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'File 19/169 III (C 80) Bahrain Reforms' [‎82r] (176/378)

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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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D.O. No. 0/7
BUSHIRE RESIDENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. .
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CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS
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Dated the 2nd November 1939.
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Will you please refer to despatch No. 160/6/39 dated
the Isrth July xw39 f.rom the British Embassy, Egypt, in regard
to the temporary recruitment of two magistrates or ."judges for
service in Bahrain ?
2. You will remember that we had some conversation about
this matter and that you said that you thought you could find
a Sikh well qualified to compose Criminal and Civil Codes for
use in the Bahrain Courts. I have been in communication with
Belgrave about this and he agrees that it will be most useful
to employ such a man temporarily for this task. So far as a
Penal Code and a Criminal Procedure Code are concerned the
Sudan models could be followed, though in Bahrain's present
stage of development we could probably cut them by at least
one half. Civil Codes will be more difficult, but as the
Sikh whom you mentioned has apparently had some experience of
this kind of work he probably has ideas on the subject. Would
it be possible for you to get in touch with this Sikh and to
let us know what emoluments he would require to come here and
take on this job, which I suppose would occupy him for three
months or so ?
3. The framing of Codes is only one half of the problem
of course, and it ils a rather more important task ^o teacn tue
Bahrain magistrates how to use uhem once ohey c.re ready, xhat
however will have to wait for one time being, uhougri 1 do not
think we need altogether exclude the pos-jioility finding a
retired Sudan civil servant who would be willing and thankful
to get out of England for nine months next year.
Yours sincerely.
nourafele Major C.G. Prior, C.I.E.,
i 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 Guli,
Kuwait.

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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.

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1 volume (187 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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