"ملف 12/2 معاملة البحرينيين في بلاد فارس" [و‎‎٢‎٠‎٠] (٤٤٠/٣٩٩)

Office Not e.
in the late half of November 1941 two Bahraini
subjects, Sayed Jafar bin Sayeh Majid and Bayed Jafar
bin oayed Haasan, holcers of Baliraim passports hoe• 24
and 42 respectively, approached the Iranian Consul at
Basra for the necessary permits to proceed to Khorramshahr
which according to their' statement v;ere ref usee. The two
Bahrainis then entered Khorramshahr without any permit
from the Iranian Consul at Basra.
2. On the 30th November 1941 these two men went to the
Khorramshahr Police Ctation to obtain exit permits for
their return to Basra. The Police authorities detained
the two Bahrainis and confiscated their passports. They
were released on bail after being retained one night in
cus tody.
3. On the 2nd December 1941 the tv/o men presented a
joint petition to this Vice-Consulate. On the 4th December
trie /ice-Consui ordered the Consulate Munshi to approach
the Governor and ask him to obtain the return of the two
passports ana to allow the two Bahrainis to return to
Basra.
4. ihese passports-v/ere eventually returned on the 11th
December and travel permits authorising their departure
from Khorramshahr were issued by the local authorities to
the two men, who have now proceeded to Basra.
b. Tiie Governor of Khorramshahr regretted the matter
and suggested that the Vice-Consul should take up the quest!
with the proper authorities so that definite instructions
could be obtained for the future.
6. The Iranian Government do not admit the independence
of Bahrain and claim it as an integral part of their
territory. "Elme Khabars" (Travel Permits; are issued to