'File 12/2 Treatment of Baharna in Persia' [‎203r] (405/440)

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\ ' r > v,f 'Basrah 26th Dace ber, 1944 ^
His Excellency,
II.B.M's Consul-General,
Bushir e.
. n submitted that we are merchants of Bahrain, which
o a r uish Protectorate, have resided in Khormmahshahr(Persia)
since a very ].ong time. But when the previous Government
p^rT £ he .Persian people in general'and the subjects of the
British Empire in particular very severely, we were compelled to
emingrate to Iraq and leave our properties and residential
quarters in the hands of foreigners.
?{ 1 khe event of the Allied Forces having entered the
i^ersian soix, we were able to go and return to and from Iran
Thf ? Urp ? se of observing our properties and other business.
The Persian Government in the first stage disregarded our entry
to Iran, due to the fact that we were provided with passports of
oreign Government, but later the case has been reversed and very
strict observation was imposed on every nan of our community on
t 6 pretext that they were pursuing gangsters who are entering
Iran irom the foreign countries. Whenever we produce our pass
ports which were not endorsed with the Iranian Visa, we were dealt
with very severely. In view of the fact that we are in a very
urgent need ior travelling to Iran as to observe our properties
and business there, we found ourselves in a very critical position
and a very obsecure problem has arisen which cannot be solved
except by your Excellency.
f ac t that we are loyal subjects to
tne British Empire we shall deem it a very great favour if
you intervene with the Iranian Consulate in Basrah to grant
us tiie necessary visas in order to enaole us to proceed to
Iran in an official manner.
\r ^?, we Q-iJ-b 0 aware of your magnanimity, we hope
tnat you will not hesitate to consider our case favourably
and arrange to settle this matter with your kind energy.
For this act of kindness we shall be very grateful.
We have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servants.
Mr.H.Obaid Salih Bahraini.
Mr. S. Adman S. Ahmed Bahraini
Mr. H. Razi Sulamn. Bahraini
Mr. Abdul Hassan.H
Mr. Sayed H. S. Miksin
Oraran H. Nasir
Sulam H. Maiidy
Sayed Kassim S. Hashira
Mohamed Hassan H.S.
Sayed Jomma S. Jawiad.
S. Kazin S. Alavi.
Mohammed Haji Her.
Naera Hassan.
Sayed Jaffar S. MaJ[id Bahraini
Hassan H. Abb^od. Bahraini
Mr. Sayed Mohsin S. Hassan.
Haji Mohamed.R
Mohammed Haji Mahdi.
Sayed Husain Ali. V S
Mohd. Haji Molla N
Ali Haji Obaid.
Abas Haji Obaid.
S. Jassim Sayed Alaive.
Haji H. Mazouk.
Haji Mahdy Abda Ali.
Ali Ebrahim.
CON^IDEJIIA L
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British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ,
Bushire,
the 17th February,1945
Copy forwarded with compliments tos-
,^aVLF Majesty's Consul, KHORRAMSHAR for
favour of' .
;;/ (1 J. jne: 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. , BAHRAIN /'for information.
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