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'File 9/4 Bahrain Reforms. Introduction of Reforms in Bahrain' [52r] (120/224)
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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Budaiyali lie has been released with wamino-thaf if T ip ^ ^
liable to deportation from Bahrein and pnr.f;iL+- t en ^ s a g ai n he will be
Copy to convict who it is presumed will not ho 1 1011 ? P^ 0 P® rt y held in Bahrein,
yah has been paid, P WlU n0t be released untl1 levied on Budai-
Telegram P., No, 674, dated (and received) the 1st July 1923.
From—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
Bombardment seems unlikely. Your tehwam* Nn ««« Q • ' r j x i
my telegramt No. 670, dated June 30th & ^ 866-S, is replied to by
No. 307 -S., dated Pushire, the 22nd June (received the 2nd July) 1923
Froffi ~ Th «^^?™^sr NEi a a kkox ' c - s - 1 - gle -'
Bahrein Reforms.
In continuation of my despatclij No. 283-S. of the 15th June. I have the honour
to submit my detailed comments on Major Daly's proposals for initiatL the refoZ
m ' talan g 111 their order the different subjects discussed by Major Daly.
I — F inances.
2. {a) Al Khalif eh Family Allowances. " -
Subject to subsequent revision when the finances of the State have been put
m order and it is possible to frame something like a budget I support the preliminarv
arrangements proposed by 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.
. This restriction of the old privb
leges which as Major Daly says, resulted in an " incredible waste of public monev "
Wr 611 I- TT. ref0ri ?- if the ^ is t0 be cleared t0 a fi^nckl
Kr' V ' i. n S t 0U , cau , se at first and probably continual opposi
tion which will, of course, be directed against us. That is an inevitable consequence
of our action which must be faced.
{b) Treasury and Accounts.
,, Th 6 arrangenients which have been made with the Eastern Bank, Limited, as
lie btate Bank have my entire support as a practical working solution of a difficult
problem. The separate funds held by the Bank will form the nucleus of a State
midget Winch it will no doubt be found possible to introduce at a later date. The
Government of India are no doubt aware that the Eastern State Bank was for manv
years practically the State Bank for Iraq and possibly is so still.
II—C ustoms.
3. I agree with Major Daly that the reorganization of the Customs is the essential
preliminary to the introduction of Reforms in Bahrein ; and his arguments and
proposals have my full concurrence. I hope that the Government of India will
oe pleased to give their support to Shaikh Hamad's request for the loan of an ex
perienced British Customs officer. Expert advice is indispensable if the Customs
are to be placed on a sound basis. In a separate communication I have suggested the
deputation of a British Customs officer to Kuwait for the examination of the Customs
records at that port with a view to the settlement of the difficulties that have arisen
between the Amir of Nejd and the Shaikh of Kuwait over the transit dues of the
lormer. I hope that the Shaikh will agree to this deputation—which indeed would
commit him to nothing—and could only be productive of great profit to his admi
nistration and if so it would seem a natural and obvious arrangement that the
sr.me officer deputed to Bahrein should go to Kuwait. The whole business would,
I estimate, take him three months at most, and the extra expenses would be borne
by the Bahrein and Kuwait revenues.
Major Daly asks that this matter be arranged telegraphically : and I agree it is
1 T I J 1 P ortant that this preliminary work be carried out with the minimum of delay.
overnment agree, therefore, I beg to ask for the favour of telegraphic inform-
ati on so that I may approach the Bo mbay Government for the loan of a Customs
* Smfil No. 123. t Serial No. 124. J Serial No. 120.
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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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- 'File 9/4 Bahrain Reforms. Introduction of Reforms in Bahrain'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1fv, 2r:15r, 17v:18v, 21r:42v, 44v:46v, 47v:71v, 73r:74v, 75v:79r, 80v:83r, 84v:91r, 92v:93r, 94v:103v, back-i
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