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'File 9/4 Bahrain Reforms. Introduction of Reforms in Bahrain' [‎93r] (202/224)

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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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L e ITEE from the H on'b LE llfutenant -CoLONEL P. B. P r IDEATJX , C. S. L,
C. J. E., P olitical R esident in the P ersian G ulf , N o. 421 -S. of 1924,
dated bushire, the 20tit J t ' ly 1924.
With reference to correspondence endiii<? with your memorandum No. 3C-X.,
dated 15th April 1924 (Serial No. 7), I have the honour to forward here
with a copy of the memorandum (enclosure 1 of Serial No. 32) from the Polit ical
Agent, Bahrain, in which h a states that Shaikh Hamed is prepared to accept the
terras proposed by Khan Sahib Mohd. Shaft (Serial No. 3). These terms have been
embodied in a formal agreement, a copy of which is I'omarded for the approval
of the Government of India.
2. Major Daly n quests that the Khan Sahib be asked to recruit a survey
party, as susrgested by him in his D. 0. letter, dated the 26th March (Serial
No. 3) to airive in Bahrain fully equipped about the Isfc November.
3. The Government of India will, I trust, see their w^ay to grant 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. 's request for supply of the necessary equipment on loan to
$he Bahrain State, which is prepared to pay the hire of it.
4. I am not sure how far it would be practicable for the Government of
India to make arrangements lor despatch of the party and to advance them
a sufficient sum to cover travelling expenses, as desired by Major Daly ; but
if this is possible it will save the Bahrain State a considerate amount of
trouble and expense. Any expenditure incurred by the Government of India
in this connection will, of course, be recovered from, the Bahrain State.
Enclosure 1 of Serial No. (-2).
M emorandum from the P olitical A gent , B ahrain, io the H on ble the
P olitical R esident in the P ersian G llf , B ushire , N o . 152 9-3,
dated the 1st JULY 1924. (confidential)
With reference to memorandum No. 36-X. of loth April 1924 (Serial
No. 7) from the Government of India, I have the honour to st?.te that Shaikh
Hamad is prepared to accept the terms proposed by Khan Sahib Mohd. Shah,
except that as the greater part of th.e survey party s time ^J 111 be s P eilt ^
camp away from Headquarters tentage will be allowed instead of tree quarters.
Khan Sahib Mohd. Shaft might be asked to recruit a survey party as sug
gested by him in his D. O. letter, dated March 26th, to Major iVa.e (Seual
N0 ' T he Government o£ India might be asked to supply the necessary equip
ment on loan to the Bahrain State, and if necessary the btate can be chargtd
ifoi thejurej^t 0^ ^ {ully e(iuip p ed on or about the M
November. ^ required to do first and foremost is to
prepare accurate targe seale 'maps of the islands including the pnoc.pal towns
of Manameh and M uhariaq. record-of-rights will be in charge of Captain
smith ."Sj SX1.1. sf Stais 8 '--
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workbeforeAovombeu A d^ft agre g , K , s , Mo hd .
S^iafi 'might 'be asked tTslgTLd return the copies, when one will be completed
aDd iTtouldbe convenient if the Government 'th'fi

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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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