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'File 19/109 I (C 12) Bahrein Chief's relations with British Govt. and other Powers' [63r] (137/411)
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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Island of iuuharrac. The ruler of Bahrein is called f.heikh,
Sheikh Esa bin Sheikh i\li A1 I^halifa. He attends his
chamber of audience every morning when a large number of
the Arab Bedouins and servants collect round him to con
gratulate him and bid him ha^py mornings, A little later
his sons appear. They are, Sheikh Hamad the heir apparent,
and Sheikhs iluhammad and Abdullah, and are every inch like
their father ana generally show no interest in the Govern
ment, tfow the authority in the island is gradually being
transferred from the hands of the Sheikh to those of the
British Consul, Captain Prideaux, This is due to the
Sheikh's indifference and neglect of his duties, and on
the other hand, to the seal and justice of the latter (i, e.
the Consul) ana to the easy submission of the Sheikh to
him.
But what astonishes me most is the indifference of
the Ottoman Government towards this Island, inspite of its
situation in their Gulf and inspite of the fact that the
island in reality is theirs,
^he"^nglislT'^"re~fe^v- in the islands but act like des
potic rulers, and what they did to Sheikh Ali bin Ahmed
is a reflex of their position. This incident of Sheikh Ali
is well remembered in Bahrein, of the burning down of his
boats his furniture and his goods, o^ smashing down his
house apartments, of seising upon his horses camels and
animals and stores and arms# and of distributing nis arms
to the missionaries in Bahrein Bussorah and Bushire, The
affair, which led to these insulting acts, was quite a smal
one. A servant of Sheikh Ali fell out with a servant of
the Germans and. they both assaulted each other. A^heikh .Ali
was at the time accused of harbouring a party deadly aga
inst the Persians, while the fact is T jhat it is the Per
sians who are the aggressors and prone to mischief. To
this the whole of Bahrein population can testify. The
English were not satisfied with what they did in the
of insulting and disgracing Sheikh Ali and they aaaed to
what they did by levying Bs .2.000/- fine in two pieces, ana
later
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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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- English, French, Farsi and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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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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