'File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous' [10r] (21/124)
The record is made up of 1 file (60 folios). It was created in 8 Sep 1925-28 Jun 1931. 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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Monday, D««ml>«r 21, 1295 3
•'--v
BAHREIN WATER
SUPPLY. T
OVER Rs. 2,00,000 CONTRIBUTED.
A WONDERFUL EFFORT.
(From A Correspondent.)
Bahrein.
The GoverDtnent here are shl' tr\ *ng
their best to better the conditionH (;f the
poor people. It recently opened two
drinking wells in each of the two islands
Altnanama and Alroahraq. Tuem wells
enable the poor pe)ple ba fr)d of er
expenpes.
1 his example made a strong impres
sion on the mind of the local notabl s.
An engineer was called on to open
many wellj in different pa<"t8 of the
country, but no agreement was made as
he asked for a big salary.
Hajt Yuief bin Abdul Rahman
Kazoo, seeing that this not be paid
without the co-operation of others coi fer-
rtd with the authorities and pointed out
that all fiobles should be called on to lick
into this case.
On December 7, the Bahrein
Government sent invitations to all
notables and on December 8 a meeting
was held. Haji Yusef Kazoo on behalf
of Sheikh H*mad and on behalf of
the British Political Ag nt thanked the
audience and stated the object of this
meeting.
The Contributions.
The result was that the following
contributions were made :—
The Government of Bahrein 150,000
Sheikh Ham^d Alkalifa 16,000
Haji Yusef Kano 15,000
Mohd. ibn Rachtd ibn
Hendi Almanai 15,000
Haji Yusef Kazoo 3,000
Haji Salman bin Hussein bin
Katr 8.000
Haji Abdul Aziz Alkasbain
and Company 8,000
Abdullah bin Isa Siyadiyah 7,500
Ahmed bin Hakim Siyadiyah 7,500
Ali ibn Sefar Aljalahema S.OOo
Ali bin Abdullah Mohd. 2,000
Abdul Rahman bin Mohd
Alziyakh 2,000
Say id Abdullah bin Say id
Ibrahim 1,000
Haji Khalil and Mohd.
Albakir 1,000
Ahmed ibn Hakim 1,000
Ahmed Ali Aldawi 500
Ibrahim bin Jamia Aldawi 400
Ali ibn Moo^a Alamran 500
Mohd. bin Yusef bin Nasir 500
1 (
2,^0,900
It is hopfd that Kowait notables
will follow this example.
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The documents contained in this file cover a diverse range of topics. The file includes - in the following order - letters concerning water boring operations in Bahrain (1925/1926), a report of an assassination attempt against Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1926), a petition 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. from Sunni and Shia inhabitants of Bahrain (1926), a letter regarding Shaikh Hamad's desire to visit Abdullah bin Jasim Al Thani in Qatar (1927), a list showing the quantity and value of foreign goods imported into Bahrain in 1927, discussions regarding the granting of additional land in Bahrain to Mespers, The Mesopotamian-Persian Trading Corporation (1928), reports concerning the Persian school in Bahrain (1928), a letter 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. in Bahrain to 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 that discusses several matters (1929), correspondence that discusses the distinction between Shaikh Hamad's personal flag and the official state flag of Bahrain (1930), an intelligence report on the Qusaibi family of Riyadh (1931) and a letter about the implementation of a 10 percent cut to the personal allowances of the Al Khalifa family (1931).
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
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Unbound, loose pages in a folder. Foliation starts on the first page of the file. The foliation numbers are written in pencil and circled. They appear in the top right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . A previous foliation system runs from folio 3 to folio 8 but has been crossed out. An additional, inconsistent, foliation system appears in pencil and blue crayon, starting on folio 10.
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