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‘19/10 VISITS OF FOREIGN NOTABILITIES TO BAHRAIN’ [46r] (91/184)
The record is made up of 1 file (90 folios). It was created in 12 Dec 1935-30 Oct 1948. 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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other sources# He realised now that the stories of Bri
tish interference are untrue and that His Highness (act
ing with the A1 Khalifah Family) was left to exercise
freely his prerogatives as Ruler.
(ii) The Prince exhibited very great interest in oil,
and on a visit to the Bahrain Oil Company^ Refinery made
notes of production and royalty figures. He remarked that
the third share of the royalties received by His Highness
amounted to a very large sum of money, but said that he
realised that His Highness was extremely hospitable and
generous to the poor, and that he felt sure that the money
was being well spent.
(iii) On one occasion Shaikh Mohammad bin *Isa, brother
of His Highness the Shaikh, raised the question of
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
.
He became extremely excited and shrill saying that it was
unoearable that the A1 Than! should seize the home and tombs
of the A1 Khalifah Family. His Highness rebuked his bro
ther for his vehemence, and the Prince remarked that this
was a subject about which men might well become vehement.
After all, he said, the A1 Thani were nothing but animals!
This, so far as I can discover, is the only justifi
cation for the bazaar rumour that the main object of the
Amir Saud's visit was to effect a reconciliation between
Bahrain and Qatar.
10. It is interesting to note that the Saudian party
orought a great deal of gold to Bahrain, one report putting
it as high as 25 to 30 thousand sovereigns. Some of this
had been left here in return for services rendered and a
good deal more was spent in purchasing Maria Theresa dollars.
It appears that a duty of 203 was imposed last month on
the import of dollars into Hassay following large arrivals
of/-
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The file comprises correspondence and papers relating to visits to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. by foreign dignitaries. Correspondents in the file include 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Political Agents at Bahrain and Kuwait.
The file includes:
- correspondence relating to the visit to Bahrain in December 1937 of Amir Sa‘ūd bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd from Saudi Arabia, including: discussion amongst British Government officials who take a positive view of the proposed visit; a letter 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. in Bahrain (Captain Tom Hickinbotham) to the Ruler of Bahrain (Sheikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah), dated 7 October 1937, insisting that he be present during any political discussions (ff 24-25); reports in late December 1937 of the visit, written 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. Hugh Weightman (ff 43-48) and an unknown author (ff 50-53). Both reports include details of: the visiting dignitaries, receptions and dinners; the large quantities of gold sovereigns brought up by the Saudi party in the Bahrain bazaars, to be used to purchase Maria Theresa dollars in Saudi Arabia; rumours amongst the Bahrain bazaars of the purposes of the trip;
- correspondence relating to the Sheikh of Kuwait’s (Sheikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ) proposed visit to Bahrain, his intention being to meet the Ruler of Bahrain, Sheikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, and offer mediation over the Bahrain-Qatar ( Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. ) dispute (ff 26-30);
- a proposed trip in 1936 by the Iraqi statesman Nuri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. to Bombay, stopping off at Kuwait, Bahrain and Muscat, and the consequent postponement of this trip due to unforeseen circumstances (ff 2-10). Correspondence relating to Nuri Pasha’s later trip to Riyadh via Bahrain in April 1940 is also included in the file (ff 57-63);
- the return of the Egyptian Chargé d'Affaires, Abdul Hamid Munir, to Egypt from Riyadh via Bahrain in 1944 (ff 72-76);
- wartime and post-war various visits by United States dignitaries and legations, including: a US legation at Bahrain in 1942 (ff 65-66); Colonel Hoskins, Personal Envoy to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1943 (68, 70-71); and US senators in 1943 and 1944-45 (ff 69 77-79);
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- 1 file (90 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. File notes appear at the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at 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 2-81; 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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- ‘19/10 VISITS OF FOREIGN NOTABILITIES TO BAHRAIN’
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- front, front-i, 2r:16v, 18r:27v, 29r:33v, 37r:37v, 43r:48v, 54r:72v, 77r:81v, 83r:91v, back-i, back
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