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File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [‎38r] (80/616)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (304 folios). It was created in 5 Mar 1924-16 Sep 1931. 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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In your despatch Mo.145 (i£2i346/917/91) of May
14th last, you instructed me, unless I saw any ohlection, to
take up with the Hejaai Government the question of the posit
ion of Bahrainis in El-Haaa, on the lines suggested in para
graphs 6 and 7 of the Political Hesident’a despatch 8o#10 of
March 24th 1930 to the Colonial Office* At that time I saw
no objection to the action proposed but the matter had ceased
to be urgent from a practical point of view and I was prevent
ed by pressure of other work from carrying out your instruct
ions Immediately* I regret that subsequent illness defeated
my intention of disposing of the matter bef ore 1 went home
and Mr •Hope Gill thought it better to leave it until my ret
urn*
I have now reconsidered the matter and I have
reached the conclusion that it would be Inadvisable to raise
the question at present, unless any serious difficulty is
being experienced in el-Hasa* My reasons are as follows
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(a) As I have reported in another despatch the Hejazi
Government are revising their La* on nationality and prop
ose to amend the article cited in paragraph 3 and discusse
in paragraph 4 of Col.Biscoe^ despatch of March 24th 1930 n
in a manner which will safeguard the right of foreigners
without papers to prove their nationality at any time* ThliH
should afford a remedy, if that Artie l© has any tiling to
do with the attitude observed by the Nejdi autnorities*
(b) It seems doubtful from the correspond nee whether Ibn
Ba^d and the authorities in Nejd were really looking at
the
His Majesty’s Principal secretary of State

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Correspondence, minutes, memoranda, and draft papers relating to the internal affairs of Bahrain. The papers are mostly copies exchanged between 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. , Foreign Office, and Colonial Office, and forms part of the interdepartmental discussion of matters such as: petitions to the British Government by the Baharnah community in Bahrain complaining about oppression by the Bahrain Government; Wahhabi influence in Bahrain and the protests of the Dowasir tribe over British-backed reforms in the country; the poor treatment of the Baharnah in Qatif by the authorities there; and Shaikh Isa bin Ali's memorial to the Government of India following his removal as the ruler of Bahrain.

Correspondence included as enclosures is mostly between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the High Commissioner in Baghdad, the Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , the British Legation in Jedda, Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifah [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], and his legal representatives, Bhaishanker Kanga and Girdharilal.

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1 volume (304 folios)
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The volume is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 306; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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