'الملف 8/11 صحف محظورة ومقالات صحفية تحريضية' [و‎‎١‎٠] (٢٦٠/١٩)

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Aa formorly tho po»t-offlce In Baliralii was British, and t^ey
•taeapod as foreign letters, ete which were sent to Bahrain,
recently following tho suppression of the southern POst~
offices which the British had established from the tine of
the war, the post-office of Bahrain has also been suppressed,
and It Is understood that a Post-office under Persian super.
lntend>aice is to be established. Therefore letters etc will
be stamped as for the interim of Persia,
note by Editor*
In truth, the xaatter of Sehrain has becorse a strange affair.
It nether appears to be part of the Persian I^iplre, nor to be
a dependency of the British, nor of the Arabs* All that we
know Is this that the Persian 6owerr»ent has neither an
official representative there, nor has sent a Governor there,
nor are its departments in Persian hands, nor even, if It is
foreign territory, has a consul been dispatched there, so
that the rights of SO,000 Persians settled in Bahrain say not
be at the mercy of the designs of ths Political Agents and
their instruments, in this connection we have written
lengthy articles in our pape^ f end repeatedly written official
letters to the necessary high quarters, and
drawn the attention of the CrOvernaent I Unfortunately up to
the present there has been no effect*
How, if a Persian post-office is to be established in
Bahrain, it Is a great step forward, and everyone, particular
ly the Persians resident in Bahrain# will be able to a
certain extent to have confidence in the Government to whidn
he belongs* Therefore it is necessary for soae experienced,
upright and suitable person, liks (not likst) those other
Persians who have been serving the British there and inflict
ed every kind of annoyance on people, should be appointed as