'File 19/109 II (C 17) Bahrain: Relations of Chief with other Foreign Powers' [‎247r] (499/534)

the various oasesi is a tacit recognition of ojx right to
jurisdiction over Per^iana in Bahrein which id alwaya
something. It would be rather a nuisance if the Governors
intead at iniormally asking me were to wrive to tne
Shaikh about any case which a Persian »abject brings to
their notice .
In this connection Foreign Oiiioe letter Jo.14193/14
dated 27th April 1914, though it wao written a propos
ot Germans is interesting and has some bearing On the case.
If a Governor mentions any case about which 1 nave no
recollection, and about which,as far as 1 know^l have
received no petition 1 will try and put him off with the
request to tell the petitioner to come r.and to the
Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. or something of that sort, or if they m ntion a
letter from Bahrein I will suggest that he should tell the
writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. that he should make his petition to the Political
^.gent , Bahrein, or cometning of that sort.
It is doubtful , however , if such an answer will
finally shut the Governor up, as it is practically certain
that if the petitioner does not get what he wants at the
Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. he will go and bother the Governor again, in which
case the latter will raise the question ag^in at his next
meeting with me , and *iay that the fellow La continually
worrying him again about the matter and what do I propose
to do about , as in all probability he will soon come across
some agitator or mischief maker who will suggest to him
the advantage 01 teiegrapning to Tehran about his case. If
he does this of course Tehran wire to the Governor and
direct him to enquire into the matter. This has nap^ened
in one or two cases .
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. sian Gulf
Lieut-Colonel
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