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'File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers' [‎102v] (214/547)

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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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Stateaent of llaji iUwaid iiahrclni with regard
to his Tiiiit to the rersian Con»ul«t« on tae
27th )ctober 1929 with a view to get ti\t
paes-jort leBtiea to ila by the crsitn Comui
Surlhg the aaae aonth, corrected.
q . Did you go to the eraien Comulate on the
27th October to get the partlculftra in your
peasport issued to you by the ! ersian Consul,
iasra, re. your national atatua, corrected,
and, if so, did you succeed in your object?
A* Yes. I went to the ' ersian Cons uate on the
27th October 1929, and had an interview with
the Consul, who told ae to sec his Heed
Clerk, Ali Kfieadi, incynnection with the
passport. On tals, I e ppro# ched All Lilend!
and re>i esteO bl;3 to correct fay passport to
read therein t.'iat I was a Bahreiai and wee
born at Bahrein and not, as stated in the
pass ort, M Mohaajaeraoui, corn at 'ohaaicrah".
He said in reply "Toa ere a well known Ban P elni
"and it does not aatter to y -u aoch, what is
"stated in your passnort. If any one
fl que Bt Ions you on this point you can tell him
"that All Effendi wrote it in toe passport,
"and thnt there was no necessity to c jinge
"the wordias as already written In your
"ps»s :xwt." I repeated ay request again and
again, wny tines, but with no awail. in
short he put ae off by stating that ae would
not ohaare the wording, as it was not
naoevMr, at .11. ^ ^ ^
Uahraiai.
19-11 -29.

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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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