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'File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous' [‎59r] (119/124)

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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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3.
14-15 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees at normal prices. Their influence is very great
and growing as they hold the majority of Ncjdis at Bahrain
in the hollow of their hands,partly owing to their position
as Jin oa ud's agents and partly because the greater number
are indebted to them.
6. The newly appointed revenue officials on the Mainland
have reduced their easements as regards Customs dues to some
extent^but the other important merchants are in the same
boat.
7. They are on bad terms with Bin Suwailim,the Amir of
QatifjandjOf course,on extremely bad terms with the new
revenue officials,particularly Muhammad al Tawwil. Abdul
Aziz once observed that the last time he saw Muhammad al
Tawwil he was on the end of a chain and he appeared to
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regajp^ his having been released from that position.
8. The firm have now collected some £.40,000 out of the
£.80,000 due to them by Bin Saud and it is a mistake to
suppose that he can afford to flout them as he would then
be obliged to pay cash for his entire Riyadh commit/ments
if he transferred his patronage to another house.
9. The firm deal in every kind of merchandise but their
principal lines are the import of grain and the pearl trade.
Captain J.R.L.Bcadshaw,I.3L,
Secretary to the
Hon ! ble 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. ,Bushire.

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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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