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'File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers' [222v] (452/547)
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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Confidential,
. v,,:
N0.235-S of 1931.
British
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.
& Consulate-General,
Bushire, the 5th May 1931.
The Hon*hie Lt.Colonel H.V.Biscoe, I.A. f
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.
The Foreign Secretary to the Government
of India,
Simla*
Sir.
I have tie honour to address the Government of
India regarding the treatment of Bahrain subjects
resident in Khuzistan. Many of these Bahrain subjects
have been settled in Khuzistan for 20 or 30 years and some
of them longer. They fall within two categories^ (a)
agric Itarists who have acquired date gardens and are
chiefly settled in the Gusba area opposite Pao near the
mouuh. of ohe Shatt-al-Arab; and (b) petty merchants,
s:iop-ksepers, etc» ,who live in Mohammerah town.
2. When the Persian authorities started some years
ago on their present reforms and required all Persian
subjects to register themselves and to wear certain
prescribed clothing, the question arose of the nationality
of these Bahrainis. The Persian authorities, in support
of th«ir claim to Bahrain, contended that they were
-ersian sucjects and Drought considerable pressure upon
them ...
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To
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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)
- 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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- Title
- 'File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers'
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- 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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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