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From
Ho* -S of 19220
British Eesidenoy and Consulate-General,
Buahire, 5rd December 19SS«
The Hon^le Lieut-Col <» A.P % Trevor, C»S,I*,0.1 .E« ,
Political Resident in the Persian ^ulf.
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de S. Bray, Eear., C.S.I«*C # I # E«,G.B,E.,
Foreign Secretary to the Government of India
in the Foreign anfl Political Department,
DELHI.
PERSIAN GOVERNMKNT 1 S CLAIM TO SOVEREIGNTY OVFR BAHRAIR,
Sir,
With reference to correspondence ending with this off5
letter Wo* 818«S dated the 3rd Hovember 1922, I have the
honour to forward herewith for the information of the Gcve
ment of India copy of the marginally cited despatch f^
— — — — His Majesty's Cons\
Ho» 83 dated 20th November 192S.J
— —.— Shiraz to His Majesv' '
Minister, Tehran forwarding three extracts from the Shir
newspaper 9 AslJ-i-Azadi 1 importuning the Persian Govemr
to protect Persian subjects and interests in Bahrain*
already reported there is no doubt that Haji /Mul Habi
Kazeruni is the writer or the inspirer of these articles .
He and six other Persians residing in Bahrain came over to
Bushire- this week and presented a memorial to Eis Imperial
Majesty the shah setting forth their alleged grievance^
praying His Majesty to appoint a Karguzar at Bahrain
after their interests# As far as is known no action 1
has been taken on this memorial#
With regard to the actual cases mentioned in these
articles, I would observe that three of these are mentioned
in nearly all the articles about Bahrain and are three in
which Haji Abdul Nabi has specially interested himself*
The case of Mul la Bastakl referred to in the first retract