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'File 19/109 I (C 12) Bahrein Chief's relations with British Govt. and other Powers' [‎21r] (45/411)

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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February last became nece.ji:ury.
ITiie present document contains other and more
serious misstatements; the allegations that the Bahrein
customs were occupied by British Officers and fishing
. dues levied are clearly entirely without foundation and
the account given of the proceedings against Sheikh Ali,
when compared with the reports furnished by the Admiralty,
appears to be incorrect in nearly es every particular.
"usurus Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. has again been instructed to press for
an answer, and Lord Lansdowne would propose to reply that
the report received by the Turkish Government from the
Cor.-f.nfler of the 6th Army Corps at Bughclad is, in many
material respects, incorrect and exaggeri-ted, but tiiat
lt ^Vt..r^ment cannot discuss the details of the measures
taken; that they can only repeat the statement made to
His Excellency on 22nd of February last and in Sir p.
Currie's note to the Porte of August 12th 1895, that the

Island of Bahrein is under the protection of H.LI. Govern
ment and that they are entirely within their rights in
taking any measures they may think fit to obtain redress
for outrages there or to protect the island from aggres
sion and, finally, that they must decline to take notice

C any further conplaints frora the Porte on the subject .
Lord Lt-nsdowne is not aware that there is t.ay
foundation

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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.

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1 volume (195 folios)
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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.

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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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English, French, Farsi and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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