'File 1/15 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- DOWASIR tribe & their removal from Bahrain'

Content

The file concerns the removal of the Dowasir [Dawāsir] (also spelled Dawasir) tribe from Bahrain following disturbances between the Dowasir and other Bahraini communities.

The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein) and 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. . Other correspondents include Shaikh Hamad, Deputy Ruler of Bahrain [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah]; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser the Government of Bahrain; Bin Saud, Sultan of Nejd [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]; and British naval commanders in Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Enclosures to 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. to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain include copies of correspondence with the Government of India and the rulers of Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain.

The papers covers the following:

• reports from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain;
• relations between the (Sunni) Dowasir and Bahraini Shiahs (also referred to as Baharnah);
• reported aggression by the Dowasir against Baharnah, June 1923;
• involvement of Bin Saud;
• confiscation and sale of property belonging to the Dowasir by the Government of Bahrain;
• departure of two thirds of the tribe to the island of Raka, October 1923;
• the Dowasir reported to have gone to Dammam [Dammām], November 1923;
• involvement of the Royal Navy, November 1923;
• the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Subah [Aḥmad bin Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] agrees to deny the Dowasir entry to Kuwait, November 1923;
• involvement of Shaikh Hamad of Bahrain;
• the Dowasir and pearl diving;
• terms for the readmission of the Dowasir to Bahrain, and return of their property, 1927.

The Arabic content of the file consists of approximately twenty letters (with translations) between British officials and local rulers, including Shaikh Hamad of Bahrain and Bin Saud.

Extent and format

1 volume (165 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are filed in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after the relevant covering letter.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 167; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 7-161; these numbers are written mostly in crayon, with a few written in pencil, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/87

Former external reference(s)

Confidential files, 1921-32: 1/15

History of this record

Date(s)

3 Jul 1922-26 May 1928 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

DeportationPearl industry and trade

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'File 1/15 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- DOWASIR tribe & their removal from Bahrain', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/87, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000336> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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