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'File 9/4 Bahrain Reforms. Introduction of Reforms in Bahrain' [21v] (59/224)
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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i iii ti >-i xriinlAnr t p "nfi^SGS from ono Persian port to anotliGr.
Ifpn^Tt aveUers from Bah r'ain obtain passe, or passpo.ts from our Political
Aten Tn Bahrain and Kareuzar has pointed out to the Persian Government by
felegram that Ilm Khahar eannot be given from Bahrain as there is no Pers.an
Official in Bahrain to issue such tbmgs.
Perhaps correspondence is preliminary to an elfort to establish Persian
Consular representative in Bahrain which would be objectionable on many
grounds.
As mentioned before while Persian foreign Office in treating
Bahrain as Persian port, Finance Department in the Castoms Branch treat it as
Foreisn Port charging duty and inflicting most severe punishments on persons
trying to evade payment of it.
Enclosure 2 of Serial No. (13).
Telegram R., No. 264, dated 8th (received 9tli) November 1922.
From—His Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
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.
, Bushire.
Your telegram No. 298 (Enclo. 1 ante). It seems to me that question of
parses could best be dealt with by you and authorities in Bahrain. Arrivals
in Bahrain could be stopped and sent back if they did not have a British pass
and arrivals from Bahrain cannot have a Persian Pass if there is no one to
give it.
If Persian Government established Consular representative in Bahrain it
means that they acquiesce in our contention as regards status of Island and
apart from question as to whether it should be allowed or not mere lequest for
exequatur would upset their claim to ownership.
Enclosure 3 of Serial No. (13).
No 846-S. of 1922, dated British
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 Consnlate-General, Bushire, 11th November
1922.
Copy of the undermentioned telegrams is forwarded with compliments 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.
, Bahrain with the request that he will please submit Ids
views regarding the points raised therein.
No. 298-1766, dated the 3rd November 1922, from Resident, Bushire to Minister, Tehran
No, 264, dated the 8th November 19^2, from Minister, Tehran to Resident, Bushire.
Enclosure 4 of Serial No. (13).
Copy of a Mfmorandum No. 140-C., dated the 21st November 1922, 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.
, Bahrein to the Eorihle 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.
I see little difficulty in giving effect to the proposals of His Majesty's
Minister, Tehr tn if it were decided to act upon them. If we do so it will very
definitely assert our position and might bring the matter to a head, the result
of which would apparently be that His Majesty 's Government would repeat
their former decision to the Persian Government to the effect that their
contention cannot be considered.
Passports for Bahrein would have to be vised by the British Council at
Persian ports. The British Consul could decline to visa ilm-o-Khabar which
are net passports and for use within Persia only. This would compel the issue
of Foreign passports. We could arrange here to turn back arrivals whose
passport is not endorsed and check departures from here for Persia without
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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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