File 200/1928 Pt 5 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Relations, Treaty Negotiations' [‎360r] (724/1132)

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u I personally cannot say I have ever heard of any other serious grievance,
indeed, when their present favoured position is contemplated do I see how they
’f°ld exist They have the inestimable privilege of acquiring property which is
C °!| e d in their own country to foreigners, and have taken full advantage of it.
nev have their own schools, and, unlike Bahama at Mohammerah, are free to wear
’ head gear they choose. There are no restrictions upon their trade, for Bahrein
free to all merchants and makes no distinction between nationalities. They are
abled, by the protection of the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , to carry out their religions processions,
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obnoxious though they are to a majority of the inhabitants, and unpalatable by their
nature to the Sunni Arabs, in an Arab State of which the Government is Sunni.
15 . In fact, I may say, in conclusion, that I have been much struck by the
Ireedom from restrictions the Persian community here enjoy, when I contrast it
ith the innumerable complaints received in Bahrein of the treatment of their
impatriots in Mohammerah and elsewhere. So far the Bahrein Government have
taken no reciprocal action except in the matter of passports, and if there is a
recrudescence of the complaints of this summer, it is probable that public pressure
: and Arab opinion will oblige them to take a more active part than they have
hitherto done.
Mv personal opinion is that, if the leaders of the Persian community were
privately sounded, their only real complaint would be that the passport restrictions
---'troublesome and injure their trade, and also possibly that Abdullah Kusaibi,
m they considered responsible for the riots of 1923, was allowed to return to
Bahrein.
I have, &c.
C. G. PEIOE,
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. , Bahrein.
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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. in the i
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