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'File 19/165 II (C 20) Bahrain Reforms' [‎39r] (94/494)

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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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31
Intrlgaes in Bahrain,
In continuation of my .Mo 127/0 of 4/lO/23« Various people are
reported to be still canvassing signatures to the petition
*
mentioned."i'hose who have so far signed are said to include the
following-
1, ^unni Yearling Nakhudas.who were annoyed at the recent punishmen*!
of one of their number for illegally imprisoning a diver^ who
above all ; fear that the geforms will include registration a
tax on pearling boats & reform of the Salifeh court which is
now virtually non existant.
2. ^he fowasir.who are of course disgruntled at being punished for
their attacks on shiahs .They are reported,though it is JkajtaKxik
impossible to rely on reports,all sorts of rumours being current
to have asked Bin Saud to grant them land & a village between
r j.-f*-
%ssa & Oat if .He is said to have refused but to have offred to
let them settle at Qatif,which they are not willing to accept.
1 -ttJimad -o-l -^owsari has certainly Just been on a. visit to Ciatif,(5:
; U * .w
1^: has lately been having several meetings with the Qosaibis.
3o ^ne or two of the younger mambers of A1 Khalifeh,including a son
of ^haik Ah^ullajWho accompanied him on his visit to England &
considers himself a great politician.Abdulla cannot control hin*
4. 1'hey pre encoureged by Yusuf n-akroo & Yusuf Kanoo,though it is
unlikely either of them will sign the petition.They have both
been considerably affected by the reform of the customs.
5. She petition is 3 $ad to have been composed by Abdul Wahab iiaiyani.
Shis individual was ona of the ringleaders in opposition to Shaii:
H amad at the time that Jaasim Al Chirawi was deported .He then
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^0 S^ Hon f ble 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.
Bushire.

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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.

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1 volume (233 folios)
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Arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of file to latest at end.

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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
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