'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia' [59r] (117/440)
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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being women and children. Those who own agricultural
property have no claim on our assistance unless and
until they divest themselves of their property. Should
they wish to retain their property under the Persian Law
they should become Persian subjects. The others, however
presumably
should/be protected by us so far as we are able.
4. Since our protests to the Persian Government
on behalf of Bahrainis have been unavailing the question
of retaliatory measures against Persian subjects in
Bahrain has been considered in the past by various
atthorltles from time to time. For instance, in para*
graph 10 of his letter of 5th May 1931 Sir Hugh Blscoe
VY* Proposed that Persians in Bahrain should be treated as
Bahrain subjects. Mr Dodd in his letter of 9th Septem-
ber 1931 said that this was not logical. Sir Hugh
fJ' 1 Blscoe, however, in paragraph 2 of his despatch of the
6th November 1931, explained that all he meant was that
the Persians in Bahrain should be subject to the Juris
diction of the Bahrain courts in exactly the same way
as British subjects are subject to the Persian courts.
This proposal Sir Hugh Blscoe made with the object of
bringing pressure to bear on the Persian Government to
give better treatment to Bahrainis in Persia. Prlma
facie it would be quite reasonable for us to say to
the Persian Government: "In spite of our poptests you
continue to oppress the Bahrainis in Persia who are
under our protection. It is unreasonable for you
therefore to expect us to protect your subjects in
Bahrain. And in fact we are going to do so no longer.
The Jurisdiction of our
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
over than will
be removed and they will become subject to the Juris
diction of the Shaikh. He, and his people, are
extremely angry at the treatment which you have been
meting out to his subjects in Persia, and it is possible
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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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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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- Title
- 'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia'
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- front, front-i, 5r:16v, 19r:21v, 24r:25v, 29r:37v, 39r:50v, 55r:79v, 83r:89v, 91r:92v, 94r:94v, 97r:113v, 115r:116v, 119r:125v, 127r:149v, 151r:188v, 190r:219v, back-i, back
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