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'File 19/109 I (C 12) Bahrein Chief's relations with British Govt. and other Powers' [11r] (25/411)
The record is made up of 1 volume (195 folios). It was created in 7 Nov 1903-25 Oct 1912. It was written in English, French, Farsi 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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v7
Confidential.
Ho. /yS of 1905.
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Bahrein 37th Hay 190i5.
To
The
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the Persian Gnlf,
Bushire.
Sir, In continuation of my letter ho .163 dated the 19t
I fey 1905 on tlie subject of the rumours that the Ohief of
Bahrein is attempting to place himself under the protectior,
of another Power,I have the honor to report that as tho re
sult of my enquiries I am unable to believe that Sheikh Isa
has personally yet involved himself in written correspond
ence trtth ei'Uier tlie Turks or the French.
3. I do not think it likely that Sheikh Ali bin
MaJioned v ^ould. be seleot/ed hy t;he Ohief as his mouth-piece
in makicr: overtures to the l^urks nor that he would consent
'bo act as such if he were.
>• I have learnt that M # Ferronne has only once been
to I Luharraq,but on 'that occasion he stayed there the whole
day,and besides calling on the Ohief he visited most of 'the
notabilities of the place•
It is probable that Mahomed bin Abdul Wahab
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
under investigation
is at the bottom of the rumour. He is in the habit of
A
corresponding occasionally with all the foreign Consuls in
Bushire ajid poses g,s the sincere well-wisher of each. He
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also is unofficially recocnized by the people of Bahrein as
the mouthpiece of the Turks,whose subject he is # Tlie two
or three persons,whom I have confidentially consulted, are
unanimous in thinking that HaJiomed bin Abdul Wahab has been
sounding both the Turkish ajid French Consuls at Bombay on
behalf o::' Sheikh Isa,ajid that the statement made by the
Turi ish Ambassador in London to liis Majesty^ Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs can only be founded on some com-
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This file contains correspondence - primarily between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire - regarding the relations of Bahrain (and its ruler Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa) with other foreign powers.
Topics discussed in the documents include communication between Shaikh Isa and the Ottoman governor of Qateef, rumours that Shaikh Isa had declared himself a subject of Turkey, correspondence regarding Persian claims to Bahrain and concerns of the Persian government regarding the treatment of Persian citizens resident in Bahrain, the activities of a cousin of Shaikh Isa named Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa who travelled without permission to Istanbul and correspondence between Shaikh Isa and the Ottoman governor of Basra.
The file also contains copies (and translations) of anti-British articles published in Iranian newspapers and letters between Shaikh Isa and Ottoman officials.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (195 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end. An index of subjects contained in the file is listed on folio 3. The index uses page numbers that refer to the file's foliation system in blue crayon.
- Physical characteristics
Previously a bound volume, its sheets have been unbound and are now all loose. Foliation starts on first page of volume. Foliation is in pencil in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . Additional foliation sequences in red and blue crayon are also present in the top right corner. The following foliation errors occur: 1,1A; 110,110A; 173,173A.
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- IOR/R/15/1/318
- Title
- 'File 19/109 I (C 12) Bahrein Chief's relations with British Govt. and other Powers'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:38v, 38av, 38bv:38cv, 39r:61v, 61ar:61av, 62r:69r, 70r:98v, 100r:110v, 110ar:110av, 111r:111v, 114r:159v, 160v:167v, 168v, 169v, 170v:172v, 173v:175v, 177r:195v, i-r:ii-v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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