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Coll 30/70 'Bahrain: Amendment of contracts of Capt Parke, Commandant of Police, & Mr Belgrave, Adviser to the Sheikh of Bahrain: leave of Mr Belgrave, etc.' [12r] (23/379)
The record is made up of 1 file (188 folios). It was created in 13 Mar 1930-24 Mar 1948. 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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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.
,
Bahrain,
the 3rd September 1946.
Bear Donaldson,
^ Please refer to your letter No. Sxt.
aated the 17th August 1946.
4 945/46
2. I had a long talk with Shaikh Saurian on the
2nd September in the course of which I endeavoured to
stem a stream of eloquence about
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
with suggestions
that money should be spent on improving conditions in
Manamah and Muharraq*
3. Amongst other things I asked the Shaikh how
long he thought Belgrave ought to continue to hold his
present office. This produced a paean of praise of both
Belgrave and Mrs. Belgrave. The Shaikh referred to the
services Belgrave had rendered to his father and himself,
talked in glowing terms of his ability efficiency and energy
and remarked that he was doing the work of four men.
This gave me an opening to suggest that he required an
assistant. The suggestion was not favourably received
the Shaikh remarking that ne did not consider an assistant
was necessary.
4. I have an idea that -^elgrave hopes that his son
who is now 16 and has recently entered a college at
Beirut will in due course come to Bahrain as his assistant
and subsequently succeed him, and that the Shaikh is privy
to tnis plan.
5. I propose to press the suggestion that Belgrave
should be provided with an assistant either directly or
through 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.
as opportunity arises.
Personally I do not consider the matter one of great
urgency, and I think it unlikely that the Shaikh will be
shifted from his present attitude until Belgrave shows
obvious signs of collapse or until some serious disturbance
or breakdown of the administration gives proof of his
inability to carry on single-handed.
6. So far as the present administration of the
State is concerned, although there is much that could
and should be done it is greatly in advance of anything
the other Gulf States can show, as the Shaikh remarked
in reply to some of my criticisms.
7. I am sending a copy of this letter to Weightman.
Yours sincerely,
Sd. W.R.HaY.
E.P.Bonaldson ^squire, C.M.G.,
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.
,
LONDON.
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The file concerns the terms of service of British officials working for the Government of Bahrain, principally Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.
The principal correspondents are 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. ; 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; Belgrave; and officials of the Government of India, the Foreign Office and 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 papers cover: changes to the contracts of Belgrave and Captain L S Parke, Commandant of State Police, Bahrain; discussion of Belgrave's pay, leave, and workload; proposed improvements to Belgrave's terms of employment; proposals to appoint an Assistant Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the issue of 'nationalist agitation' against Belgrave, including an anonymous petition from the 'Bahrain Island Population' to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, calling for Belgrave's replacement as Adviser, and making complaints about his administration of Bahrain, particularly in terms of education, the courts, and the Bahrain police (folios 40-42); the Bahrain state budget, including a note of discussions at Bahrain on 16 March 1946 between 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Geoffrey Prior) and Belgrave, which covers all aspects of the administration of Bahrain, and is critical of Belgrave (folios 17-21); and discussion of Belgrave's possible retirement or dismissal.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (188 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 189; 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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- Title
- Coll 30/70 'Bahrain: Amendment of contracts of Capt Parke, Commandant of Police, & Mr Belgrave, Adviser to the Sheikh of Bahrain: leave of Mr Belgrave, etc.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:13v, 17r:39v, 44r:74v, 76r:91v, 93r:98v, 104r:124v, 126r:141v, 149r:150v, 155r:160v, 166r:185v, 188r:189v, back
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