'File 19/109 III (C 22) Bahrain - Relations with Foreign Powers, Etc' [‎213r] (442/494)

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From No. 35-36 of the paper'Bayan-i-Haqiqat 1 ,Shiraz .
October 14. 1925.
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70RTH
ATTENTION.
n Shaikh Khalifeh bin Ahmad,of the original Shaikhs of Bahrain,
who had gone to Tehran with important documents regarding the
territories of Bahrain,has returned,and on the 8th Shahriwar
(31st August) arrived at Bushire. According to his statements
to some of the nationalists he had been the object of the
particular consideration of the Head of the Government,and
with exceeding pleasure awaits,and is hopeful for,the desired
results on the part of the Government.
Ten days after his arrival his cousin Shaikh Ahmad bin
Shaikh Ibrahim bin Muhammad A1 Khalifeh,with a heart full of
anguish, arrived at Bushire and .joined him. According to his
statement the English Consul at Bahrain,with great irnpropriet-
by of threats had seized the whole we al th, h ous e s , date -
-cardans and possessions of Shaikh Khalixeh,ano hac. certain
valuable effects auctioned,and had placed the sums in cash
together with the jewels also in his own capacious pockets.
Articles that they were not able to keep were also auctioned,
aS SQ 1 Ar ab 'horses, the value of each of which was 1000 Rs.
=ha^ B ^alifeh 0 has y paid not the slightest attention to this
painful adversity,and vrtll not do ^=
: o ;„ fcr the love of the first personage in the ^tate and l
sav.xci t-- io . DiUsr of the party( sic?) "over and abovt
leailing on t.ie stro., 0 P o-nri cbi Idrenj can
'all my property, even tne souxs ot my not '- eas from the l0 ve
•fall a prize to the ^l of mv grandsires.
of Persia,which is my country of iri^ ^ nat ionality
anC ' * ^ ^ eP r f tribes ^o the Government Authorities;and to
and that of my tru es x.o wi r.plieion and nation I am
damn ^he eyes of the enenu^ pe f u i neg -; t0 sacrifice myself
t^th^lSt drop of my^hlood for my an
r .so™ut ;%rs;r5 « -o„ g «u.««.
peoples ^tn. ^^^her ^ominBnt_Shail<hs_oL,^ ^
feM^ejt|iven shaite h Khalif eh, intend
that in future,snouTTTny o. .] a tn similar dire
to po to Tehran, they will be n!b „ means of the
misfortunes =now ^Arabs^f of Con8ul are
instruments 01 bori-ire ^ leave Bahrain. d
hemmed in,and are not Per n "-ea to 1 t t0 th e respect*<
A eternal Stated a copy of it is sent to you so
Chief of the fe&fe the names at the toot of this
that you may print it 4l , a ' ol0 ,which fully recoui ts t -e
announcement. _ A . ^=0 enclosed, so that you may print it.
historv of Eahrain,1« ^ current in Bushire,an officer with
According to the f the rifles seized in
12 soldiers,who were ^ " at t e ntion of the agent of t; 116
Ifuhammareh^, by reason ^ l8nd all the weapons at
British steamsnips ,did n Rushire anchorage _to bring
and took off the rest fror _ _ d . a> i , i ow the valiant military
to Bushire on its return ^ +he'rest of the arms,and ewa: mg
are staying in Bahrain with the rest o^ wiij my
the return of the ship- * ■' _
name in your paper. <steaiuer has arrived from India anu
This moment the of rlfles.w^h were landea^^,^
"hymiffht with it > -n.. q T i t t > p witn b. n.e ml J—^ ■ J
Crlin,and landed them a^Busnire^ ^ t curate
to be dispatched shortly matter regarding the
information, and the trut^^ oannot be obt ained.
soldiers and officer ^ ^ feii ^
To Tehran: To His Highness the - P shlahriwar 1304
2 — ""purees , and ^rime Minister. (g3rd Sept ig25)
. evi o i vh MuhaTiTtiad Yazd i .
copy to -eces
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