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'File 19/109 VIII (C 68) Bahrain Relations with other Foreign Powers' [‎193r] (396/438)

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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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■ 5 ' I c l I
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the Turkish regime or persons who had
acquired it under the Hashimite regime. It
had therefore given them the right of
applying lor an extension of the period of
one year,
6, This communique has not placated the interested foreign
missions, least of all perhaps the Iraqi Legation, which^art
from its general interest, is specially interested in the case of
the properties owned by members of the Hashimite family.
Gertsln restrictions on the exercise of their rights by members
of that family were removed in 1922 and it is now suggested that
the regulations of last October mq^ undo the effect of that
removal of restrictions,
7, I discussed the whole subject unofficially with Fuad
Bey Hamza on the 6th February. He admitted that the article
in the regulations which deprives owners of the right of
disposal of their properties pending sale or conversion into
Wakf was badly worded and said that it did not mean that they
could not let their property. He said that the provision of the
communique mentioned at (c) in paragraph 5 above was intended
to be promissory, i .e., that if applications were made for an
extension of time they would be granted, and granted for an
indefinite period. He admitted that the special 15 per cent,
tax remained in force. He was vague on various minor points I
raised, including the unfortunate political effect of the action
of the Government in so far as it might affect the interests oi
the Hashimites, Incidentally he admitted that the state of
tenures in the Hejaz was hopelessly confused and that, though
the law refers to Government or "Miri" property, which was the
subject of important Turkish legislation, it would be very hard
to say what the tenure of any property was,
8, Fuad Bey made no secret of the fact that he disapproved
of the regulations, which were promulgated in his absence. He

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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.

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1 volume (211 folios)
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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.

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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