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'File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers' [68v] (146/547)
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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Translation of a petition dated the 29tii September 19Z9
From. HaJ i haiaid at Basrah to H. E, L's Vice-^onsul,Moiiaiiimerah.,
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I beg to inform you that on the 15tli September ldZ9
I sent a letter to your goodsel^, regarding my return to
Mohammerah, I had asked you either to arrange for me an
allowance for my expenses or to allow me to change my
nationality as I cannot put myself into further trouble,
your goodself is aware that I am a business man and ti.at my
shop is closed; I have last about RsiOOO/- and my family
is in great difficulty in Mohammerah, I therefore beg to
request your goodself to help me, I unaerstana tnat the
Rais-i-Kazmiyeh has stated that he has not taken my passport;
he nimself forced me to open the shop and to bring out the
passport and he himself took the passport fro a me by force
in the presence of Safani Dendashti and Mirza kurteza Knan
photographer. When I requested him to return ti^e passport
he refused to do so. I request your goodself to take back
my passport from the Nazmiyeh.
Sd/. Haj i Hamid.
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- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (271 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
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 View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/322
- Title
- 'File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers'
- Pages
- front, back, spine-a:spine-b, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:36v, 37v:109v, 110v:127v, 129r:140v, 143v:214v, 215v:267v, ii-r:iii-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence