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File 8/9 Annual Report on the State of Bahrain for the year AH 1351 [‎81r] (166/200)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (96 folios). It was created in 3 Jun 1933-27 Jul 1933. 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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General.
Shaikh Khalaf . During last summer Shaikh Khalaf
left Bahrain on a lengthy visit to Eathemain where
some of his family are living. Before he left he
was sued in the Bahrain Court by a local pearl
merchant who proved a claim against him for Rs 14,000/-.
The Court insisted upon Shaikh IQialaf handing over
title deeds for certain of his prouerty in Manamah
sufficient to settle the claim, before leaving the
country. If is not known when or whether he proposes
to return.
Traci Agitator . (Syed Saleh bin Syed Mehdi)
A week or two before the death of Shaikh Isa a
young Shia Iraqi named Syed Saleh bin Syed Mehdi des
cribed on his passuort as a student, arrived in Bahrain
from Kuwait where he was said to have been the
guest of the Ruler. He stayed for one night with
H. E. Shaikh Hamad and then became the guest of Khan
Saheb Yusuf Kanoo. He was invited to address the
Manamah club which is ostensibly now political. He
made a long speech in which he referred to the English
as wolves and the people of Bahrain as their prey.
After Shaikh Isa f s death a large meeting was held
under the auspices of the club in Khan Saheb Yusuf
Kanoo T s building on the sea road. Various people
spoke including school masters,and several young men
recited poems commemorating the late Ruler. Syed
Saleh bin Syed Mehdi also spoke. His speech was
violently anti-English and his sentiments were not
even disguised by metaphor. He stated among other
things, that Jesus Christ had been crucified by the

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The volume contains the Annual Report of the Government of Bahrain for the Hijri year 1351 AH. The report is written by the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave.

The report was submitted by Belgrave 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, Percy Gordon Loch, who then forwarded it to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bushire. The correspondence relating to this process is included in the volume.

The report itself (folios 8-83), submitted in June 1933, is divided into sections corresponding to a particular subject, as follows: Revenue and Expenditure; Pearl Industry; Police and Public Security; Judicial; Land Registrations; Education; Manamah Municipality; Muharraq Municipality; Artesian Wells; Agriculture; Sunni Wakf Department; Shia Wakf Department; Audit; Imperial Airways; Press Propaganda; Counterfeit Coins; Death of Shaikh Sir Isa bin Ali [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], accession of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah]; Bahrain Electric Supply; Customs; General; Miscellaneous.

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1 volume (96 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.

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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 98; 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 present in parallel between ff 12-83; these numbers are also written in ink, but are not circled, 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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