'File 19/165 I (C 18) Bahrain Reforms' [87r] (186/528)
The record is made up of 1 volume (234 folios). It was created in 5 Apr 1922-23 Jul 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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of foreigners is better not worse.
As regards details of reform scheme
Taxation. You will not carry responsible Sunni
opinion with you- and this I regard as essential to
success of reforms- tUnless you allow for privileged position
of Sunnis.
Pearl trade. It is positively unjust to hold A1
Khalifa family responsible for pearling abuses. Pearling
reform is a G-ulf, not a Bahrain, question and can only be
effected by European
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
; success is doubtful and only
certain elements are expense of reforms and bitter hostilities
your attempts will arouse. Dooj^toh j ^qIIowd.
It follows that we should concentrate our strength on
upholding status quo and not emphasise, by further intervention
in Bahrain, weaker aspects of our case before international
opinion . T^eir judgment would either consolidate our position
v/hen we can reform to our heart's content i^ we so desire, or
insist on our withdrawal or more probably still some indefinite
middle course. In latter two eventualities we should withdraw
with better grace and it will not -be Persian but Wahabis who
i
would sucfeed us .
we can hang on uiitil either Shaikh Isa or Persian agitation
die, v/e can introduce our reforms in natural course of events
by insisting on suitable conditions before installing Shaikh
Hamad. h*. tcL. jYlLiub .
This refers to your No: 592 S of 7th: IJay 1923.
Ks ok
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This volume contains detailed discussions regarding the proposed British reforms in Bahrain. The documents discuss the attitude of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa towards the reforms and the role of his sons Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa and Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
The oppression of the Shia community by the Al Khalifa family and Bahrain's taxation system are discussed as are the implications of the implementation of the reforms vis a vis British relations with Bin Saud and the Persian Government.
The file also contains correspondence between British officials and Shaikh Isa, a petition from the Baharna (Shia) indigenous community of Bahrain and reports regarding Nejdi-Persian violence that occurred in Bahrain in 1923.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (234 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end. The file contains an index of topics on the page prior to folio 1. The index uses page numbers relating to the file's consistent foliation system.
- Physical characteristics
Originally a bound correspondence volume, its sheets have been unbound and are now all loose. Foliation - in pencil on the top right corner of each front-facing page - starts on the first page of text after the index page. There is an inconsistent pencilled system that is crossed out, also on the top right corner of each front-facing page.
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- Title
- 'File 19/165 I (C 18) Bahrain Reforms'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1r:160v, 161v:174v, 175v:179v, 184r:212v, 212ar:212av, 213r:254v, iv-r:v-v, back-i
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