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'File A/15 Jurisdiction over Hasawis' [14r] (27/40)
The record is made up of 1 file (18 folios). It was created in 28 May 1914-16 Mar 1917. 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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until jfurther instructions frortr -t^s ' *
Hiprh (rovornment had been received, such
4 I ^ /
peraona were to continue to be treated
in tbe future aa in* tb© paat, and that,
while the matter waa finder consideration,
their canes were to be dealt with bv the
Political Airent at Pahraln*
Subaequentd ;, A't>fo ^ftlltioai ^eeident
informed r our Kxcellenov that the lettere
which had passed between vou on this
*■'' 1/
subject had been fomvarded to the * T irh
Government for their oonsideratlort,' but
that owin^ to the ’"ar there was sure to
be delay in dealing with such a question/
’our Excellencv no doubt realises
that at the present time when war is .
being waged all over the world, the
High Government have much very urgent
work to do in regard to the war, and
that consideration of the majority of
questions not closelv connected with the
l \ #•
War has to be postroned or dealt with
slowly. I myself worked in Simla and
Delhi from the outbreak of the war till
I came here, and can assure ^our Excel
lency that the Officers of the High
Government have hut little leisure from
the problems and resnonsibilities of
war. ’ . , V*
«./- 5 V
From xr our Excellency's knowledge
of statecraft it will be apparent to
our Excellency that any question such
f
as a change of jurisdiction needs.full
A
and careful consideration. I feel sure
our Excellency will agree with.me in
thinking that it would be easier to
devote time to . the consider-tion of
such
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The correspondence in the file relates to the question of jurisdiction over Hasawis living in Bahrain, and is raised by specific incidents occurring in 1914 and 1917 in which Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, chief of Bahrain, ruled on the measures to be taken against certain Hasawis for their debts or indiscretions. The correspondence is chiefly between the Bahrain 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. (Captain Terence Keyes in 1914, Captain Percy Loch in 1917), the 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. (Major Stuart Knox in 1914; Major Arthur Trevor in 1917), and Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah.
In a letter dated 28 May 1914, Knox wrote to Shaikh ‘Īsá to state that the Hasawis, when in Bahrain, come under the protection and jurisdiction of 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. (folio 1a). However, a further incident in 1917, in which Shaikh ‘Īsá authorised the removal of a rudder from a boat belonging to an Haswai in Bahrain, led to further correspondence from 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. (Loch), restating that Hasawis, and well as Najdis and Qatifis in Bahrain, come under the protection of the High Government and 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. (folios 13-15).
The file’s cover appears to be a later addition to the file, because it was in use in 1952 as the cover to another file (number 13/12) entitled ‘Ministry and Civil Aviation, Bahrain - Civil Aerodrome Circulars’. These details appear on the inside back cover of the existing file, as a result of the 1952 cover being turned inside-out to be used as a new cover for the older (1914-1917) file.
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- 1 file (18 folios)
- Arrangement
The contents of the file are arranged in approximate chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The file is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover using pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a. Folio 10 is missing, as a result of the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 9 being labelled 10.
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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/15/2/11
- Title
- 'File A/15 Jurisdiction over Hasawis'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2r:7v, 9r:9v, 11r:19v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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