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'File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers' [‎16v] (42/547)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (271 folios). It was created in 1 Oct 1929-30 Jun 1931. It was written in English, French and Arabic. 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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CONFIDENTIAL.
KO, 2/29/ /0 3/ of 1929
H,B.M'b Vice-Consulate,
Mohaomerfth, the 7tii September j.9 29
From
gypV,! - - r cSID^NCY.
Captain EVW,Fletciier,
Acting British Vice-Consul
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RfcCOHOS.
Mohauimerah
To
The Hon* ole Lt. Col :C, C. J. Barrett;, C, S. I,, C, I. E. ,
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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Bushire.
Sir
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In continuation of my telegraai No. 63 dated the 6th September
19 29. I hare the honour to report that H^ji Hamid is a respectable
merchant here whose only crime appears to hare "been to petition ta.
this Vice-Consul ate and the Sheikh of Bahrein on the treatment metec
out to Bahreinis, I happened to "be riding along the river front
on the evening of September 4th and I passed this man. He saluted
me,^a rare occurrence in Mohanmerah, 15 minutes later I was informed
that a few minutes after saluting me he had "been arrested. No charge
was preferred nor was there any warrant of arrest, was taken to
the common prison normally reserved for prisoners condemned by the
courts. Bail and conversation with relatiares were refused. It was
only on the arrival of the Governor-General on Septamber 5th that
his relatives were allowed to bring him food #
The Governor treated my protests with levity and refused to
inform me of the man» s crime. The general impression now widespread
is that this man, who was threatened by the police some days ago and
by the Governor 3 weeks ago for daring to visit the Consulate, wa^
arrested because he saluted the British Vice-Consul. I w opi .ior
left there. On my remonstrating with the Governor General on Septem-
ber 6th the latter stated as follows;
(1) Bahreinis being Persian subjects would be punished for
making complaints to a foreign 0onsul,
(2) The British Vice-Consul had no right to intertsre with
Persian subjects.
that
On September 6th he was
was also encouraged by police propaganda,
taken across the * Iraq frontier in a car and

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This file contains correspondence between British and Persian government officials regarding the harassment and mis-treatment of Bahrainis resident in Persia, notably in the town of Mohammerah (present day Khorramshahr).

Much of the correspondence concerns the arrest of a Bahraini trader named Haji Hamid and reports that the Persian government was forcing Bahrainis to give up their Bahraini nationality and adopt Persian nationality. A petition from Bahrainis resident in Persia (addressed to the British resident) is contained on f.215.

The file also contains correspondence related to an incident involving Bahrainis in Iraq being forced to adopt Iraqi nationality.

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1 volume (271 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

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Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose.

Foliation starts on first page of text, top right hand circled number. Ends on last page in volume. There is another pencilled, uncircled system that starts on f.2.

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English, French and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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