'File 19/109 VIII (C 68) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers' [22r] (52/438)
The record is made up of 1 volume (211 folios). It was created in 1 May 1935-20 Jun 1937. 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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xe© for r6gistration for this purpose in ord6r to deter
persons born in Bahrein of Persian extraction from
registering en masse at the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, thus
divesting themselves of Bahrein nationality. It was
agreed that you should ascertain from Loch the
approximate number of British subjects and protected
persons born in Bahrein who would be affected if an
amending
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
were issued on the lines
suggested by Beckett, and that you should then let us
have your views on the whole question in the light of
your discussion with Loch.
3. It has been generally agreed that
simultaneously with the enactment of the Bahrein
Nationality Law a law should be enacted providing that
foreigners whose Governments prohibit the ownership of
immovable property by persons other than their own
nationals may be prohibited from owning immovable
property in Bahrein. I am afraid that I am not yet in
apposition at present to let you have a draft for this
law, since we find that it will require a good deal of
further consideration here. We shall l6t you have a
draft of this law as soon as possible.
4. You will remember that Ueckett also suggested
that the Bahrein
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
should be re -amended
so/
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the drafting of a Bahrain nationality law and a law regarding the ownership of property by foreigners in Bahrain. Draft copies of both of the proposed laws are included in the file.
The file also contains documents concerning an RAF intelligence report that stated an Iraq Trade Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. was to be established in Bahrain, a discussion concerning whether or not individuals born in Iraq to Bahraini parents were liable to serve in the Iraqi military and correspondence regarding the ownership of property by foreigners in the Hejaz.
The file also contains correspondence regarding Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's desire to visit Persia for a hawking trip.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (211 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
There is an index of topics contained in the file on folio 2. The index uses numbers from the uncircled pencil foliation system.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose. Pagination starts on first page of writing in top right-hand corner and continues to last page of writing. Two blank pages at front and two at back. There is another pencilled, uncircled system that begins on folio 3.
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- Title
- 'File 19/109 VIII (C 68) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:9v, 10v:183v, 183r:211v, ii-r:iii-v, back-i
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