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File 522/1922 Pt 7 'Bahrain: Persian claim to sovereignty; Persian Treaty negotations 1929-1930' [330r] (664/1126)
The record is made up of 1 volume (559 folios). It was created in 22 Feb 1929-5 Oct 1933. It was written in English and French. 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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persons whose character is doubtful. Further, it
was suggested to him that he could communicate
confidentially to the Commissioner if he had reason to
believe that any holder of a passport was an undesirable
immigrant into Persia so that thorough enquiries might
be made. Just then two other written complaints were
received by the Commissioner. In one petition it was
stated that a sum of Rs.65 was taken as a bribe for
granting a. visa on two passports and in the second
peititon it was stated that the Clerk of the Consul
demanded Rs.30/- The petitioners were questioned
on the point but they could not produce any witnesses
to substantiate the statements made by them.
The Persian Consul finally replied in his letter
No.54, dated the 26th September, 1929, that he would
act according to the Commissioner's suggestion and that,
since the receipt of the Commissioner’s letter, he was
granting visas on the passports of all British subjects
going to Persia, After this no further complaints
were received by the Commissioner, till the receipt of
letter No.1922, dated the 21st August, 1930, from the
Honourable 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.
.
In this letter 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.
has orought the
following case to the notice of the Commissioner
”A certain Muhammad Din was charged before 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.
, Bahrein, with entering Bahrein without
being in possession of a proper visa. The man, however
produced a genuine Persian Visa for Bahrein given by
the Persian Consul at Karachi. On being asked who
had directed him to the Persian Consul tor - viso,, he
replied that he had heard that some visa was required
and that he fell in with an Indian barber who was gou%
to Mohammerah and this man told him to come witn him
and
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Correspondence, minute papers, drafts, and memoranda relating to Persia's claim to sovereignty in Bahrain. Principal correspondents include officials at 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. , Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and the Government of India (Foreign and Political Department). Further correspondence, usually included as enclosures, comes from the British Minister in Tehran, 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. in Bahrain, 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. , the Government of Persia, the Government of Bahrain, the Board of Trade, the League of Nations, the General Post Office, and the Agent to the Governor-General in Baluchistan.
In a general sense the papers cover the interdepartmental discussion of Persia's ongoing claims to sovereignty in Bahrain and how best to respond to and deal with them. More specific matters covered by the volume include Persia's protests to the League of Nations over the matter, articles connected to Bahrain in new Anglo-Persian treaty negotiations, the appointment of a spokesman for Persians in Bahrain, an anti-British press campaign in Persia, and the alleged expulsion of Persian nationals from Bahrain.
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- 1 volume (559 folios)
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The volume is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 561; 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 302-321; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- File 522/1922 Pt 7 'Bahrain: Persian claim to sovereignty; Persian Treaty negotations 1929-1930'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:17v, 21r:24v, 35r:47v, 67r:69v, 70v:145v, 147r:222v, 226r:226v, 230r:259v, 262r:267v, 270r:282v, 283v:285v, 286v:288v, 295r:301v, 322r:342v, 351r:361v, 363r:367v, 370r:383v, 386r:399v, 401r:404v, 407r:407v, 409r:415v, 419r:437v, 441r:543v, 545r:546v, 548r:560v, back-i
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