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'File 19/109 V (C 32) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers' [225v] (458/547)
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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taken up his case with the Commissioner in Sind who kindly
obtained for me a refund of the fine imposed on this un
fortunate individual, who however is still at Basrah unable
to pursue his normal commercial activities at Mohaminerah.
5. When I visited Mohammerah in October last» further
specific cases of pressure being brought to bear on Bahrainis
came to my notice and were reported to His Majesty's Minister
and the Government of India in my telegram Ho.T # lll of 31st
October 1930 ( copy enclosed for ready reference)." Ag a result
of that telegram urgent representations were made to the
Persian Government by Mr. Parr in his note of 4th November
1930, but hitherto without effect, and the Persian authorities,
so far from in any way modifying their previous attitude
or attempting to implement the assurance given to His Majesty 1 s
Minister, have been more active than ever in harassing these
unfortunate people# As a result of their action and the
apparent powerlessness of the British authorities to protect
them a number of these Bahrainis have accepted Persian
nationality papers whereupon the Persian authorities have
gone further and have promptly conscripted the younger
members of the community for service in the Persian army,
and His Majesty^ Vice Consul, Mohammerah, where I recently
proceeded in order to discuss this matter, informed me that
some 30 of them had been sent off to Ahwaz. His Majesty's
Acting Consul at Ahwaz referred the matter to His Majesty's
Minister, but has been informed in reply that, as these
individuals had taken out Persian nationality papers, nothing
could be done for them.
On the other hand two Bahrainis by name Jafer and
Aziz, aged respectively 17 and 24, sons of one Abdul Syed
an ...
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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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- '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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