'File 19/109 IV (C 28) Shaikh's Relations with other Foreign Powers' [130r] (275/617)
The record is made up of 1 volume (298 folios). It was created in 31 Oct 1925-31 Aug 1929. It was written in English and Farsi. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Letter and enclosures from Colonial Office, to
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
,
dated 24th July 1928. No. 59154/28.
Downing Street,
59194/28, July 1928.
»H. Gr.
3th June.
Sir,
I am directed by Mr. Secretary Amery to transmit to you
herewith, for any observations which the Earl of Birkenhead
may have to offer, the accompanying copy of a despatch, with
enclosure, which the High Commissioner for Iraq has addressed
to His Ma/jesty's Charge d*Affaires at Tehran in regard to the
refusal of the Persian Consul at Basrah to endorse the passport
of Haji Hanfish a native of Bahrain.
2* A similar letter is being addressed to the Foreign Office.
I am, etc.,
Sd. J.Hathorn Hull#
The Under Secretary of State,
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
.
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No. 7362.
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.
,
Baghdad, the 16th June 1928.
Sir,
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I have the honour to enclose for your information a
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copy of a memorandum addressed to my Consular Secretary from
the Administrative Inspector Basrah, recording the refusal of
the Persian Consul at Basrah to endorse the passport of Haji
Hanfish, a native of Bahrain#
2. I am suggesting to the AdAinistrative Inspector,
Basrah, that an effort should be made to obtain for this man
some form of travel permit such as the "ilm u Khabar* 1 mentioned
in Sir Percy Loraine^ despatch No.94, dated the 31st of
October 1925.
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File contains correspondence regarding the access requirements of Persians entering Bahrain (from Persia), correspondence regarding reports of Bahrainis resident in Persia being pressured to adopt Persian nationality and several discussions related to the logistics and legality of travel in the region.
The broader political context of these issues, complicated by Persia’s continued claim to sovereignty over Bahrain, is discussed in detail in the file.
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- 1 volume (298 folios)
- Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of file to latest at end. There is an index page by topic on folio 2. The numbers in the index appear to refer to the inconsistent, uncircled foliation system.
- Physical characteristics
Originally a bound correspondence file but sheets have been unbound and are now all loose. The volume is foliated from the first page with text to last page with text, with small circled numbers in the top-right corner of each front-facing page. There is an inconsistent, uncircled, foliation system also in the top-right corner of each front-facing page until folio 120.
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