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'File 19/171 (C 37) Dowasir Tribe' [4r] (20/218)
The record is made up of 1 volume (97 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1924-14 Mar 1928. 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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Confidential
No. 3 -S. of 1024.
British
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.
& Consulate-General,
Bushire, 4th January 1924.
Copy of the undernentioned paper is fonrardod to the
Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department,
Delhi, for information, with reference to the Colonial
Office telegram dated 2nd January 1924.
By order.
Captain,
Under Secretary to the
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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
—-p
Telegram No.18 dated 4th January 1924, from Trevor,Bushire
to the Secretary of State for ColonflAs, London.
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The documents contained in this file are correspondence related to the Dowasir tribe. In 1923, approximately half of the members of the Dowasir, a Sunni tribe who had been resident in Bahrain since 1845, left the island and moved to Dammam on the mainland.
The documents in this file discuss the impact of the tribe's departure, Bin Saud's relationship with the tribe, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's attitude towards the Dowasir and Bin Saud, the Dowasir's desire to return to Bahrain, discussions regarding whether the tribe should be allowed to return and whether any compensation should be paid to its members.
The nature of the British role in Bahrain and the Poltical Agent's relationship with Shaikh Hamad are also discussed.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (97 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Previously a bound volume, its sheets have been unbound and are now loose. Foliation starts on first page of text (1b) top right hand number. Ends on last page in volume.
- Written in
- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/346
- Title
- 'File 19/171 (C 37) Dowasir Tribe'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1r:28v, 30r:56v, 57v:68v, 69ar:69cv, 70r:76v, 81r:97v, iv-r:vi-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence