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'File 19/169 III (C 80) Bahrain Reforms' [40r] (92/378)
The record is made up of 1 volume (187 folios). It was created in 28 Dec 1938-24 Sep 1941. 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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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
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presidency
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expeditious than the ordinary mail and is cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended to he treated,
on receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been telegraphed. To save time and to obviate
formalities it is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated by the signature of a
responsible officer o f the Department.]
t Bahrain.
^ C/234-l»b/5 Dated *imkt he 19 .
Mmckdh 12th April 39
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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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Sub.ject :- Bahrain Education p.'iU-
Eeference^. Express letter No. 269-3 dated the 29th March 1939.
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2. I discussed this matter with His Highness the Shaikh of
Bahrain this morning and he entirely agrees that in vie?/ of recent
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Iraqi propaganda (which, it will be remembered, had not begun at
the time when His Highness 1 original proposal was made) it is un
desirable to make any official approach to the Iraq Government.
His Highness would be very grateful if unofficial arrangements
could be made for a British official of the Iraq Educational Depart
ment to pay a private visit here during the course of the summer
vacation, in the manner suggested by His Majesty's Ambassador at
Baghdad.
3. 1 am unable to ascertain here exactly when the summer vacation
in the Iraq schools begins and ends. It would be desirable, if it
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were possible, for Mr. Vallance or another British teacher from Iraq
to see the Bahrain schools in session in order that he may form
some opinion of the adequacy or inadequacy of local teaching efforts.
It will be possible to arrange for the schools in Bahrain to remain
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open for an extra fortnight at the time when the summer vacation
normally begins, or alternatively to re-open in the autumn a
11 fortnightA
(Signature)
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This file contains correspondence regarding a number of topics including the role of the youth in anti-British agitation in Bahrain, anti-British sentiment in the Arabic-language press, attempts to hire an appropriate official to draw up criminal and penal codes for Bahrain, the suspected anti-British activities of Shaikh Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa's oldest brother, Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa, discussions regarding the rising level of local resentment towards Shaikh Hamad's adviser, Charles Belgrave and the movements of an individual named Ali Bin Khalifa Al Fadl (who had been previously been deported from Bahrain for sedition and was seeking to return to the country).
The file also contains a list of ideas on how to expand the Bahraini economy (composed by 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. in Bahrain, Hugh Weightman). The ideas proposed included the establishment of a concrete manufacturing plant, a rationalisation of the fishing industry, the development of a mother-of-pearl button industry and improvements in agriculture.
The file also contains occasional references to the existence of Pan-Arab sentiment in Bahrain, notably concerning the situation in Palestine.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (187 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
A bound correspondence volume. The main foliation system starts on the 1st page and continues through to the 3rd folio from the back of the volume. This sequence is written in pencil and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
A second foliation system (73-221) commences on f.71 and finishes on f.179. It paginates pages where text is present on both sides of the folio. This sequence is also written in pencil but is not circled; it can be located in the same position as the main foliation system. Foliation errors: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C.
An index of the topics contained in the file is contained on f.1b.
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- IOR/R/15/1/344
- Title
- 'File 19/169 III (C 80) Bahrain Reforms'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:13v, 18r:23v, 30r:36v, 39r:85v, 88r:88v, 90r:138v, 140r:180v, i-r:ii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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