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File 12/9 Visits to Bahrain of government officials and others [‎248r] (500/578)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (285 folios). It was created in 4 Jan 1935-6 Aug 1940. 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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which has been created for the duration of the present v/ar)
stationed at Sharja, and he very kindly took us for a short
trip by car. tfe visited a watch-tower in which five or six
pictureaq.ue cut-throats were ensconced about halfway up; they
let themselves down by a rope in order to greet us and show
us their ancient muskets whoch looked as dangerous for the
marksman as for his mark. The whole scene was strongly remote
from present-day reality elsewhere, in the immediate vicinity
hostilities were in progress with the neighbouring tiny
Shaikhdom of Dubai. Shaikh Mani a rebellious cousin of the
Shaikh of Dubai had taken refuge at Sharja; his presence there
was a source of suspicion and offence to the Shaikh of Dubai
and had thus resulted in the present hostilities, it might
have been prudent or at least tactful of Shaikh Mani to seek
refuge further afield, but his flight had been a very natural
precaution since not many months ago certain other nota lies
of Dubai who were believed by the Shaikh to have conspired
against him had had their eyes put out. The whole trouble
originated, if i understood the complicated story aright, in
an unsuccessful attempt to establish an executive council and
thus curtail the Shaikh , s powers. Hostilities between Sharja
and Dubai v/ere proceeding in a leisurely fashion and had
resulted in four casualties up to that date. The two towns
did not seem to be much affected but communications between
them ty land were interrupted and i was told that the
inconvenience resulting in this and other ways was making
the conflict increasingly unpopular. in consequence of it
1 could not visit Dubai from Sharja and 1 refrained from
calling on either of the t v/o Shaikhs. Pearling, fishing and
a few ragged date plantations seemed to be the economic
mainstays of these two little towns, but perhaps smuggling
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The volume contains correspondence sent and received 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. at Bahrain regarding the arrangements and programmes for visits to Bahrain of the following:

The documents in the volume are mainly in English. There is correspondence in Arabic with English translations, with Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim Al Thani, Ruler of Qatar, and the Government of Saudi Arabia at Al Khobar.

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1 volume (285 folios)
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The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 260-283. The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 , and terminates at the inside back cover with 287; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are present between ff 5-259 and ff 260-283 respectively. These numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, but they are not circled.

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