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File 1508/1905 Pt 1 'Bahrain: situation; disurbances (1904-1905); Sheikh Ali's surrender; Question of Administration Reforms (Customs etc)' [146r] (297/531)
The record is made up of 1 volume (260 folios). It was created in Nov 1904-Aug 1914. It was written in English and French. 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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(IV) I am to demand that Sheikh Ali bin Ahmed shall leave Bahrein
forthwith, and that he shall not be permitted to return there for
period of five years counting from the date on which he now
leaves Bahrein.
(Y) I am to demand that the existing system of “ Shukra ” or forced
labour shall be stringently prohibited as far as employes of
foreigners are concerned, and that a public notification to that
effect shall be issued in terms to be approved by me.
(YI) Finally, I am to warn you that further rejection of advice in im
portant matters will not be tolerated by Government, and that in
the event of any continuance or repetition of an unfriendly attitude
on your part, all support and assistance, whether diplomatic or
military, which you and your predecessors have enjoyed, will be
withdrawn from you and may possibly take another direction.
It is impossible for the British Government to continue their support and
protection to a Chief who continues obdurate to all reasonable advice for his
welfare, and assumes an unfriendly attitude towards their officers.
These are the demands of which Government has instructed me to exact
compliance. It will be necessary for you to comply with them by 9 a.M.
to-morrow in the following manner:—
( 1 ) Firstly, you w 7 ill yourself meet me at 9 a.m. at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, bringing
with you one of the copies of these terms signed and sealed by
yourself as a proof that you have accepted the said terms.
( 2 ) Secondly, you will bring with you at the same time a sum of Es. 2,000
contained in tw~o bags of Es. 1,000 each.
(3) Thirdly, the following 10 individuals, namely :—(1) Hassan Baluch,
( 2 ) Mahomed Tahir, (3) Zaeed bin Saad, (4) Zaeedbin Ferhan, (5)
Bakhit el Nubi, ( 6 ) Marzook bin Ismail, (7) Saad Kahtani, ( 8 )
Almas, (9) Miyelli, (10) Baraitch bin Zaeed are to be sent by you
at the same hour to the .
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. 'They will proceed straight from
the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
on to one of the men-of-war which will convey them
to Maskat wffiere they will be detained for a certain time, their
maintenance expenses w hile at Maskat being paid by yourself.
(4) Sheikh Ali bin Ahmed who, by the orders of Government, wull be exiled
from Bahrein for a period of five years, will also present himself
at 9 a.m. at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
with two or three private servants who
will accompany him; he will likewise proceed forthwith on to one
of the men-of-war for conveyance to Maskat, where he will remain
pending issue of orders or permission by Governmant for his
departure to another place.
(5) It will be necessary for you to publish !a notice with regard to
t£ Sukhra ” and to bring with you a draft of it for inspection and
approval by me before promulgation.
( 6 ) Ycu must appoint 50 men from among your own reliable followers
for the guarding of the Manama Bazaar to be under the orders of
the Bazaar Master, and Captain Prideaux, British Agent, will be
at liberty to call upon the Bazaar Master to muster the men before
him at such times as he may desire, in order that he may verify
their numbers.
All the above conditions must be fulfilled by you by 9 a.m. on 26th Feb
ruary, and after the expiry of the time now given no further law will be
allowed you.
Accordingly, in order that you may have due warning one hour before the
expiry of the time, that is to say, at 8 a.m., each of the three men-of-war will
fire one blank charge, so that you may know that there is only one more hour
left of the time allowed to you for compliance.
In addition to this, a man-of-war’s boat will remain on duty off the Muharrug
Customs House in order to bring me any communication from you in the above
connection, and this boat will stay there until the last moment possible.
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The volume contains correspondence relating to disturbances in Bahrain and the consequent discussion over administrative changes. The correspondence is mostly between the 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. , the Foreign Office, and the Government of India. Further correspondence, included as enclosures, is from the following:
- Percy Zachariah Cox, 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. ;
- Francis Beville Prideaux, 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;
- Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifah [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], ruler of Bahrain;
- Shaikh Ali bin Ahmed Al Khalifah [Shaikh ‘Alī bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], nephew of the ruler of Bahrain;
- numerous other British political and naval offices in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. and Persia.
The disturbances centred around attacks on a German man and several Persians by Shaikh Isa's nephew, Ali bin Ahmed, and his followers in late 1904. The papers within the volume cover several matters related to these attacks:
- the investigation into the details of the attacks;
- the discussion over what to do about Ali bin Ahmed and his eventual exile;
- British naval operations to enforce order;
- Turkish claims that Shaikh Isa believes himself to be a Turkish subject;
- the discussion over increased administrative intervention in Bahrain, specifically control of customs.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (260 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 1508 (Bahrain) consists of three volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/81-83. The volumes are divided into five parts, with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume each, and parts 3, 4, and 5 comprising the third volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 262; 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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- File 1508/1905 Pt 1 'Bahrain: situation; disurbances (1904-1905); Sheikh Ali's surrender; Question of Administration Reforms (Customs etc)'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:49v, 51r:53v, 57r:89r, 90v:94v, 95v:109r, 111r:121r, 121r:146r, 147v:225v, 227v:228r, 231v:237r, 238r:262v, back-i
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