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'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia' [‎166r] (331/440)

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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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r lie issue Bahrain arc 1 its origin .
^ere is also disapreenent on the issue of *he Irlends of
Bahrain arhich is l^iufr before the League of Nations for con
siders tion and ifhich it is the Persians and not the English
or the Arnir of Bahrain who submitted for consideration, ‘'"he
crux of the matter is that +he two issues which constitute the
subject of discord in +he Sv»r + + ul A-^ab and the Persian Oulf
are Iving before '•'he League o^ Bations for se'l"*'lement.
Vnd Just as '•'he Iraqis T:an + ■•■o stem Persia from encroach
ing uid or “^heir borders and to mRke her recognise + he borders
fixed between their country and her territo^ies, the Persiens
exnect the Lea Pike of Nations to have Bahrain r^tm^ned to them
on '•■he ground that was under their sway formerly. ‘J’he first
time when the Persians claimed supremacy over these islands
and demanded their return to^hem was in the ’’’ear 19P^ following
i
the conclusion o^ the Jiddah ^rea^y between England and Ibn
^aud. r1 hus in the mon + h o^ November of f hrt Persia sent
a memorandum to the League o** Nations claiminp- that Bahrain be
longed to her, that she did not renounce her claim to it and that
she regarded what was mentioned in the Jidda? "reaty a? a blow
to her rights of supreme cy. Or the ^9th o^ flovem>er England
sen + a memorandum in reuly saying tha + she dir ho + k^or of
nrv ground on which ^e^si^ had a righ+ to base her cl^im to
the«^e islands, which were neither a up rt o^ Persia f^om geo-
grauhical uoir^ o*'' view ror wehe inhabi + ed bv '■he oeople of
Persian element, and +het she knew that the "Vrsian troous once
during + he l^th and + he la s + pr o^ + he Ifl+h centuries raided
Bahrain and occupied it but the Arab tribes a+tseked it in "he
year 1^83 under ■'■he !U-eadershin A1 Khalifah, its present
rulers turned the 'Persians out took possession of A hr islands
and are still there.
_ Persia renews the complaint ^

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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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