"ملف ‏19/109 II (C 17)‎ البحرين: علاقات الحاكم مع القوى الخارجية الأخرى" [و‎‎١‎٦‎٤] (٥٣٤/٣٣٣)

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- H roin the f5,1 eg of. this off/" ice I see that it is on record
that it was the Intention at H .M*Govt. before the war to
.nore definitely dispose of the pretentions of the 'ersian
Croyt• to rights orer the Islands of Bahr* in.
In this connection I would x>oint out th?--t
Pfif isd- wfl £ tfyr'
the practice is continued by the Persian Pa soort authorltl
of i 'suing passports for Bahrain as for an inland port of
Persia and the passport holder has to lodge a deposit .This
deposit is not refundable be 'ore he sends his 'Pass* back,
with an endorsement to shew that he has duly arrived in
Bahrain. oome years ?igo such passes were endorsed by one Ha,ji
•Abdur Habi t but he was warned to oease doing so,^. orders were
ultimately passed by H.M.G. for his r:.imoval from Bahrain. It
is not loiown why these orders were not carried out at the time
The individual,although he no longer endorses passports,
continues to cause every troublr he c«n and has had to be
severely cautioned by nearly every Political Agent who h- s
been here.
The position as regards these pa ses now is that
tnay are endorsed by the Political .gent to the effect that
t'Tie holder arrived in Bahrain. It would seem that we ' re in
so doing placing ourselves in a somewhat invidious position,
and ? cting as part of the Persian ?a -sport system.Fe endorse
passes,plainly marked 'From one iManwi±?acxtintemal port to
another 1 and charge no fee ¥/hatsoever.There is a very conside
)able amount of clerical Irbour involved,since the number of
such Tezkereh pat ses issued is great.
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