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'File 19/169 III (C 80) Bahrain Reforms' [50r] (112/378)
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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"Increaaed educational facilities in recent years have
produced a class of young men witii a veneer of education
who respond readily to press propaganda, listen to broad
casts and develop political feelings, fhey believe them
selves to be progressive and despise their illiterate
parents who, since the youths are earning quite good
wages, have lost all influence over then, they are
nationalistic, especially since they see foreigners
earning more money tnsn they themselves do. They know
that they are better educated than the ruling family
and are inclined therefore to despise them# fhey come
mainly from Man amah and Muharraq., and most of than work
with the Gil Company, in Government offices and witn
films in Manamah**
This is precisely the class which has given so much trouble
in India, Egypt and elsewhere. It is not a class which by
any means is bad in itself: it is formed by the force of
circumstances.
(c) The administration of Bahrain has become increasingly
complicated, and it is very difficult for the Shaikh to carry
on the simple patriarchal justice of the old days. I am sure
that he, the Shaikh, and the members of tne Family, as well as
Belgrade himself, give a syupatnetic hearing to any grievances
which are brought to them. It is not a case, nowever, so much
of remedying indiiridual grievances as of having saie duly
constituted body, through which can be ventilated general
grievances, wnetner real or imaginery, a sort of safety valve
in fact. At present nc such valve exists, and it is difficult
for tnose who are discontented to call attention to tneir
grievances except by tne unconstitutional means of rowdy
/ agitation
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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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