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'File 19/169 III (C 80) Bahrain Reforms' [54r] (120/378)
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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(e) It is quite true that conditions in Kuwait and Dibai
differ from those at Bahrain, but the fact that popular moTe-
ments have arisen in those States, which are more backward than
Bahrain, shows how genuine in the Arab States is tiie feeling
for more democratic forms of governmente to go outside tAe
Gulf, it is a point of seme interest that much tne same agita
tion is now prevalent in the Indian States.
7» To sum up > The present autocratic government of Bahrain
suits ua very well, and any advice from us to the snaiich and his
family to change its form for a more democratic one, even tne
modified one of a nominated Advisory Council, would not be
palatable and would tend to make ua unpopular with tnem. fhere
is therefore no question of our giving this advice before it is
necessary. At the same time agitation for a more democratic
form of government has arisen in Bahrain, thougn it is at
present confined more or less to the activities of an immature
Youth Movement. It is true that tne government of Bahrain is
efficient, but its great defect from tne modern popular point
of view, which is now being taken in tne Arab States of tne
Gulf, is that it is an entirely autocratic one, in which tne
people - except in the Municipalities - have no hand. This
criticism is all the more cogent, at all events from tne
agitator*s point of view, since the Bahrain Government nowadays
administer, in addition to its revenue from other sources, a
large income froji oil royalties. A considerable portion of the
latter, as well as a Civil list which is also paid by tne
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Stats, goes into the pockets of the Shaikh and his family.
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Should the present agitation increase and spread from tne
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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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- Title
- 'File 19/169 III (C 80) Bahrain Reforms'
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- 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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