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'File XXII 4 Koweit relations with Bahrain.' [50v] (100/106)
The record is made up of 1 volume (53 folios). It was created in 7 Mar 1906-14 May 1920. 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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14.
8 . Ali bin Musa • . • » Partner to ( 1 ) above and as*equally a notorious:
arms smuggler. Well-known at Muscat.
9. Shaikh Abdullah bin Hasan Dosari. . See No. 13 White List. Easily led by others.
Stupid rather than dangerous.
10. Haji Abdul Rahman A1 Zayani . Pearl merchant. Partner to Shaikh Abdullah
bin Isa A1 Khalifah in business. Knows
Bombay well. Pro-Turk, but moderate in his
views.
11. Ahmad bin Salman Ghigu . . Pro-Turk, former member of Majlis-ul-Urfi.
12 . Shaikh Jassim bin Mehza . . Chief Sunni Qazi in Manama, Has very high
reputation locally for charity and good works,
pretends to like English. A mischief maker
of worst type.
13. Shaikh Ahmad bin Mehza . . Brother of ( 12 ). Narrowly escaped deportation
1905-06. Dangerous intriguer. Confidential
adviser to Shaikh Isa on land question.
14. Ali bin Abdullah . • . . Financial Agent of Shaikh Isa. Ill-disposed#
jealous of English interference. Reputed hand
in glove with Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa A1
Kbalifah, C.I.E., in swindling Shaikh Isa out
of half the receipt from the Customs. Hated
by all for his miserly methods. Dangerous.
15. Jassim Chirawi . . « , Shaikh Isa's Private Secretary. Great friend of
, Shaikh's son, Abdullah. The cleverest rogue
in Bahrein. Outwardly extremely polite and
polished, but always endeavouring undermine
British influence with Shaikh. Close friend of
s Shaikh Isa's wife (the Queen). A man to be
watched very closely. Engaged in deadly
feud with Yosnf Kanoo, M.B.E., whom be
is trying to ruin. Adopts humble attitude and
pretends always he has no influence with Shaikh
Isa.
16. Ahmad bin Mansur . . . IlLnatured bigot.
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I. Haji Abdul Nabi Kazeruni
2 . Abdul Nabi German!
3. Abdullah German i
• •
4. Mullah Shaikh Abdul Rahim
Persian.
. Formerly used to style himself Persian Consul,
Bahrein. Used to take money and issue
passports till stopped by
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. Violently
anti-English. Undoubtedly engaged in smug-i
gling contraband to Persia.
. Lately Head Clerk to the German firm of R.
Wonckhaus and Company. pro-German and
so pro-Turk.
, Agent at Muharaq for the late German firm
of R. Wonckhaus and Company. Poor and
mischievous.
Petty merchant,
false war news.
Was warned for giving out
Pro-Turk.
1 Indian.
1. Mr. Muhammad Roshan Akhtar . Punjabi Musalman, formerly employed as ver
nacular clerk in the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. A well educated
Indian. Holds strong political views, has visited
Egypt and travelled generally. Openly talks
about recent Punjab riots. Reads Indian papers
to Arab public, who gather to hear anti-English
news in his house. Being clever with easy and
assumed manner, his influence is distinctly
not for good. A staunch member of the
khilafat movement. Secretary to Mr. Yosuf
” Kanoo, M.B.E., who is afraid of him, but dare
not get rid of him lest he join hands with
Jassim Chirawis party. A dangerous indivi
dual,
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to Kuwaiti relations with Bahrain from 1906 to 1920.
The discussion in the volume relates to:
- a note of a conversation between the Resident and Shaikh Mubarak [Shaikh Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ] of Kuwait concerning Nasir bin Mobarak bin al Khalifa the 'outlaw relative' of Shaikh Isa of Bahrain [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah];
- reported expulsion of Jews from Bahrain;
- Bahraini political exiles;
- Shaikh Mubarak's visit to Bahrain, 1911;
- A note by Acting Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia, Arnold Talbot Wilson, entitled 'Note on History of Zubara and Claims of Shaikh of Bahrein to Zubara', which includes (folio 44) a small sketch map illustrating the remarks in this note.
Included in the volume (folios 33-34) is a copy in Arabic and English translation of the letter of Nasir bin Mobarak bin al-Khalifa, Chief of the Al Abdullah branch of the Al Khalifa family of Bahrain to 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. . Also included is a map (folio 44) prepared by the Acting Civil Commissioner for Mesopotamia, Arnold Talbot Wilson, to illustrate his 'Note on History of Zubara and Claims of Shaikh of Bahrein to Zubara'.
The principal correspondents in the volume include: 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. , Percy Zachariah Cox and later, Francis Beville Prideaux; 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. , Kuwait, Stuart George Knox; the Acting Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia, Arnold Talbot Wilson; 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, David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer.
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- 1 volume (53 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- 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 53; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-52, and ff 3-39; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File XXII 4 Koweit relations with Bahrain.'
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