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'File 19/165 III (C 24) Bahrain Reforms' [‎13r] (40/426)

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The record is made up of 1 file (208 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1924-13 Aug 1925. 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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Telegram R.
From Resident, Bushire.
To Foi^eign , Delhi 1
Repeated Bahrain by post.
No , 16 ,
Dated jrd January 1924,
• . R1QR1TY .
My # immediately preceding telegram .
Have since received telegram from olitical
.agent on subject.
He points out that SThaikh who is autocrat in
B hrain therefore whose decision is final (subject only to
pur intervention as rotecting ower} has specially asked
His Majesty's Government in writing to deport these men and
to apply to them the rules of the Bahrain Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ,
and asks whether this is not sufficient authority to use
Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. . I think that it must be 7 but thai perhaps
it has not been made clear to Government that Shaikh asked
originally officially in writing for deportation of these men,
j olitical agent adds that Shaikh is unable to keep anyone
out of Bahrain without out help and asks , if ^bdul Wahab
cannot be kept in India, how can we detaiii son of Khalid and
others sentenced by Shaikh and departed at his re uest , and
K 4 *
finally if such agitators aixl persons who have deported by
Shaikh for resisting reforms are permitted to return how can
we expect Shaikh to enforce the. reftorma ?
The political agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. 's views seem to be sourd
and I earnestly trust that the Government of India will re-
-consider their decision. Return of these and other senten
ced and deported persons before expiry of their times would
be calamitous .
Trevor .
post copy forwarded with compliments to the Political
Agent , Bahrain , for information.

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File includes correspondence related to a number of topics including a request to the Governor General of Sudan for a copy of Sudan's Penal Code, correspondence between Abdul Wahab Zayani (Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa’s Attorney in exile in Bombay) and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, reports of Sunni violence against the Shia community in Bahrain, discussion regarding the need for a levy corps in Bahrain, discussion on where and how Shaikh Hamad bin Isa’s younger children should be educated, correspondence between Bushire, Bahrain and the Government of India regarding the extent of reforms in Bahrain and the nature of Britain’s role in the country.

The movements of an Egyptian journalist (Ahmed Rifaat) in the region are also mentioned as are several other matters in brief. The file also includes a letter from Herbert Samuel, the British High Commissioner in Palestine that reports news that King Hussein had heard about the removal of Isa as ruler and expressed his concern that it could cause unrest.

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1 file (208 folios)
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Arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of file to latest at end.

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A bound correspondence file. The volume is foliated from the front cover to back cover, with small uncircled numbers in the top-right corner of each front-facing page. Some folios originally missed out have had letters added, e.g. 1a. 1b etc.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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