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'File 19/109 II (C 17) Bahrain: Relations of Chief with other Foreign Powers' [‎88r] (181/534)

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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the Govt, of India, to whom I wouia send privately a
'memorandum of what he had said, and who 9 I was sure, would
consider the Sheikh's wishes sympathetically, in view of
the friendly relations subsisting between taem. I hoped that
the Sheikh would always speak quite frankly to the Political
Agent and tell him all that was in his rnind (h© saict he id,
hut was not always listened to), and I assured him that the
British Grovt# had no desire to interfere with his independence
for the sake of interfering or for any other purpose than was
provided for by the treaties* I asked him to send in a
memorandum of his points which I would send to the Government
Of India privately with my own. He undertook to do so, Snd
expressed himself satisfied#
It would seem desirable that the Government of India
should send some kind of answer to the Sheikh, for though
Abdulla expressed himself with entire propriety, it was
evident that he and his companions were very much in earnest.
f III TLB) A. II.
1/91/19.

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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)
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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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English, Arabic and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script
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