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Coll 30/93 'Position of Bahrein subjects in Persia and of Persian subjects in Bahrein.' [‎7r] (18/402)

The record is made up of 1 file (197 folios). It was created in 6 May 1933-11 Oct 1940. It was written in English. 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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Bushlre, the 30th July, 1040•
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1 «n©X©g© & ooj^r of a demi-official letter 0 * 1 / 518 ,
dated the zZnd June 1940, frojfl weightean, regarding the Holie
In Bahrain, and algo a copy of hie telegram ?io*177, dated
the 15th June, which v»at» not repeated to you# A Holi ie an
Arab who migrated generation# ago to the lereian aide with
the tide of ©om erce and later returned to the Arab littoral#
They are ^utmia, and the vast majority are indieting iehable
from the rest of the Arab oommimity* They have no real
&3tfeetioa for I-treia, (though they like to do a little
smuggling with the Arabs still remaining in the Tangietan
forte,) and would be extremely embarraeted if they were
asked to r*turn there •
2# Bahrain politics are a particularly tangled ftkeixu
We have suani arabs and Shiah Arabs, sunnl 2 ereians and
Shiah lore lane | sunni Shaikh© and Shiah fellaheen Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour. * ■ Saudi®,
Irakis, Jew© and Hindu®, British interest® and oil intereet®,
and m on* The Oulf i© the meet highly technical sectiai of
our service, though the view was held until a few month© hack
that any one could be pitch forked into it at a moment * ®
notice* Before an officer can be of any value as a Political
I Agent at Bahrain it is essential that he should have at least
two year© experience a© a junior in the 0ul£ and ierela, uni
he must have a fluent knowledge of r.ruhic aa,i c-r^ian.
3# When 1 went to Bahrain in 19^9 X had ©ix years* service
il the Gulf and touth Persia, was a« fait with Bahrain politic
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The file concerns the affairs of subjects of Bahrein [Bahrain] in Persia [Iran], and the affairs of the 'Persian' community (also referred to as the ' Holis Group of people who migrated from the Arab shores of the Gulf to the Persian side over the course of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, many of whom have since returned to the Arabian Peninsula. ') in Bahrain.

The main correspondents are HM Representative, Tehran; HM Consul for Khuzistan; HM Vice-Consul, Mohammerah; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and the 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.

In terms of the affairs of Bahrainis in Iran, the papers, dated 1933-35, cover the alleged oppression of Bahrainis in Iran by the Iranian Government; the conscription of Bahrainis by the Iranian Government; discussion (between the 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. , the Foreign Office, the Government of India, and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. ) of whether the British Government should make an official protest to the Iranian authorities over the treatment of Bahrainis; the difficulty posed by the Iranian Government's claim to sovereignty over Bahrain; the question of dual nationality; petitions of complaint from Bahrainis; and discussion of whether the British should implement retaliatory measures.

In terms of the affairs of the 'Persian' community in Bahrain, the papers, dated 1940, cover: the support of the 'Persian' community for the Germans in the Second World War, and consequent unease on the part of the Ruler of Bahrain; the suggestion by the 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 that internment should be considered for persons suspected of pro-German, or at least anti-British and anti-Bahrain Government sympathies; and a letter from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. to the Government of India, commenting on the complex nature of politics in Bahrain (folios 7-9).

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (197 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 199; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-198; these numbers are printed, and are not circled.

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