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'File 19/165 III (C 24) Bahrain Reforms' [162r] (330/426)
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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ysaro I liave been iiere on the score of economy,tut if I may venture to
say so, it is solely due to tlie rsict that I happen to know araMc &
V'tn. ian c: can consequently dispose of case v/ork fairly quickly &
dispense with an Interpreter,which siade it possible for ne to carry on
without an Assistant, Statistics shew that case wor^: is steadily in-
creasin^ # x-erhaps this is unf ortunate < but it at least shews that the
court is fulfilling a w^nt,& in Court fees alone the expense of an
Assistant is easily covered .As you know,Indians are not at all pop-
-ul.-r iiere ■ there were many reasons why it was considered desirable
uhat the assistant should be aK British Of i i c er . jbcTxigy yarw-^y^ar-fc^^^ -y.
That Bahrain is gradually becoming more civilised may or may
not , suit us, but I fail to see ho?/ we can stop it .Every year more
people 11 or?! iierc 10 uo -uurope in the pearl trade & come back somewhat
enli^iit sned,& a number ol educated people now come here frequently
oijft -i. ia.- - ic not postibie therefore, that ideas should remain fix
ed, It was precisely because Shaik Easa refused to move alittle with
the times,while his subjects were advancing, that ■v.wKuri gave rise to
necessity for a more enlightened Ruler.
I think the Government of India may-rest assured that no
body waMts to intrfiduce any more T reforms * or to commit them in any
way further.Improvements in the Administration will howevrr gradually
take place unless v/e take it upon ourselves to forbid Hamad to carrv
out his Ideas.It seems to me that once the 'Record of rights* is Erragp -g
are
compittdd & the diving books /brought into^use 8c the simple rules are
got out for the Court the t Rfforms T may be allowed to die a natural
death 8c that we should not drag in every small improvement in the
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administratiin .of the state & label it as a ^eform 1 .
04.1 C- Z '
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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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