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'File 19/109 II (C 17) Bahrain: Relations of Chief with other Foreign Powers' [2r] (9/534)
The record is made up of 1 volume (267 folios). It was created in 27 Jan 1913-5 Dec 1922. It was written in English, Arabic and Farsi. 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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'To . ^ o f 1913,
POLITICAL AGEITOY, SAHHEf^.
Major A. 0 . Trevor, G,I.E.,
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,
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Lisut-Colonel 3ir Percy Cox, K.C.I.^^, C.S.I.,
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.
.
Dated Bahrein, the j7th J maary 101 -3
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Sir,
I have the honour to inform you that on the 23rd in
stant the Sheikh 1 s Secretary 3 a gar bin '■ una ami. called and
showed mo a notice which Sheikh Tsa proposed to issue for
bidding all Bahrein Nakhudas to land cargo in Hasa at any
other point than 0jair^ From enquiries it appeared that
Sheikh. Isa had received a letter from the Mutasarrif of Hasa
on the subject.
Accordingly on Friday when visiting the^Sheikh on the sub
ject of the landing arrangements, I askedi him about the mat
ter, and he produced a letter from the Hutasarrif, a coP'.' of
which T annex, in which the ^utasarrif asked the Sheikh to
assist in preventing cargoes being landed elsewhere than at
0jair.
Tt appears that the Mutasarrif wrote to Sheikh Isa con-
gratulating him on Sheikh Muhammad 1 s safe return from the
Haj, and that Sheikh Isa acknowledged this. In reply to that
communication, the Mutasarrif sent the present communication.
No doubt the incident reported in the diary for the week
ending 6th January 1913, para 29S, brought the question of
smuggling to a head and led the ^utasarrif to write on the
subject. 4
I am suggesting to Sheikh Isa that he should issue a notice
stating that the local authorities of Hasa have prohibited
the
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This file contains correspondence about a number of topics regarding the relations of Bahrain and its ruler, Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, with foreign powers.
The correspondence discusses the ownership of land by foreigners in Bahrain, Persian claims to sovereignty over Bahrain, the status of natives of the Al Hasa region living in Bahrain, Shaikh Isa's contact with the Turkish (Ottoman) Government regarding the port of Ojair and Bahrain's claims to sovereignty over Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. .
The file also discusses the activities of Bin Saud's agent in Bahrain, Abdullah Al Qusaibi. The file contains two maps (folio 100 and folio113) of Bahrain and the surrounding area with key regional ports marked on them.
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- 1 volume (267 folios)
- Arrangement
There is an index of the topics contained in the file on folio 1. The index uses the circled foliation system.
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Previously a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose. Foliation starts at the index page to the file. Numbers are written in pencil, circled and positioned in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of the folios. A secondary foliation system is also present starting on f.2 that runs to f.262. These numbers are also written in pencil and are positioned in the same corner as the primary system, but are not circled.
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- Title
- 'File 19/109 II (C 17) Bahrain: Relations of Chief with other Foreign Powers'
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- front, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:18v, 19v, 20v:99v, 101r:112v, 114r:202v, 203v:212v, 213v, 214v:235r, 238r:251v, 254v:262v, iii-r:iii-v, back-i, back
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