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'File 19/109 VI (C 45) Bahrain Relations with Foreign Powers' [‎24r] (64/520)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (256 folios). It was created in 1 Jun 1931-30 Sep 1933. 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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1I ktebkal A ffairs.
of i ,• L King to M ?? ca " Januar y 20 ' and s P eiit tte wfcob
the iiiontl, On j C f )! e 10 'I 3 ; lebluar y 2S, Mid stayed over the end of
«..nt a tw t I ■ 7 f il 8 a r iV f l a formal reception of foreign repie-
M rt ^ r pnnci \ 1 Ject of ^ 7 * was t0 receive the rich American
Mi. Onaries K Crane, who, having come from the United States specially for the
LTunt ^ Jedda "? F ' bruar y 25 ' accompanied by Mi-. G. AntonL. An
IWn t, , .i£ r 8 u Dy Mr - 1 CraM to Jedd. will be found in the Report for
Jccember 1926 It may be remarked incidentally that at that time he was moi „
rencn and Bnusli circles owing to his connection with Syrian revolutionaries.
i ^P lesent} il ® creates the impression of being an innocuous old gentleman with wide
interests and a passion for recording the many things he has seen pass " into his.
tory. ibn Sa ud showered attentions on Mr. Crane, for whose benefit a Bedouin
review was held on February 27 (see paragraph 9). The foreign representatives
weie also present and the King entertained them and Mr. Crane at dinner the same
ev emng. On the following day he honoured Mr. Philby with his company at
tea the principal members of the party being much the same. Ibn Sa'ud appeared
to have derived benefit from his visit to Nejd and was in his best form during his
stay m Jed da. The unusual coolness and pleasantness of the climate earned his
commendation.
Minis fa y of Foreign Affairs.- The unsatisfactory state of affairs resulting
from the iLness of Fuad Bey Hamza [December report, paragraph 1 (6)] continued
11 irolighout January and no business could, be done by personal interview. Tho
Amir Faisal visited Jedda on January 8 and 9 for the celebration of the King's
Accession. He received Sir A. Ryan at a specially arranged interview on January
8 but it was almost entirely of a formal nature. It was afterwards explained that
lie had visited Jedda as Viceroy of the Hejaz only. He returned on January 28,
accompanied by Sheikh Yusuf Yasin. Owing to Fuad Bey's illness which culminat-
ed in his departure for Egypt on January 30, Sheikh Yusuf Yasin became Acting
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, remaining at the same time Private Secretary,
Head of the Political Section of the Divan and general factotum to the King.
The Prince having formally received the foreign representatives, apparently with
some exceptions, on Janua,ry 29, arranged to receive His Majesty's Minister for
business on January SO. When Sir A. Eyan went to keep this appointment, the
Palace resembled that of the Sleeping Beauty, with the Beauty and nearly every
one else in the background. Neither the Prince, Under-Secretary, A. D. C. or
servants were to be seen and Sir A. Ryan left, after a lively conversation with the
A. D. C. who appeared as he was going out. In the event it appeared that the prin
cipals has a good excuse for everything except mismanagement. The Prince
had been taken ill after going to Mosque. Sheikh Yusuf had been seeing Fuad Bey
off and was greatly taken aback when Sir A. Ryan passed him without stopping
on his way back to the Legation. As for the subordinates they were doubtless
sleeping through the Ramadhan fast. Notwithstanding all this, the reception
accorded to the British representative on his first business visit to a new Minister
for Foreign Affairs appeared to be too cavalier to be tolerated. Sir A. Ryan
demanded satisfaction and after a first insufficient attempt tojolacate him. Sheikh
Yusuf called and offered an unqualified apology. All was thus happily settled by
dinner time.
3
. This incident, although regrettable, cleared the air. Sir A. Ryan had let
it be known that he expected his formal visit to be returned, a courtesy which a
Minister of princely rank might have thought he could dispense with. The Amir
called on the foreign representatives on February 1 and stayed half an hour at the
British Legation. He had on the previous day received Sir R. Ryan for business
but after his round of visits he collapsed with severe malaria. He returned to Mecca
on February 3 or 4 and went into the country for change. Sheikh Yusuf remained
and put in much work before going back to Mecca on February 6. He proved
more reasonable in discussion than had been anticipated. His Chief, the Amir,
recovered in due course but up to the end of February he shewed no interest in or
capacity for foreign Affairs. Sheikh Yusuf effectively dealt with them throughout
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the harassment and mis-treatment of Bahrainis resident in Persia, notably in the town of Mohammerah (present day Khorramshahr).

Much of the correspondence concerns the arrest of a Bahraini trader named Haji Hamid and reports that the Persian government is forcing Bahrainis to give up their Bahraini nationality and adopt Persian nationality.

The correspondence discusses how the British should respond to Persia's actions and the broader implications of any such response. The detention of a Bahrain Government official in Persia (Jaafar Ben Abdullah Saleh) is also discussed as is correspondence regarding the exact number of Bahrainis then resident in Persia.

The file also contains documents relating to foreign representation (or lack thereof) in Bahrain, the undesirability of the USA establishing a consulate in the country and practicalities regarding a visit to Bahrain of Paul Knabenshue, the Minister Resident of the USA in Baghdad.

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1 volume (256 folios)
Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

Physical characteristics

Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose. There are various foliation sequences. The most complete sequence is written in pencil, in the very top right corner. It begins on the title page and runs through to f.247, the spine of the volume, which has been separated and placed in a plastic sheet. The following details should be noted: f.1 is followed by f.1A and f.1B; f.115 is followed by f.115A; f.163 is followed by f.163A; f.163A is stored in an envelope that is attached to f.163; f.164 is followed by f.164A; f.165 and f.166 are stored in an envelope that is attached to f.164A; f.167 is followed by f.167A; f.168, f.169 and f.170 are stored in an envelope that is attached to f.167A.

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