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‘Bahrainese abroad’ [‎66v] (132/176)

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The record is made up of 1 file (86 folios). It was created in 22 Sep 1873-1 Dec 1913. It was written in English and Turkish, Ottoman. 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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prison and to accept their Bahrein passports. I hope I may receive to-morrow a
reply from His Excellency informing me as to the nature of the instructions he
has sent to the Vali.
No. 36, dated 3rd April 1911.
From—Ambassador, Constantinople,
To—His Majesty’s Consul, Basrah.
With reference to my telegram No. 33, Bahreinese. Instructions were
telegraphed to the Vali of Basrah yesterday telling him to release the Bahreinese
on bail.
The Vali’s reply to this was contained in my telegram No. 7.4 of April 5th,
which I repeated to you the same day.
Yours sincerely,
F. E. CROW.
G. C. B. P., Simla.—No. 17 F. D.—4-5-11.— oo.~ H.C.S.L.
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The file comprises correspondence from two distinct periods. Correspondence at the beginning and end of the file is dated 1909 to 1913 (ff 2-16, ff 52-87), and discusses the British protection of Bahrainis in Ottoman Turkey, in response to Ottoman Government representatives in Constantinople [Istanbul] questioning Britain’s claim of Bahrain being under its protection, and the registration and status of the increasing numbers of Bahrainis residing in the port of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], thanks to that port’s relative stability and affluence. Some of this correspondence deals with a specific incident occurring in March 1911 in which three Bahrainis were detained by the Basra authorities, with the latter refusing to recognise that the men were under British protection (ff 56-63). The principal correspondents in these parts of the file are: the British Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul] (Sir Gerard Augustus Lowther); the British Consul at Bussorah [Basra] (Francis Edward Crow); the Acting British Consul for Arabistan (Arnold Talbot Wilson).

The middle portion of the file (ff 17-50) comprises copies of correspondence from the Basrah [Basra] archives, dated 1873-1878, sent 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. at Bahrain (Major Stuart George Knox) by Wilson in December 1910 (covering letter, f 16):

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1 file (86 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The chronological ordering is, however, interrupted by a set of much earlier correspondence, which was sent as an enclosure to a letter contained within the chronological arrangement (ff 17-50).

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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 88; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-87; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Condition: There is considerable insect damage on some pages in the file, in the form of small holes in the paper. However the damage is not sufficient to impair the legibility of any text.

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