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Coll 30/149 'Bahrain: Saudi Relations with Bahrain. Proposed visit of Emir Saud to Bahrain.' [52r] (103/123)
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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Garden Party given in honour of the latter, when the usual
laudatory speeches were delivered.
7. Cn the 19th December, the /dviser to the Bahrain Go
vernment gave a dinner pa ty in honour of the Prince, at
which la ies were also present. This was followed by large
dinner parties on the two succeeding evenings at the Palace
and at the house of the Saudian /gent in Bahrain, the days
being occupied with hawfcing and Zreb dances.
8. Cn the last evening of the visit the Amir Baud and His
Highness the Shaikh accompanied by six of the former's and
three of the latter's relatives dined (Arab fashion) ©t the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. By this time the Saudian brothers and cousins, who
had been very silent at the beginning of the visit, had thaw
ed considerably and were quite animated. The Amir aud, who
throughout had been most *riendly and charming, was almost
affectionate. He was certainly most outspoken, one of his
comments being that it was high time that England used her
increasing strength to give Italy a sharp lesson, as the
latter country appeared to be completely out of control. The
more peaceful suggestion that while one might forge a sword
one need not necessarily use it, was greeted with an unbelie
ving smile.
9. The Saudian party left for the mainland on Thursday
morning, the 23rd December. The visit has been an unquali
fied success find every one is very pleased. So far as I can
discover its ,, private rt nature has been carefully maintained,
and there have been no real political discussions. The fol
lowing items of reported conversation are, however, of interest*
(i) The Amir Baud is reported to have said that he was
very pleasantly surprised to find that the A1 Khalifah Zanily
was not held down in a position of inferiority in Bahrain,
without prestige or power, as he had so frequently heard from
other/-
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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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