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Coll 30/93 'Position of Bahrein subjects in Persia and of Persian subjects in Bahrein.' [‎57r] (118/402)

The record is made up of 1 file (197 folios). It was created in 6 May 1933-11 Oct 1940. It was written in English. 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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rrom thQ i^guag. point or view when
Arabic for practical purposes.
? * * agree, however, with Prior that there would
robhbly be disadvantages in handing over the Persian
threaten to do so, I do not think that it would achieve the
object of getting better treatment for Bahrainis in Persia,
m connection with Biscoe's proposal one must remember that
it is now generally agreed - vide correspondence ending with
ludia Office letter No.P*.u*53X1/34 of 5th October 1934 to thi
• vi <si> n l ' ice - that it would be a good thing to allow the
Persians in Bahrain to come jgraduallv under the Shaikh’s
jurisdiction.
There is another measure of retaliations that
suggested by Loch and referred to in paragraph 2 of your
letter. X discussed this with Loch and he is going to
examine the question further and JL t me have his opinion.
Here again, however, I doubt whether the action aug ested '
would force the Persian Government to treat the Bahrainis £/
4 [/
better, though the scheme initself has, t any rate from
shaikh*s point of view, a good deal to recom end it.
9. The following general consideration has also to V
borne in mind. The best kind of ret liation from our po
of view would be one which could be turned off and on at
will. That is to say the Persian Gove ament would be ini^-£
to become reasonable by the knowledge that when they ceased
their objectionable conduct we would likewise cease being
objectionable

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The file concerns the affairs of subjects of Bahrein [Bahrain] in Persia [Iran], and the affairs of the 'Persian' community (also referred to as the ' Holis Group of people who migrated from the Arab shores of the Gulf to the Persian side over the course of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, many of whom have since returned to the Arabian Peninsula. ') in Bahrain.

The main correspondents are HM Representative, Tehran; HM Consul for Khuzistan; HM Vice-Consul, Mohammerah; 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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.

In terms of the affairs of Bahrainis in Iran, the papers, dated 1933-35, cover the alleged oppression of Bahrainis in Iran by the Iranian Government; the conscription of Bahrainis by the Iranian Government; discussion (between the 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. , the Foreign Office, the Government of India, and 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. ) of whether the British Government should make an official protest to the Iranian authorities over the treatment of Bahrainis; the difficulty posed by the Iranian Government's claim to sovereignty over Bahrain; the question of dual nationality; petitions of complaint from Bahrainis; and discussion of whether the British should implement retaliatory measures.

In terms of the affairs of the 'Persian' community in Bahrain, the papers, dated 1940, cover: the support of the 'Persian' community for the Germans in the Second World War, and consequent unease on the part of the Ruler of Bahrain; the suggestion by 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 that internment should be considered for persons suspected of pro-German, or at least anti-British and anti-Bahrain Government sympathies; and a letter from 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. to the Government of India, commenting on the complex nature of politics in Bahrain (folios 7-9).

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (197 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front 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 199; 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 2-198; these numbers are printed, and are not circled.

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