'ملف رقم 19/109 IV (C 28) علاقات الشيخ مع القوى الأجنبية الأخرى' [و‎‎١‎٥‎٥] (٦١٧/٣٢٥)

Copy of letter lie, G,33 d^tcd 8tli Novtmber 1928 ^
25th Jsjnadi A1 Awal 1347 from the Adviser, Lahrtin State,
Bahrein, to the Political Agent, Bahrein.
I have the honour to state that His Excellency
Sheikh Hamad has instructed me to inform you of the
decision which he has made on the outgect of Persian
passports and " Ilm al Khubar".
His Excellency Sheikh Hamad has considered the
matter very carefully. He has decided that to allow
Persians to enter his territories on production of an
^>0^110*11^1001 " Ilm al Khubar which in reality is
nothing more than pernit to travel between Persian ports,
will be construed by the Persian Government as a tenta-
-mount admission of the preposterous Persian claim that
Bahrein is a Persian possession, which claim Sheikh
Hamad and his subjects emphatically deny,
H.E, Shaikh Hamad has decided that from 1st
December 1S28, no Persian will be allowed to land in
Bahrein unless he holds a proper passport or a certificate
of identification signed by a British Consular Official.
H.E. Sheikh Hamad wishes me to request your
assistance in informing the proper authorrties and Ship-
-ping Agents etc. of his decision.
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H.E. Sheikh Harrjd has ordered his Police and
Customs autherities to take vigorous fnd immediate action
for the proper inspection of the passports of all
passengers arriving at Bahrein on ships and native craft.
On the arrival of the mail boat on Saturday all passports
for Bahrein will be examined by an official of the State
and Persians who have neither passports or Ilm al Khubar
will be prevented from landing. After December 1st, no
Persians holding Ilm al Khubar will be allowed to land.
Pull particulars of tho new rules will be forwarded to you
as soon as possible.
Finally H.E. Sheikh Hamad requests me to say
that