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'File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous' [58r] (117/124)
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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into the hands of Abdul Aziz,the Qusaibi r s present pig
-x * ' v /
office and the house near the Bank to the west "belonging 1
to him.
4. When Ibn Sa^d occupied Has$a,Abdul Aziz and Abdul
Hahraan came to Bahrain and opened an office for themselves.
In the year 1335 A.H (1916/1917) they became bankrupt but
Bin Sa T ud backed them and promised to pay their creditors
if they failed to do so.
(a). ABDUL AZIZ is a simple and wise man and is the
main stay of the firm. He passes as being pious.
He seldom interferes in things that do not concern
him and he is liked and respected by Bin Sa T ud.
(b). ABDUL RAHMAN is more enlightened,with more education
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and has a wonderful flar« for pearl dealing. He
knows some French and English and normally conducts
the firms business in Paris,where he casts aside the
garments of orthodoxy and sallies abroad in a dinner
jacket T et melon 1 . He is sensible but is very
conceited.
(c). ABDULLA is very intelligent and sharp but is a
very mean and low character. Interferes in everything
and is inclined to be boastful. He is not liked by
Bin Sa T ud.
(d). HASAN is very foolish and gruff. He dashes in where
rfji
where others would fear to tread and is of as low a
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character as Abdulla. He is hot tempered and on
receiving unwelcome correspondence has been known to
tear it to pieces and eat the fragments.
(e). SA T AD,I have never met him but he is said to be
a good 1 mixer' but also of low character like his
brothers Hasan and Abdulla. He always remains in
Has^a.
The firm are reputed to be worth fifty
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
and their property at Bahrain cannot be less than
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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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- 1 file (60 folios)
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/328
- Title
- 'File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:9v, 10v, 11v:60v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence