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Telegram S,4 (Cypher Telegram - O.T.P - SECRET)

From Political Resident, Bahrain.
To Commonwealth Relations Office > London.
Repeated H.M's Ambassador, Tehran.
No.94.
Dated the 23rd January, 1948.

On January 21st Near East Broadcasting
Station at Haifa, broadcast message attributed to Reuters to
effect that a representative of the Bahrain National Party

had arrived in Tehran. He interviewed certain members of the
Persian Parliament and informed them that Bahrain people would
like to re-join Persia as soon as possible.
2. Strong representation has been received
on subject from Shaikh.
3. Consider it unfortunate that British
imprimatur should have been given to this message by its being
attributed to Reuters and broadcast from a Station under
British control.
4. Grateful if Tehran Embassy would ascertain

and telegraph identity of Bahrain National Party representative
referred to.
5. To_C.R.O. only. See my telegram No.55
January 14th. £.3
1/

•LB' HAY