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'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [‎125v] (255/418)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (205 folios). It was created in 1926-1931. 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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Visits of Government officials .—The Hon'ble Lieut.-Colonel L. B,
Haworth, accompanied by Mrs. Haworth and Captain R, Bazelgette, arrived
at Bahrain on Tth March and left for Bushire on 26th March.
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, accompanied by Mrs. Barrett left for
Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and Dehah on 11th April in the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. S. L. "John Lambert" and
returned to Bahrain on 18th April.
Ihe Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Surgeon Lt.-Colonel A. N. Dicksonj M.C., arrived from
Lingah on 5th and left for Bushire on Tth May.
... "Fi 16 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. , accompanied by Mrs. Barrett left for Bushire on
21st May and returned to Bahrain on 29th May.
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, accompanied by Mrs. Barrett left for
Busnire route to Shiraz on recess on 7th July and returned to Bahrain
on zndi October.
I3o l lt i ca ! ^ ent , Bahrain, left for Qatar on 1st November and
returned on 4th: he again left for Qatif accompanied by Abdullah Qusaibi
on 11th and returned on the 12th November.
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Guard. The Bahrain State Police continued to supply the,
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Guard during the year t ^ J
i ! ■ '
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Nejd. '
AJ ^ Wan W n° were diss atisfied with Bin Sa'ud's attitude towards
^ \ a C u 0n ( S raCy uncler tlie leadership of the three paramount
■shaikhs. Sultan bin Bijad (Bin Humaid) Chief of 'Utaibah Faisal ad
Dawish the Chief of Mutair, and Dhaidan al Hithlain of the Ajman tribTs.
Xhebe men decided that certain modern inventions such as motor cars and
wireless telegraphy whose use Bm Sa'ud permitted in the sacred land were
against religion and should be prohibited.
laisal ad Dawish was the chief spirit in this movement. In order to
create trouble for Bin Sa'ud who had not compensated him, as he considered
he deserved, for besieging Medmah, whose governor he had hoped to become,
he incited the Akhwan to attack the posts which the Iraq Government had
too? foil ^ j ^ rolltler - T k e rai d was made on Busaiyah in November
reif.fl TV y Se raids in most of which the Akhwan were suc-
j* j a .i f, 1 ' 8 sl, l ccess .encouraged the other Akhwan who began to gather
ronnd Ad Dawish in order that they might have a share of the plunder
Bin Sa ud was not able at first to take effective action to check Bin Dawish's
following who were raiding Iraq. In consequence however of the connfer
oflensive of the Royal Air Force, and the fear that this had inspired h«
i Id K U ? 0n t0 eave matters in h is hands. BIN LUAI and Sa'ud
al AKFA dissuaded Bin Dawish and Bin Hnmaid, who were about to col
laborate m a raid on Iraq, from making the attempt. Bin Sa'ud promised
them that the posts to which they objected would be demolished Tnd their
demands would be carried out. He suggested that the best course would be
for the Akhwan to wait until he settled matters with the Iraq Government
by negotiations. The Akhwan whose activities were curtailed in anv case
by the advent of summer agreed to His MajestyVsuggestions.
This was the situation until Bin Sa'ud who had been to Heiaz for the
pilgrimage season returned to Riadh in September. He then invited all
e chiefs to a meeting for the discussion of the general situation. The chiefs
FaS Ad D™h S oTthe T e T^ Cepti0 ^ 0f Bin , Humaid of the Ataibah and
Faisal Act JJawish, of the Umtair, who sent his son AZAIZ to renresent
, m " ^ conference decided that the action of Faisal ad Dawish and those
who followed him was contrary to religion as they had acted without th^
previous permission of Bin Sa'ud; that modern inventions were not unlaw
M and so were permissible; and further that the Amir Sa'ud bin Abdnlaziz
bm ^a ud should be recognised as heir apparent.

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The volume includes Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1925 (GIPS, 1926); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1926 (GIPD, 1927); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1927 (GIPD, 1928); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1928 (GIPS, 1929); [ Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1929 ] (GIPS, 1930); and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1930 (GIPS, 1931); . The volume bears some manuscript corrections.

The Administration Reports contain separate reports, arranged in chapters, on each of the principal Agencies, Consulates, and Vice-Consulates that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , and provide a wide variety of information, including review by 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. ; details of senior British administrative personnel and foreign representatives; local government; military, naval, and air force matters; political developments; trade and economic matters; shipping; aviation; communications; notable events; medical reports; the slave trade; and meteorological details.

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1 volume (205 folios)
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The Reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover and continues through to 207 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.

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