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Coll 30/93 'Position of Bahrein subjects in Persia and of Persian subjects in Bahrein.' [85r] (174/402)
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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2119 5000 8/33
Minute Paper.
political Department.
Please see previous submission on P.z.2569/34
below, on the subject of the ill-treatment of
Bahreinis in Persia, the Foreign Office letter of 9 th
iv-ay on r.Z.3144/54, and Tehran despatch of 12th April
on P.Z. 3265/34.
2 * As regards the Foreign Office letter we must,
I think:, in the light oi what they say, agree that
we should be on very weak ground legally in protesting
to the Persian Government against the maltreatment of
Bahreinis, who, under the Persian Nationality Law, are
Persian nationals, or who have acquired land (which
’under the Persian Law can be held only by Persian
subjects) and who must choose between Bahrein
nationality ana the retention of landed property.
On the other hand, there is no reason why we should
not protest in the case of any Bahreini who, so far as
we are aware, aoes not fall within these categories,
and from the documents enclosed in Tehran despatch
on P.Z.3265/34 it seems more than prodadle that there
was no question of aual nationality in the case of
tne two victims of the recent incidents at Guzdah,
whose case is there discussed (Foreign Office in
their d.o. letter of 29th fey, on P.Z.3604/34, have
v/tvAKj Kfh (rC
indeed suggested that the case i^s-.niTb^watertight.
But I do not see why we should not for the purpose of
a protest proceed on tne Basis tnat it is not open to
aouht). It is important on general grounds to
continue to protest whenever we have an excuse for
aoing so, though it would clearly Be Better to Base
our protest on general grounds rather than on any
reference/
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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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