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'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia' [‎33r] (65/440)

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The record is made up of 1 file (220 folios). It was created in 8 Oct 1932-22 Mar 1945. It was written in English 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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"he Kon ’hie the '’oil Meal ^rnident
at Buahire••• •32ft•
His MaleBty’fl VI ce- Consul.MohjurmernJi.
Ho. 330.
^ith cormliwent s 'b
Connul for Khu*i atan at iVhvas.
British Conaula^e,
Aim3.
6th February,. 1034.
Oir,
With reference to ny telegram Bo.? of the 1st
instant, regard In*? the action of the n ernian authoritie« at
Qushah vsith regard + o Bahrainis resident there, I ha ye the
honour to forward herewith conies of two desnatches received
fron His Kajewtv’fl Vice Consul a* Bohan?!**rah on this subject.
It will be >tp<ed that the Oovemor Qusbah has au?feed "-o s + ay
his hand for ten davn and I hope that instruction!! M?ill be
received fron "ehran in the meanwhile t?nat he is to leave
them alone for the present. I have conveyed the subs ance
of vo?ir teleirram No.8 to the Governor General who informed
me that he will enquire into the matter.
/j>. a b you a^e no doubt aware, the Bahraini community a*
^ . Mohartnerah and at Ousbah has been settled there "or the most
nart (for several generations. "'houfth possibly 'Mieribk?
from theiv Bahraini oririn for the inrue of Bahraini papers
of nationality, - and Car tain ChRurcy reports that some ►hree
or four hund^ed at Qusbah, o?it of a total of four thousand ,
are in posseoe ion of such papers, - i f appears + o me a
these people are, with a few posnible exceptions, of dual
nationality in accordance with the Borsian Nationality Law
of September f7 , 1929. Gi nC e the cornier into force of tha*
Law, the title of His Hajcnty’s Gover?*nent to protect them
in ^ersia would seem *o be limited to prood offices similar
to those afforded to o‘her pernors of dual antionality.
3./
8 ir Bef?inald H.Hoare,K.C.V.f .,
Hie Britannic Majesty’s Minister,
etc., etc., etc.,
British Le^ation, r >hran.

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This file contains correspondence regarding the mistreatment of Bahraini nationals resident in Persia at the hands of the Persian Government.

The file contains a number of petitions (in Arabic with English translations) sent to the Government of Bahrain and Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah by these groups of Bahrainis requesting assistance (ff 54, 81, 82, 118 and 126).

The correspondence between British officials also discusses possible punitive measures against Persians (ff 144-149) resident in Bahrain and broader issues regarding Bahraini nationality (ff 174-177).

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1 file (220 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-220; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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