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'File 9/4 Bahrain Reforms. Introduction of Reforms in Bahrain' [97r] (210/224)
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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L etter from the H on'ble L ieutenant- C olonel F. B. P rideattx, C.S.I,
C I.E., P olitical R esident in the P ersian G ulf, N o. 426 S. of 1921,
dated bushire, the 27th july ]92i!.
I have the honour to enclose herewith for the information of the Govern-
jnent of India, a ccpy of the memorandum cited below from the Political
Agent, Bahrain, covering a translation of the Bahrain State Budget for the
Arabic year commencing 1st Mubaram 1348 (3rd August 1924).
2. The present Budget being the first of its kind as far as the Bahrain
State is concerned, it is not possible to draw any comparison with those of
former years. A. rough budget for one month was submitted to the Go\em
inent of India by my predecessor under cover of his despatch No. 716-S., dated
the 22nd December 1923 (Serial No. 2e0 in File No 480.X. of 19^3, Nos. 1—
303) which gave an indication of the pleasingly solvent condition of the State
finances, due mainly to the expert handling of the Customs Depaitment y
Mr. Bower
3 The Budget now presented shows a marked advance in almost every
direction, and at the same time the estimated balance at the close ot the year
134,3 is greater proportionately than the estimated surplus tor one month last
December.
4 "With reference to this anticipated surplus ot Es. 2,46,310 I understand
that a revised Budget estimate will probably be submitted later on proposing
an increase of expenditure on the Water Supply Scheme and the Electric
Power Scheme.
5 I venture to think that Major Daly deserves credit for an ambitious
and comprehensive Budget, and i trust that the Government of India will
agree that from the enclosed figures the State finances appear to have been
established on a thoroughly sound footing.
Enclosure of Serial No. (37).
M emorandum toom the P olitical A gent, B aheain to tee H on'blb
ihe P olitical E esident in the P eesian G ulp, B tjshiee, hated the
11 th J uly 1924. ( C onfidential).
Finances of the
T bpcr tn forward for your information a translation of the Bahrain State
Budget for the Arabic year commencing 1st Muharram 1343, which has been
83110 r"e^ure to^opHhat^ou will consider that it discloses a very satisfactory
state of finances, for so small an Aiab State. i i 4- i"n
Expenditure and -ceipts under each headmg ^Jiecn wo.
with \rans^atiomTof
notes explanatory of certa.n items in the budget ,
interest. —
No. 169-9-2, dated llth July 1924.
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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)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
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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