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Coll 30/228 'COMMUNAL SITUATION IN PERSIAN GULF.' [5r] (10/13)
The record is made up of 1 file (4 folios). It was created in 19 Feb 1948-25 Mar 1948. 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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BSSMI PEPSIAM GULF
BAHT, AI
g.0.Wo.666-S Dated the 11th
Please refer to your demi-official letter NoeF.17(18)-
AtoT/48 dated the 19th February, 1948, about the communal situation
|/^in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
2. There was some' anti-Jewish rioting in Bahrain at the
beginning of December, and subsequently some anonymous posters
appeared in the Manamah bazaar threatening both Jews and Sikhs.
There were also Rumereue rumours that the Pakistani Muslim employees
of Petroleum Development (Qatar), limited in the Qatar peninsula
intended to attack the Company's Sikh employees. As a result most
of the bikhs in Bahrain and Qatar have left for India.
3. So far as Indian and Pakistani subjects were concerned
to the best of ray knowledge up to date there have been no actual
incidents of a communal nature. There is no sign of tension
between Hindus and Pakistani Muslims and 1 hardly think it necessary
at present to ask the Bahrain Government to take any special
measures for the protection of Indian nationals, especially as such
measures might have a provocative effect. The anti-Jewish disturb
ances at the beginning of December arose suddenly and were of short
duration. Since then the situation has been normal and there is
no reason to think that the Bahrain Government's police would not
be able to deal quickly and effectively with any communal trouble
that may arise. Should however the situation show any signs of
deteriorating I will do my best to see that all possible measures
are taken to ensure the safety of Indian nationals in Bahrain.
4. In Qatar special police officers have been appointed from
amongst the Oil Company's employees and given powers to enable them
to deal with communal trouble should any arise.
&• No reports have been received of any communal trouble
elsewhere in the Gulf States.
Sd/- W.R. Hay.
H. Dayal,
Minist
Esquire,
ry of External Affairs &
Commonwealth Relations,
Government of India
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The file consists of a single item of correspondence 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Rupert Hay) to the Commonwealth Relations Office, London, concerning communal relations between Muslims, Jews, Sikhs, and Hindus in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The enclosures to the letter include a copy of a letter from the Ministry of External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations of the Government of India, alleging acts of looting, rape, and murder by members of the Muslim League against the Jewish community in Bahrain, and asking the Resident to take measures to ensure the safety of Indian nationals there. The Resident in response acknowledged that some anti-Jewish rioting had taken place in Bahrain in December 1947, and mentioned rumours of intended attacks by Pakistani Muslim employees of Petroleum Development Qatar against the Company's Sikh employees in Qatar, but felt that no special measures were required for the protection of Indian nationals in the Gulf.
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- 1 file (4 folios)
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There is a set of file notes on folio 2.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 6; 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.
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- Coll 30/228 'COMMUNAL SITUATION IN PERSIAN GULF.'
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:3v, 4v:5v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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