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'File 19/165 III (C 24) Bahrain Reforms' [143r] (292/426)
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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No•36-X.
From
CONFIOnf'TIAL RECCHDS.
Tae Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
BUSHIRE"
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.
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in one foreign and Political Department,
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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
Gulf, Bush ire.
Dated Simla, the June 1924.
Memorial dated the 1st February 1924 from Shaikh
Sir Isa bin Ali A1 Khalifa, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., to His
Excellency the Viceroy.
Sir,
With reference to your predecessor^ letter lTo.57-T.,
dated the 22nd March 1924, I am directed to request that
S .aikh Isa may be informed politely that the Government of
India, after full consideration of his memorial to His
Excellency the Viceroy, regret they are unahle to modify
their former decision in the matter and that no action can
be taken on his behalf.
2. Shaikh Isa's Solicitors at Bombay are beino- informed
in this sense.
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient servant.
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (208 folios)
- Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of file to latest at end.
- Physical characteristics
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 View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/339
- Title
- 'File 19/165 III (C 24) Bahrain Reforms'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1br:1ev, 2r:14v, 18r:40v, 46v, 51r:61r, 63r:78v, 80r:80v, 82r:88v, 89v:91v, 91ar:91av, 92r:94v, 97r:119v, 120v:124v, 126r:148v, 149v:165v, 165ar:165av, 166r:167v, 170r:170v, 172r:173v, 173ar:173av, 174r:177v, 180r:188v, 190r:207v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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