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Coll 30/69 'Bahrain: Pearling Riots in.' [‎47v] (94/161)

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The record is made up of 1 file (79 folios). It was created in 25 Jan 1932-15 Aug 1934. 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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I got him transferred to the Egyptian frontier Defence
Force and he was sent to the lonely Oasis of Siwa, where
he spent two years and, instead of vegetating, he took
very careful notes and many sketches and turned out an
interesting book known as "The Oasis of Siwa" to which
I wrote a somewhat lengthy Foreword - it was published
some years ago.
Later on, when Egyptian re-organisations took
place, he was at a loose end and I advised him to apply
for the vacant post of a sort of vizier or tutor to the
Sheikh of Bahrain for which an advertisement had appeared
in the "Times". To my surprise, he got the appointment
and has been there ever since. He writes to me from time
to time - he has married a charming girl who was grand
daughter or grand-niece of my old chief - Field-Marshal Sir
Evelyn Wood, and, as you will see from his letter he is
'the right man in the right place.'.
I am particularly concerned in the latter portion
of his letter where he represents the unfair treatment
meted out to him by an M.P. named Grenfell. I understand
that this Grenfell is an ex-miner and not really a bad
fellow,
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The file concerns demonstrations by pearl divers in Bahrain in 1932, in the course of which two people were killed. The disturbances arose following the issue of a proclamation by the Government of Bahrain announcing changes in inheritance law. However, the file states that the basic cause of the 'riots' was economic: a protest against the smallness of diving advances. The papers record the British view of the causes of the disturbances and their circumstances; the role of Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the response to the events of the British Government; and comments in the German press.

The papers include a letter from 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 (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior) 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. , giving a detailed account of events (folios 65-79); papers concerning Belgrave's reaction to a Parliamentary question by the Labour MP David Grenfell about the events, and Belgrave's role in them (folios 40-51); and correspondence between the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society, the Foreign Office, and other British officials concerning an article in the German press entitled 'Swan Song of the Pearl Divers' by Hans Joachim von Bassewitz, which was highly critical of British handling of the incident (folios 4-38).

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 (79 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 (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 81; 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.

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