'File 19/109 II (C 17) Bahrain: Relations of Chief with other Foreign Powers' [‎220r] (445/534)

The Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
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ihe Politioal Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Bashire.
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Kindly refer to this Office Ho c 'f forwarding the fil» of the crse
of Grhulam All. r ' 1hQ matter hr s become b little involved by my sending the
file to your Of fic« / whereas the correwpondance started from the Secretary
Offiee in his No 1447. No report however was called for in the latter,^
I thought it would probably save time ^ worlc if the file were sent direct
. to you.I hope no inconvenience has resulted. The Secretary has since
■^nom for a report in his No 1976 which I am replying that the file
h " s already been sent to you. The object of this letter is not to
discuss the particular case in point .bat the general question of Persian*
in R - : hra in appealing to the Persian authorities in Persia / egainst the
the decisions of the Political .gent in Bahrain. As laid down everyone ha.
the right to appeal to you^ this right is veil loiown & is fairly frequem
made use of. It has however struck: me that, having regard to the peculiar
status of Bahrain & the Persian pretentions,coupled with a good dial of
anti-British feeling among Persians & the activities of the local »" T atani f
party who wish to interest the Persian authorities as farm as possible
in Bahrain affairs, we re rather playing into their hands if we permit
^he Persian authoribties to take up such cases cfs give the impression to
their compatriots that they are in a position to get the Political
Igent 1 hauled over the coals', also the Persian Official although not
in hrain is to all practical effect acting as a Persian Consul in
Bahrain affairs. ' r ould it be advisable for some sterfotype^form of
reply to be invariably vent to .any Official who t kes up a Bahr in
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G- - sesuch '' s — T The petitioner may pie se be directed to submit any
petition he has to make to the Resident as is customary* & if any
reply as to results of the appeal are pressed for,*' The decision of
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. has been communicated to the Pol. gent Bahrain for
the» informstion of the Petit'oner as is custom..rv in s^ch aase^. Ee m-y
-ir^steu to apply to the j gency It appears to me that something
of this sort would soon put ' stop to what to be a growing habit
Of appealing to tho Persian authorities, & dragging thfm Into Bahrain