'File 19/109 VII (C 59) Shaikh's Relations with other Foreign Powers'

Holding institution:
British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Data provider:
Qatar National Library
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Title:
'File 19/109 VII (C 59) Shaikh's Relations with other Foreign Powers'
Date:
1933/1935
Description:
Abstract: The file is a collection of correspondence between British officials in London, Delhi, Bushire and Bahrain. The bulk of the correspondence relates to reports that Bahrain nationals resident in Gusba in Persia were being forced by the Persian government to forego their Bahraini nationality and adopt Persian nationality. The reports include details of Bahrainis being imprisoned, physically attacked and forced to give up their Bahraini nationality. The file contains a number of petitions to Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa from Bahraini subjects resident in Persia. An appropriate reaction by the British authorities in Bahrain is discussed at length as are broader issues related to a draft Bahrain nationality law. Measures proposed (but not enforced) by British officials include banning the Pahlavi Cap being worn by Persians resident in Bahrain and the closure of Persian schools in the country. It is declared that any person born in Bahrain of foreign parents – unless registered at the Agency – shall be considered as subjects of the Bahrain state.The file also includes information regarding a visit to Bahrain by the French Consul at Bushire and matters related to land ownership in the Hejaz.Physical description: A bound correspondence file. The volume is foliated from the front cover to last page, with small circled numbers in the top-right corner of each front-facing page.
Language:
English
Type:
Archival file
Type (Narrower):
Other Texts
Type (Broader):
Text
Subject:
Āl Khalīfah (Family)
Geographic region:
Kingdom of Hejaz
Gusba
Bahrain
Būshehr
Rights:
غير معروف
Identifier:
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000129_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000129_en
IOR/R/15/1/324
IOR/R/15/1/324
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