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Coll 30/149 'Bahrain: Saudi Relations with Bahrain. Proposed visit of Emir Saud to Bahrain.' [15r] (29/123)
The record is made up of 1 file (60 folios). It was created in 30 Sep 1937-2 Dec 1941. 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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4* On th« following morning I was enabled to pay *
formal call at Hafa'a on His Majesty who had with him only
the Amir Saud and Shaikh Hafiz Wahba* The Interview lasted
half an hour and I found an opportunity to tell the King
something about the abortive agitation which occurred In
Bahrain last autumn* His Majesty said that he knew well
that It had been entirely foreign in origin and he proceeded
to blame Iraq for the trouble it causes In neighbouring States
by its press and wireless propaganda. The disturbances In
Dubai were also mentioned and the King made it very clear
that his sympathies were entirely with Sheikh Said bln 1/aktum.
He then said that he wished to give me some friendly advice —
never to believe any news from the Coast unless I had verified
it myself. He thought that much of our difficulty with the
Coastal Shaikhs in the past had been due to inaccurate infor
mation from our previous Agent theref and he added that he
himself had much the same trouble with some of his outlying
districts. He wished to assure me that on more than one
occasion he had advised
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Shaikhs to placa their
trust in the British and to cease making stupid difficulties
in regard to sir facilities and so on. His Majesty was
politely enthusiastic about Bahrain and the admirable relations
which exist between the A1 Khallfah and ourselves| and at
this point he said that there was one matter which he wished
to mention as the friend of all parties concerned. Ha had
intended tc rciae it with Sir Header Bullard if the latter
had been able to come to Bahrain but he thought it would be
proper to speak to me about it. He had been much criticised
for not attempting to make peace between Bahrain and ^atar;
it was a stupid and unnecessary quarrel and ought to be ended.
In the subsequent pause I remarked that I also was graatly
concerned at this quarrel and was constantly on the watch
for/-
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The file concerns visits to Bahrain by members of the royal family of Saudi Arabia; in particular the visit of Emir Saud [Sa‘ūd bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd], son of Ibn Saud [Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], in December 1937; and the visit of Ibn Saud himself in March 1939.
The papers include detailed reports on both visits by 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 (Hugh Weightman): folios 48-55 (1937) and folios 13-21 (1939), with comments by 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 Trenchard Craven William Fowle). Both visits were considered by the British to have been a great success (folio 11).
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 (60 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 62; 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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- Coll 30/149 'Bahrain: Saudi Relations with Bahrain. Proposed visit of Emir Saud to Bahrain.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:9v, 10v:61v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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