'الملف 8/11 صحف محظورة ومقالات صحفية تحريضية' [و‎‎١‎١‎٩] (٢٦٠/٢٣٧)

Translation from the Itila'at of Decenber 2nd,1930, of an
article entitled "A series of steps taken to destroy
Persia's Rights".
To the Honourable Editor,
Some days a^o Colonel Biscuit, the British
Consul General in the Gulf, arrived in Bahrain from
Bushire with two men of war which are generally anchored
off Bushire. Shaikh Hamad, the so-called acting
Governor of Bahrain went on board the ship to receive
him ana ^.hey came ashore together and in accordance
with the instructions issued, a salute of 11 guns
was given "by the Government of Bahrain,
An hour lifter the arrival of the Obnsul
General in Bahrain the merchants and guilds were invited
to the Consulate and the Consul General received each
guild in turn and talked to them. The Persian merchants
were received privately and were tolc that those of them
who had been in Bahrain more than 3C years were con
sidered as subjects of Bahrain because in accordance
with the rules and regulations persons who had
inhabited a locality for ten years were accounted
subjects of that place; the Persian merchants refuted
the statement of the Consul Gexieral and said that they
were Persians and subjects of lers^a and Bahrrin was
their ^-.o^crty and that therefore they d-d not agree
rith the statement made b^ the Consul Genera}- The
Consul General then said^Yes, you are Bahrainis even if
you are Persian subjects". ?he -ersians were anxiour
on hearing these words and kept silent and soon afte
they