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'File 5/15 Ahmad bin Lahej and Abdul Wahab Zaiyani' [‎58r] (115/134)

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The record is made up of 1 file (67 folios). It was created in 7 Nov 1923-26 May 1924. It was written in English and Arabic. 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 Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .Bahrain.
■ Persian Uulf.
ProK 5he 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. , Behrfiin
So 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. ,
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With reference to the correspondance forwarded with your Wo
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When Colonel Treror was l^st here I reported to hi* verbally,
that ahailc Haoad had infoitted ne thst Abdul Wahab Ziyani.on behalf of
Sbaik Eaea had taicen steps to ondeaTour to enlist the s/iepathies of
ling Sussain.Tha steps they tooJc to ai«4il^rly enlist the sympathies of
Bin 5aad k the Hal «r of ^tar {yisits paid to eaoh by Uullah Hafidh-
the Egyptian) were previously reported.lt was apparently their object
to m? ke all these coincide with Abdul Wahab's petition to the Viceroy
to i»ake rs big a splash as possibla.
Presumably r 3 long as iibdul ?/ahab Zeiyani can /siake a good thing out
of ahaii: ^sa t who provides him with funds,& the latter is credulous
enough to pay up, we umst expect sone form of agitation.In Bahrein
all serious opposition to the Reforms has now disappeared,but a few
parsons r^iaain in touch with Abdul Yifahab provide klA witk suu. ect
refltter for his propaganda .Principe 1 a »ong th««e is one Abdul J zi* -
a l^fjdi who lived for some years in Kuwait,and who is a Hester in the
school here having been appointed by Abdul Wahab 4b Mulish Hafidh
(who before his deportation was head master ) This Abdul Azizi has
frequently be^ n complained jf by Sh^ik L others,including the
Qndhi'.as conspiring with .ihaii Abdulla's son :iuhi i mifiad to stir people
up. Hs hp.a just gone off on a trip to iSoabay,doubtless to consult
Abdul Wsh? b ^ayeni. 3haik He mad has suggested more than once to

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This file contains correspondence between Major Clive Kirkpatrick Daly, British 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; Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Prescott Trevor, British 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. at Bushire; the Foreign Department, Government of India; and Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah.

These correspondence concern the deportation of ‘Abd al-Wahhāb al-Zayānī and Aḥamad bin Laḥaj from Bahrain to Bombay on account of their intrigues against Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah. This file includes details of their intrigues and connections with Hāfiẓ Wahbah (also known as Mulla Hafidh) and other prominent Bahraini deportees residing in Bombay, including ‘Alī bin Khālid; their deportation on board the R.I.M.S. Lawrence and R.I.M.S. Vasna via Basra and Bushire; and detention in Bombay, including a court petition and hotel expenses at the Shah Jahan Palace Hotel.

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1 file (67 folios)
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Foliation: There is one incomplete foliation sequence and one complete foliation sequence. The complete foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 2, and runs through to 67, ending on the inside of the back cover.

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