'الملف 8/11 صحف محظورة ومقالات صحفية تحريضية' [و‎‎٢‎٧] (٢٦٠/٥٣)

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The gancj,
Behraln t Peraifiii QrJf.
29/10/22.
The fion f ble the Political Resiaent in the PerBi^n Gulf. Bushire,
H qMoraadttm
Kindly refer to this Off±9* Ho t/f L ' forwarding tne iil» of the « r ge
of Ohul^a !li. ttsr b y become 0 little involved by «y sending the
file to your 0ff1o« whereas the eorrewpond^noe stprted from the Seoretary 1 j
Offi^<5 in hi'? Fo 1447 • ^0 report however v g called ^or in the latter &
I thought it vonld nrobably y«ve titae *t 7.-0r't if the file wore sent direct
to yon.I hope no inoonvene 1 noe h r s resulted. The Secretary bao since
for a report in his ^o 1976 to which I a« replying that the file
h- s already been sent to yofc. The cbjeet of this latter is not to
diffeasi the particular 0^3^ in point ,b4t the general question of Persians ■
in Bahrain appealing to the Persian authorities in Persi tgsinst the
the decisions of the ?oliti3al gent in Bahrain. As laid down everyone ha? |
tho rirht to appeal to you ^ thi 1 ri^ht is well known A is fairly frequer
anade use of. It h»s however atruek ise that, having regard to the peculia
status of Bahrain ■** tbo ?erai^n pretentions,00uoled with a good d^ai of
snti-British feeling awon.g Persians & the activities of the local »"ataj
party who v f ish to intorost the Persian authorities as f?jrv?r ? s T)ossib
in B* hr* in ^f-^irs, ^e c tre rather playing into their hands if we permit
the Persian authorfeties to t£ £e up such o^sta ^ givo the impression to
their eonprtriots th«t they are in jp position to get the Political
gent 'h uled over the ooals 1 . /\1go the Persi n Officii 1 although not
in Brhr^in is to all pr-ioticel effeet aeting ^3 r Persian Consul in
Bahi in rffairs. TTould it be advisable for sonc atariotype -Toria of
reply to be invariably ;ent to any Official who t kes up a Bahr - in
o^se.sueh rs 'Thfl potetioner «ay pie'i«e be directed to c 'UbF -it vnj
Petition he has to maica to the Hesidont as is eustomary' & if any
reply aa to rosults of the appeal sre pressed for t f The decision of
Political Residant hra been comwunie^ted to the Pol. /gant Bahrain for
the infora^tion of the Patlt'oner ae ir caatoaary in s»ich ©atew. Ee May
be directed to apply to the < ganay '• It appears to *e thfct soiaething
of this sort would soon put f stop to what appears to be a growing hr
oi: aooealing to the Persian authorities & dragging thaa into B^hra.