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'File 8/8 Agency Administration Report 1922-1930' [‎217r] (438/474)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (233 folios). It was created in 29 Feb 1922-30 Mar 1931. 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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Captain ar^ie took leave on urgent private affairs to
settle his father T s estate,starting on 9th December and returned |
on the 3rd March 1931,
Mr.Belgrave performed the duties of Director of Customs
in addition to his own duties.
Bahr ain Police Force . The Indians had dwindled to 70 and
the local police increased to 39 at the close of the year. There
is also a force of naturs or night watchmen,numbering 65 and 40
respectively and there are also a few at Rifa T a.
There is a defence scheme in existence against an outside
raid,and the arrangements apparently consist of withdrawing all
Police to the Port,leaving the Foreign community to have their
throats cut by the invaders.
Sunni-Shiah relations improved,and owing to the cessation
of complaints from the Bahama, at Muhammera the relations
between the Persian Shiahs and Bahama more or less became normal
Shaikh Abdulla and Sakai Shaikh Ali bin Hasan continued to
be the Shiah Qadhis and the three Abdul Latifs the Sunni Qauhis.
A young Alim, Muhammad al Madani,a former clerk of the late Shiah
Qadhi Muhammad al Madani aspires to the position of Qadhi and
has unfortunately been allowed to practise rights which are the
exclusive previlege of the appointed Qadhis.
There was some agitation for the return of Shaikh Khalaf
but it was ignored and subsided.
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The sentences on the three Al Khalifa mentioned in last
year ! s report have undoubtedly had a good effect and have done
much to strengthen the hands of the Bahrain Government and the
Bahrain Court. It may be taken that the power of the Al Khalifa
to commit serious crime with impunity has been,let us hope,
broken for ever.

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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 1921-1930. Each report contains a prose statement and 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; Boat Building and Shipping; Electric Light/Electric Department; Royal Navy; Royal Air Force; British Interests; Post Office; Medical; Judicial; Visits of Government (British) Officials; Visits of Arab Notables; Nejd; 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.

Also included in the file 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 some of the institutions and offices that provided reports and statistics for the final Administration Report. These include Charles Belgrave, Advisor to the Government of Bahrain, and doctors and other employees of the American Mission Hospitals and schools.

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1 volume (233 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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