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'File 19/165 II (C 20) Bahrain Reforms' [129r] (278/494)
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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'reloras' for Major Daly nisaAltf ^o liice a ^acini , a-^
il h® were t.he 'Shara' Aoa t>b» , or' la it ret eras
14ke the matter of the killing 01 the BaatiKi oa the charge
cf steal log «» riiig ? id it 'ref eras * to abac>e aoble
people in Court ? is it rejoitt to close all fcli® courts
doad open only one court in ^ place liice Banraia, and to
maKe all cases be openea by t-etitioas #hioh ta-ece a long
tii«© so t*at if a oaae be original or urgent t such cases
are 4ealt wltn only twio« in eacxi we«^c ? is it'retorsui*
to put tne revenues 01 th» country into an English banic ,
wit,rout taking tae opinion of the people f when th» revenues
coae out ottheir pocKet^ ? In short these are eiamj.les
of wliat are calleu 'retoraa* which you have taken up in
this 2Cth century and which Major Daly aaa coainenced . is
it right lor a person to take another son's house on
the excuse that it urgently needed repair ^reiorm) ? In
deed reiorms are such thlngs as advice the people , but
Major Daly has shut the road to advancement and he it is
who stops those who strive for their country . iiven the .
Municipality t which is a public atfair, Major Daly handed
over to Foreigners who are hateful to the people. as
regards your saying "the reforms will certainly be carried
out" we do aot accept this and will not accept mskak it and
do not think that if you knew the truth you would insist
on it. We will strive for our honour and our country
and religion in every permissible way. Jhouid nowever
the lire of ocmpulsion descend upon us , will we leave our
country ? Yes, indeed we will*. We will leave ana b
crosa over to otner countries and tnousands will leave in
a lew days «o that they need not see a person who follows
his own wishes line Major Daly. Indeed this is a sorrow
ful result and many of the ^rab sections are at thLs
opinion, but what s&an. can be done if tae caara' is
stopped and trie Government over tar own, honour beam ironed
ani t"re voice not aeard 7 ^uoa relorms it is said
Bahrain
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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