, which is also addressed to the British Consul.
Matters discussed in the correspondence include: the repatriation to Basra (where his father lives) of a boy living in Bahrain; the arrest (and subsequent release without charge) in Iraq of a Bahraini citizen; disputes regarding the nationalities of persons enlisted for military training under Iraq's conscription law; a Bahraini citizen's request for assistance in the recovery of proceeds and jewellery from two fellow Bahrainis; the verification of the legality (in British law) of a marriage performed in the Shara [Sharia] Court of Bahrain.
Other correspondents include the Assistant 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 Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.
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- 1 file (49 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 with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 51; 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 present in parallel between ff 3-30 and ff 31-36; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1893
- Title
- 'File D/2 Miscellaneous Correspondence with Basrah'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 7r:10v, 14r:32v, 34r:34v, 36r:36v, 38r:50v, 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