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'File 9/4 Bahrain Reforms. Introduction of Reforms in Bahrain' [‎16r] (48/224)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (98 folios). It was created in 30 Dec 1921-27 Jul 1924. 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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the necessary high quarters, and drawn the attention of the GoYernment :
unfortunately up to the present there has been no effect.
Now, if a Persian post office is to be established in Bahrein, it is a great
step forward, and everyone, particularly the Persians resident in Bahrein, will
be able to a certain extent to have confidence in the Government to which he
belongs. Therefore it is necessary for some experienced, upright and suitable
person, like (not like ?) those other Persians who have been serving the British
there and inflicted every kind of annoyance on people, should be appointed as
inspector for the directorship of the post office there. A number of the
inhabitants of the ports, and particularly those with connections in Bahrein
have proposed Mr. Pajuh, who is one of the best, most upright and competent
postal officials, for this office. We hope that the Government will pay special
attention to this, and at least heal the w r ounded hearts of the Persians resident
in Bahrein by this means.
Extract from c ISTAKHRNo. 17, dated 2otli July: 1922.
" E egaeding the P ost O ffice in B ahrein."
Demand of one of the inhabitants there.
According to the conversation of a friend of our with the Director of the
post office at Shiraz, it is understood that the question of the surrender of the
post offices in the south has been settled, and the post offices at Bahrein are
also to be surrendered to the representative of the Persian Government. We
thank the Cabinet for this energetic step, and congratulate the sensible young
men of Bahrein, particularly those speaking Persian on their Government from
the depth of our hearts.
We request the Director of the Post offices of the Ports to despatch a
worthy official, who will be fully able to cope with the duties of the office, and
attract the liking of the inhabitants to the Persian Government. If Mr. Pajuh
would undertake this duty, he would have our gratitude.
ABDUR BAHMAN, Faramarzi.
Note by Editor, —Owing to shortness of space for the present we shall
content ourselves with expressing our great joy at this event, and in our follow
ing issues we shall write at length on the importance of this matter.
Serial No
No. 772-S., dated Bushlre, the 17th (received 31st) October 1922. Serial No
From—The Hon^ble Lieutenant-Colonel A. P. Trevor, C.S.I., C.I.E., Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
S ubject.— Persian Government's claim to sovereignty over Bahrein.
In continuation of correspondence ending with ray letter No. 613 -S.,* dated
„ , ^ 0 , 1noo the 19th August 1922, I have the honour
No. 71, dated 30th September 1922. , ji'-T l'
to enclose, tor the miormation or the
Government of Indi3, copy of the marginally cited despatch from His Majesty's
*Seml No, 6,

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The volume contains printed copies of Government of India confidential correspondence, relating to the Bahrain reforms. The majority of the letters contained in volume are printed copies of correspondence originally sent to the Government of India either 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Trevor or Acting Resident Lieutenant-Colonel Stuart Knox), or 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. at Bahrain (Major Clive Daly). Much of the correspondence featured in the volume can be found in the original (or as office copies) in a number of files in the two Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. subsubseries ‘File 9 Bahrain Reforms’ (IOR/R/15/2/127-138) and ‘File 8 Miscellaneous’ (IOR/R/15/2/121-126), and the Bushire 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. subsubseries ‘File 19 Bahrain’ (IOR/R/15/1/314-77).

The printed correspondence contained in the volume covers a range of subjects:

  • Events leading up to the programme of reforms carried out in Bahrain: allegations of the oppression of Bahraini subjects by members of the Āl Khalīfah family, violence, the deteriorating economic situation;
  • The reforms proposed and implemented by British officials: replacement of Shaikh ‘Īsá by Shaikh Ḥamad as defacto ruler, economic reforms, judicial reforms, pearl diving industry reforms, customs house reforms;
  • Specific incidents of violence involving Sunnis and Shias, or Najdis and Persians.

Some of the papers in the volume are accompanied by duplicate copies:

  • Folios 61-64 are duplicates of folios 57-60;
  • Folios 68-69 are duplicates of folios 66-67;
  • Folios 81-84 are duplicates of folios 77-80.
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1 volume (98 folios)
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The volume's contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, starting with the earliest items at the front and finishing with the latest items at the end.

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Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using uncircled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . Most of the items in the volume are printed items that have their own internal pagination systems, using printed numbers in the top-right corners of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages and the top-left corners of verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. pages, or centred at the top of both verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. and recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f.

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