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'File 19/165 II (C 20) Bahrain Reforms' [‎75r] (170/494)

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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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19/163 & 19/165.
7}"
I am reporting urgently in case you should wish
to refer to Government of" India to enable you to deal with
situation when you come.
Firm action to bring Sunais to order seems
essential preliminary to main reforms and 1 recommedd that
requests of Hamad be acceded to if considered possible.
Daly .
Telegram R.
From Resident, Bus hire.
To political , Bahrain.
No. 959.
Dated 29th October 1923•
Y our 156.
Am telegraphing India to ask whether if Hamad
arrests parties mentioned Q-overnment will convey them to India
and detain them there , also whether there is any objection to
my writing to neighbouring rulers to rejuest them not to
receive contumacious tribal heads .
In regard to Ahmed Dosaii can't Shaikh Hamad
seize his property and boats and detain them until he returns?
I don't think we had better mention Shammar.
Trevor.

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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)
Arrangement

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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