'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia' [‎79r] (157/440)

wen to 'olace their thiinb prints on applications for a
Persian H sj,iil T, 0 H© y;as ■oromiaed further exernntion himself if
he would do so,, He refused. Ix e was later ordered to sipn
these applications as a witneos and ap:ain refused, whereupon
he was knocked down by four Arabieh fria^ds in the presence of
the nead o^ the '♦^ijil*’ department and was struck with the butt
of their rifles. He reported all this to Captain C^auncy in
a perfect!- coin and dispassionate manner, and there seems no
reason for doubtinp that it is an exact description of what has
been occurring recently. A signed statement is in Captain
Channel's possession, ^e was examined by Dr.T) f Souza, the
Consulate doctor, who found no traces left of any bruises.
Others have exhibited marks probably caused by blows.
4. Zair Saleh further reported that he was unable Owing
to nis injuries to attend the funeral of Seyed Hussein, hut
that manv Persons in Ousbah were present. Seyed Hussein was
a man of fifty five who succumbed four or five dav 3 after he
had been treated similarly to himself.
5. Since the visit of the Governor of Abadan to Gusbah
an officer of Amnieh took a statement from Zair Saleh which he
was not asked to sign. H e reports that from then onwards
there has been no further trouble at Gusbah, and no more
complaints have been received through other channels.
1 have the honour t o be,
Sir,
i -our most obedient,
humble servant,
sd. A.TU.Watkinson,
H.P.M.Consul for Khuzistan.