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'File 19/165 I (C 18) Bahrain Reforms' [169r] (350/528)
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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Private. iirioish iegation,
Tehran,
(jL~i ^ ^ 1923 -
I liave reaently received from the foreign
Office copies of correspondence with the
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.
relating to the tyranny of the oheikh of Bahrein and
his family over their subjects.
Amongst the papers included therein are a
number of interesting and illuminating Despatches
from your predecessor to the Government of India, an
earlier acquaintance with hich v/ould have "been of the
greatest use to me.
^ I should oe most grateful if you could in future
pi
'Jjv} keep mQ mo:ce £ull V with regard to matters of
mutual concern hy sending me copies of auch of your
Despatcnes bo uhe Government of India as refer to
questions in which the Persian Government is likely
to
Lieut-Colonel J.G .Knox 0.6.1. G.I.E.
His Llajesty 1 s Acting Consul-general at
Bushire.
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- Content
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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/336
- Title
- 'File 19/165 I (C 18) Bahrain Reforms'
- Pages
- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence