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File 8/8 1931-34 Bahrain Agency Administration Reports and Related Papers [‎26r] (56/310)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (151 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1932-20 Jul 1935. It was written in English. 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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Shaikh has little pov/er over the more uiurui/ of his kinsmen,
ana villages on tilt* northern diores oi Lne peninsula pa/
little attention to him. »
delations were not improveu ..non,at the ciose oi the /ear
the .political l «vus joh^oo to autacii ao-io poaixs
belorn;irn ’ to a relative who iida boon sucu o fc two i eisian
merchants in the »i.gnt|cy Court, ihe bxin 1 ^ ouais large!/ in
oearl 3 himself,and after den/mg ieignanti/ that ^e Court had
any right to toubg them,once t—c case has been settieu
amicably anti the pearls returnee, to i-onah,no himself sent them
to ioiiiba/ for sale to meet uis own claims.
v n act amounting to piracy and another in which a wrecked
Persian ahow' was lo(btea occurrea on the northern shores of
Qatar,ana neither nad been settled satisfactorily at toe
close of the year• ihe Shaikh T s weakness in these guarters
ma/ be the cause of iroubit; in the future# 'me .aaouer is uein^
taken no by 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. on his next visit to L»ohah.
Qatar nas been much more severely affecteo by the
depression tiian Bahrain,ana the bulk oi the inhabitants are
on the verge of aestitution. in fact slave owners are
finding difficulty in feeding their property.
SOVIET .
IP slaves .vure runnumitted auring the course of the year
lue steos taken to crevent tlie traffic in women from
lalabar appear to nave been successful, one woman complained
that she had been divorced ai^a had no.v he re. to go, but an arab
on v.he .gency verandah was struc-k by her charm mn oiiered to
marry her at once, hlie .■vgency,in a now role ot match maker,
warmly-' sec once tiie proposal ,anu the naupo pair were sent to
the Qaahi^s forthwith, rne wlaiabaris present a ciifiiculty
in tiiat scarcely anyone knows their language,ana though the
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. with its present stall habitually conducts official
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business in five languages, or even at a pincn,yet la la bar i
is an obstacle to be surmounted with difficulty.

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The volume contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the annual Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , as well as the reports themselves.

Present within the volume are the reports for the years 1931-1934. Each report contains a prose statement and sometimes statistics on all or most of the following subjects: Personnel; Ruler of Bahrain and the Al Khalifa Family; Local Government Officials; Bahrain State; Bahrain Police; Local Affairs; Oil Concession; Artesian Wells; Agriculture; Customs; Municipalities; Public Works; Education; Trade; Industry; Athletics; Boat Building and Shipping; Electric Light/Electric Department; Royal Navy; Royal Air Force; Aviation; British Interests; Post Office; Medical; Judicial; Visits of Government (British) Officials; Movement of Foreigners; Visits of Arab Notables; Nejd (from 1932, Saudi Arabia); The Qusaibis; Qatar; Slavery; Climate; General. Each subject comes under its own sub-heading. Each report is signed by the officiating 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. at the time of submission to 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. at Bushire.

Preceding each report is correspondence between 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. and the institutions and offices that provided reports and statistics for the final Administration Report. These include: Charles Belgrave, Advisor to the Government of Bahrain; the Director of Customs and Port Officer; the Head Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. ; the Postmaster; and doctors and other employees of the American Mission Hospitals (men's and women's) and the Victoria Memorial Hospital.

There are internal office notes following some reports, concerning their collation and submission.

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1 volume (151 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside of the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 6-148; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.

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