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'File 19/165 II (C 20) Bahrain Reforms' [132r] (284/494)
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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gnawer to sigaatorios of petition toraixig •nolos«r« 2 ,
r^Ad out "to petitioners Ixi io lu pr#s#xiO« ol iSiiaiKiis
Esak&d. Axia Abdul la and of the Political .-igen l.
Your TfroBiifS have recently presented a petition to ae
which at first 1 tnougnt it aonece&sary to answer , firstly
because you nave already received an answer to the points
you raised t and secondly becauae it was coucned in unbecoming
language.
But on second vhougnts , as you refer to the possibility
ol leaving Bahrain , 1 have tnought it advisable to call/ you
here in order to tell you clearly that His Majesty's 0overa~
aent will view with the greatest disapproval any attempt on
your tart to. leave Bahrain and that they will give Shaikh
Eaaad tneir full support in any reasonable action he aay
take to stOi such an exodus , and will, il necessary , assist
Shaikh KdBiau to punish adequately Any persons disobeying his
orders - 'fhe rulers of neighbouring Arab countries have
been informed ol the views ol Els Majesty's Govemaent and
requested not to receive or harbour any tribes from Bahrain,
li alter this warning f »*ny heads ol tribes leave Bahrain,
they must take the consequences , which will doubtless take
th» lorn ol confiscation ol their property, tne releasing
ol their divers from their contracts and preventing them
Irom pearling.
fake warning there!ore And e'Jttiait yourselves to the
orders ol your Shaikh ana remember that any advice the pol~
it leal A gent gives Shaikh Hamad is given with tae knowledge
of and under the instructions ol Bis Majesty's government •
• . A bove was reply as ^iginaliy drafted; just be
fore tne translation was read out to signatories ol tne
original petition a sentence was added -»t tne suggest
ion ol Shaikh Hamad to tne effect that petitioners
should remember that if^ney refrained from agitation
xa.j intrigue dgainst tne reforms they nad nothing to
fear Irom them ; the only desire ol the Government w-s
to ensure that the administration should be carried on
with even handed justice to all .)
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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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