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'File 19/126 Bahrain Customs' [3r] (7/22)
The record is made up of 1 file (8 folios). It was created in 13 Feb 1930. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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2., In this oonneotion I i»auXd vantur© to put ue-
-fore the Covernaent of India the impressions that I
gained during my recent visits to .Bahrain, The
present .Ruler is ;3hai,kh Hamad; he is entirely devoid,
of energy and has no desire to govern: he himself is
glad to leave everything to the Adviser, and has to
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oe pressed to give a decision on any matter. Ee
retires on every possible occasion to his oountry seat
10 miles from the town in order to avoid petitioners
and State worries, and it is at least doyotful whether,
tod the succession been allowed to take its course
without any intervention on our part, he would.not have
ocen ousted o> his more forceful hrother Aoduilah,
Ead the latter succeeded things would profcaDly have
'
seen different out as it is we have to make the best
of things as they are. The only- question that
,
really interests haikh .iamad is the allowances of
himself and his family, and the A1 Khalifa family
have not abandoned the former idea that the taxes
paid by the inhabitants are the just la of the
ailing Family.
Ti rhe revenues of tiahrain amount to about 10
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, and of this bQ% is paid to the Shaikh and his •
relativess he has made constant efforts to get this
©uia of 5
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
increased but both Oolonel Barrett and '
1 have informed him that we consider it ample, and
have refused to agree to any increase.
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,■/ n the other hand Bahrain h s practically
only one source of income, the customs, which collect
.9?S otthe total revenue. If the lusasuie or control
which is at present exercised by uropaans in Bahrain
was sensibly relaxed I tniHk there is very little doubt
but th t the revenues would be appreciably diminished.
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This file contains a letter from Lt-Col Hugh Vincent Biscoe (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 Bushire) to the Foreign Secretary of the Government on India in New Delhi.
The letter discusses the retention of the services of Mr. C. de Grenier as the Director of Customs in Bahrain but also contains a broader discussion of the state of Bahrain including the style of rule of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the state's sources of income, a comparison between Bahrain and Kuwait and the work of Charles Belgrave (Shaikh Hamad's adviser).
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- 1 file (8 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
A bound correspondence file. The main foliation system starts at the titlepage and is printed in the top right hand corner of each folio. A second foliation system is also present which is printed at the top of each page in the centre, commencing on folio 3.
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- IOR/R/15/1/332
- Title
- 'File 19/126 Bahrain Customs'
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- front, front-i, 1r:9v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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