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'File 1/15 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- DOWASIR tribe & their removal from Bahrain' [118r] (240/340)
The record is made up of 1 volume (165 folios). It was created in 3 Jul 1922-26 May 1928. 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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to bJ considJrv>d wae pood rovs>mr?->nt of hio country and
that hJ could not possibly a"! low bacV to his territory a tribj
who had insistod on spoclal prlvil^p^e which had rJsultod in
considorabl^ disturbances, unless and until they realised
that they could not longer occupy t h ie privileged position
and pursue their fomer coure^s*
He replied that he had inferred then that they
must accept the police poet in their town, to which they had
objected, nd that they had agreed to this* I told Mr that
they wiuct also realise that they care bacb as ordinary
individuals with no inherit Jd powers. Pe stated that he would
raVe this clear.
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On the following day the leading Powaeir Chiefs,
who ft ere at the tire the guests of PhalVh Harad at his
shooting box where he was staying, care to thanV re for
returning their property. I inferred them categorically that
the whole matter rested with their acceptance of the laws of
the country, that as long as they realised that they wire
as subject to law as any other person in Bahrain and had no
privileged position ShsiVh TTanad would naturally he glad to
see trier bacV in Bahrain. accented the condition
without reserve and the interview ended aricsbly.
The present position is that they can taVe over
their properties, and that if they return they have accepted
Sheikh Hamad’s conditions as detailec’ above.
There is little doubt that they will return to
their properties before long. Indeed w^en the news of the
result of my interview was brought to the house at which all
were in the town. Shaikh Hamad and the Powpsir Visned each
other all round and showed vivid signs of joy, and motor
boats w er.» d espatched to the Island of Muharrak with the
harpy
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The file concerns the removal of the Dowasir [Dawāsir] (also spelled Dawasir) tribe from Bahrain following disturbances between the Dowasir and other Bahraini communities.
The correspondence is mainly 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. , Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein) and 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. . Other correspondents include Shaikh Hamad, Deputy Ruler of Bahrain [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah]; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser the Government of Bahrain; Bin Saud, Sultan of Nejd [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]; and British naval commanders in Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Enclosures to correspondence from 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. to 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. , Bahrain include copies of correspondence with the Government of India and the rulers of Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain.
The papers covers the following:
- reports 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. , Bahrain;
- relations between the (Sunni) Dowasir and Bahraini Shiahs (also referred to as Baharnah);
- reported aggression by the Dowasir against Baharnah, June 1923;
- involvement of Bin Saud;
- confiscation and sale of property belonging to the Dowasir by the Government of Bahrain;
- departure of two thirds of the tribe to the island of Raka, October 1923;
- the Dowasir reported to have gone to Dammam [Dammām], November 1923;
- involvement of the Royal Navy, November 1923;
- the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Subah [Aḥmad bin Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] agrees to deny the Dowasir entry to Kuwait, November 1923;
- involvement of Shaikh Hamad of Bahrain;
- the Dowasir and pearl diving;
- terms for the readmission of the Dowasir to Bahrain, and return of their property, 1927.
The Arabic content of the file consists of approximately twenty letters (with translations) between British officials and local rulers, including Shaikh Hamad of Bahrain and Bin Saud.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (165 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are filed in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after the relevant covering letter.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 167; 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 7-161; these numbers are written mostly in crayon, with a few written in pencil, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- 'File 1/15 Major Head:- Political. Subject:- DOWASIR tribe & their removal from Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:24v, 26r:61v, 63r:112v, 114r:131v, 135r:147v, 149r:151v, 153r:156v, 158r:166v, back-i
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