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'File 19/109 VI (C 45) Bahrain Relations with Foreign Powers' [‎30r] (76/520)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (256 folios). It was created in 1 Jun 1931-30 Sep 1933. 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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madt in tht^ipendi'™',? theSe enactm ™ t s an attempt has been
their combined effect^ The LaHf 1,06 3 C ? nS0 ^ ^ ^
and in 1927 His Maio-tV^ n ' f Wa 1 ™ lC cr icize( ^ ^7 foreign powers
which thev honed mio-lif K v. n 1 mi ' sought to establish certain principles
1928 led to no Z nlf !fi m an exclian g e of Notes. Negotiations in
, i ,, u ^ ikI , as the law \vaR not m practice yivinu rise to mnoli rlifflpnltv-
the ma ter was allowed to stand over nntil the summer^ S whLTwas «
queXo^ ^CeTbv 1? t'Tt/ 0 faCllitate ^ paS
that Z H„if. 7L 7 t Llttle PJ 0 g ress was then made beyond ascertainin.
f He ]. az Government were disposed to satisfy His Maiestv's Govern mp-nf
on certain points but, through jealoury of their sovereign rights wished to proceed
by way of legislatmn of their own. On the other hand the
sa^ to seek further guidance from His Majesty's Government on various mrtters
L" Sr™n ^ n0t taken 6th ' w ^en instructi^s were
m»ter| 7 ;^f?r w 6 " 6 i ° structions reache<i Jedda Sheikh Ynsuf Yasin had inti-
mated that the Hejaz Government were anxious to get on with the new law and
expressed a wish to discuss the matter unofficially. This led to a conversation
on -^e biuary 4th, to which Sir A. Eyan consented rather than run the risk of seein^
an unsatisfactory new law promulgated without previous discussion. It appeared
from bheikh Yusuf lasm s explanations that the Hejazi Government proposed to
meet the views of His Majesty's Government on two important points, the
wording of Article 3, which originally asserted the Hejazi nationality of all persons
born in the Hejaz, without right of subsequent option; and the wording of Article
A, which m its original form provided that any foreigner "residing" in the
Hejaz who wan not in possession of documents proving his nationality would be
deemed a Hejazi as from the date of the law. The Amending Regulation pro
mulgated shortly after the above conversation provides more satisfactory texts
of those two Articles ; although His Majesty's Government would have pre
ferred Article 3 to be given such a form that Hejazi nationality acquired by
birth did not take effect until the child had attained his majority, subject then
to a right of option ; and the new wording of Article X is not so precise as could
be wished. The Hejazi Government could not see their way to accept a sugges
tion of His Majesty's Government that the words " who have in the past " should
be omitted from Article 6 or that in practice the clause containing them should
not be applied retrospectively.
58. From a practical point of view the amended law seems unlikely, if it is
faithfully applied, to impose any hardship on British subjects and protected per
sons. In his converr ation with Sheikh Yusuf Yasin on February 4th, Sir A. Ryan
intimated that he would not consider the acquisition of Hejazi nationality by a
child born in the Hejaz of British parents as necessarily precluding the Legation
frcm intervening in certain circumstances on behalf of the child and its parents.
He had in mind such a case as that of the technically Hejazi minor daughter of a
British subject being abducted, in which case it should be possible to intervene
at the instance of the injured father.
59. It is important to note that the Law has now been expressly extended to
the whole of Ibn Sa'ud's dominions, though without any express mention of Asir.
60. Beacons at Yanho. —Two beacons were swept away by storms in December
and January thus increasing the danger of approaching this always difficult port.
As it is principally frequented by Khedivial steamers the Legation strongly urged
that the beacons thould be restored without delay. This work had not been
completed by February 28th but the prospect of its being done was good, helped
perhaps by a personal conversation which Mr. Hope Gill had with the Amir of
Yanbo on his voyage to Suez at the end of January. The Khedivial Company
themselves propounded a scheme for supplying a complete outfit of five or six bea
cons at a little over £100 each but the Hejazi authorities found this beyond their
means and preferred to undertake the essential work themselves.
61. Approach to Jedda.—Sir A. Ryan had some general conversation with
the Emir Faisal, during the latter's formal visit on February 1, about the desir
ability of port improvements. The Emir assured him that the whole subject
was receiving earnest consideration. Inshallah !

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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the harassment and mis-treatment of Bahrainis resident in Persia, notably in the town of Mohammerah (present day Khorramshahr).

Much of the correspondence concerns the arrest of a Bahraini trader named Haji Hamid and reports that the Persian government is forcing Bahrainis to give up their Bahraini nationality and adopt Persian nationality.

The correspondence discusses how the British should respond to Persia's actions and the broader implications of any such response. The detention of a Bahrain Government official in Persia (Jaafar Ben Abdullah Saleh) is also discussed as is correspondence regarding the exact number of Bahrainis then resident in Persia.

The file also contains documents relating to foreign representation (or lack thereof) in Bahrain, the undesirability of the USA establishing a consulate in the country and practicalities regarding a visit to Bahrain of Paul Knabenshue, the Minister Resident of the USA in Baghdad.

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1 volume (256 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

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Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose. There are various foliation sequences. The most complete sequence is written in pencil, in the very top right corner. It begins on the title page and runs through to f.247, the spine of the volume, which has been separated and placed in a plastic sheet. The following details should be noted: f.1 is followed by f.1A and f.1B; f.115 is followed by f.115A; f.163 is followed by f.163A; f.163A is stored in an envelope that is attached to f.163; f.164 is followed by f.164A; f.165 and f.166 are stored in an envelope that is attached to f.164A; f.167 is followed by f.167A; f.168, f.169 and f.170 are stored in an envelope that is attached to f.167A.

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