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'File 19/165 III (C 24) Bahrain Reforms' [‎165ar] (338/426)

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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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L.TTEE PROMTHK HOU'BLE THE POLITICAL BESIDENT IN THE PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
tjshire , N o . 521 -S., dated the 6 th S eptember 3924 (C onfidential). '
1924? i'Thich yZZlU^Z Kr S' IS'l 6 ^
appeal which he proposes to address to the Secretary of State for India
«i o'i?i The Government of India will remember that In 1869 the father r ,t
Thfl B v a v p 1 Was ^ lIled by a cous 'n who usurped the Chiefship of Bahrein
K-hll fo Government intervened, the enemies of the deceased Shaikh All b : n
tbn n thTh 6 Shaikh Isa was install «i a ^ Chief on the nomina"
tion of the heads of the Arab tribes of Bahrein. Shaikh Isa has alwavs entpr.
f ?' n ® . | an exaggerated idea of the benefits conferred on him on this occasion bv
Infn n ' wh 1 0 ,'" eonsequence have been accustomed to assert their internal
autonomy and to deny the Chief's right to pass orders upon them This hai
^ a th d
duoe rfl^aVd^tKwn^ ^ heIOt8 ■ Wh0 C0Uld ^ 110 lands 1101 the P 10 "
3 ' Th e e'imax came last year, though the Shaikh had been remonstrated
with repeatedly throughout his long reign, as the history of Z State in
only^OQ 8 clearly. 631168 VolUme XI1 ' para S ra P h U9 ' and ^ "'show
. , . 4 : In . 4 1 ?? 0 l'inion the Government of India were entirely within their
thlrn fn I , ra " lng rull 0g powers from this Shaikh last year and transferrin"
them to bis eldest son. whom Shaikh Isa, his relatives and the tribal Shaikhs
In 1897 Government of India to formally recognise as heir to the throne
awi 5 k 'f 1 ® eiroumstances it seems to be a waste of time and monev for
fn H ip ^ subm,t , furtller appeals anywhere. There cannot be anything new
and my prpt ejessor has shown that the memorial addressed to H's
Excellency the \iceroy was full of inaccuracies and falsehoods.
6. If the Government of India have already sent a copy of the memorial
of February 1921 to the Secretary of State for India and if that officer has
concurred in their decision, I would suggest that the Solicitors be so informed.
J- sh aikh Isa was granted an allowance of Rs. 4,000 per mensem from
the time of his deposition and he has also been left in the enjoyment of State
lands which produce an income of Rs. 3,000 or Ks. i,000 per annum. In
October last his balance at the Bank was about Rs. 20,000.
. The persons most interested in suppressing the new rdgime are the
tribal bnaikhs, the more dishonest and tyrannical pearling Nakhodas and the
cadet members of the A1 Khalifa family, who receive allowances from the
State. No doubt these persons who have indicated to Shaikh Isa the course he
should pursue in the matter of his appeal, have up to now provided all the
necessary funds. I see no reason why they should be given any refund of their
expenditure through the Shaikh.
9. If, however, the Government of India consider that the bill—within
reasonable limits—of Messrs. Bhaishanker Kanga and Girdharlal for preparino-
and submitting the memorial of February 1924 may, in accordance with
precedent, be charged to the State, this can easily be arranged. In this event
I would suggest that the bill be submitted by the firm through the Polifinni
Agent, who will scrutinize it before passing it on to Shaikh Hamad ^ 0lltlCal
QIPD— XI-1155(8)—16-2-25—7.

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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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