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'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia' [‎196r] (391/440)

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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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(Copy of Translation)
Basrah, 4th April, 1939.
<§>
To
The Hon'ble the Political Hesident
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire .
Your Honour,
we the undersigned, are the subjects of the Bahrain State
according to the Passports obtained by us from the Bahrain Passport
Office/tand which we hold.
Most of us live in Basrah, Iraq, having immigrated there
from Muhammerah and other towns five years ago or even before that
period, at the time when the Iranian Government ordered the discard-
1 n e tne veil. we had to leave our houses and landed properties
in the hands of foreigners or in charge of those of us who were
unable to immigrate. During this period we have suffered great
losses in damages done to our properties or their being forsaken
as some of us could not find reliable persons to entrust their
properties to them. Now it so happens that an Iranian leases a
house or a shop and after the lapse of a period of two or three
months ne would claim i t to oe his property and when the agent of
the owner oi the property goes for litigation nis petitions would
not be heard. Borne of our property have been given on rent by the
Iranian Govcrntrient tnemselves and at this they oecotne the properties
of the lessors.
The cause of this state of affairs is the fact that we cannot
visit Kuhammerah as the Iranian Government do not allow anybody to
ca i ry Banrain nationality papers nor would they endorse such docu
ments to enable us to enter Iran on the same.
Lately a Committee has arrived at Muhammerah to register
landed properties there. We are at a loss to understand what to
do. vve cannot visit Iran and should we delay cur properties would
be lost to us. we therefore request you kindly to give our case
be lost to us.

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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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