'File 19/165 II (C 20) Bahrain Reforms' [front-i] (7/494)
The record is made up of 1 volume (233 folios). It was created in 9 Aug 1923-31 Dec 1923. 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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The file contains correspondence regarding the finances of Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa and Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the activities of Khalifa bin Hamad (who visited King Faysal in Iraq), Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s desire to expel three tribal individuals from Bahrain, the idea for the formation of an armed levy headed by a British officer and the Dowasir tribe’s move out of Bahrain to Dammam.
The file also contains a detailed survey of proposed British reforms and contains several petitions and counter-petitions regarding them from both the Shia and Sunni communities of the country.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (233 folios)
- Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of file to latest at end.
- Physical characteristics
A bound correspondence file. The volume is foliated from the front cover to last page, with small circled numbers in the top-right corner of each front-facing page. Some folios originally missed out have had letters added, e.g. 1a. 1b etc.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/338
- Title
- 'File 19/165 II (C 20) Bahrain Reforms'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1br:1ev, 2r:31v, 31ar:31av, 32r:37v, 38ar:38bv, 39r:41v, 44r:46v, 48r:49v, 50ar:50av, 51r:51v, 55r:64v, 65ar:65bv, 66r:86v, 89r:93v, 94v:151v, 152ar:152bv, 153r:168v, 171r:175v, 177r:181v, 183v:232v, 233ar:233cv, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence