File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [73r] (150/616)
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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X TAa.s unable to shaKe off the persistent
Abdullah Qusaibi till the second day, and then
discussed the question of the Persians who had been
fired ^n while collecting stones at a reef near
Dammam. He told me that he was still making inves
tigations, and that if he discovered who the culprits
were, he would make an example of them. The inef-
Abdullah ^usaibi now interrupted us again, and
*
I went for a drive to the northern end of the Oasis.
4. The Amir spent the afternoon with me and
I discussed the question of the Bahama fully. I told
aim that the LTejdis in Bahrein had a privileged
position and mentioned that we expected good treatment
for all genuine Bahama in Qatif, and that we con
sidered it our duty to see that they had it. x also
mentioned that we had to take up their case as far
away as Muhammerah. He said that they considered
Bahrein and Qatif as one (a remark that one often
hears, and one which Sheikh Hamad himself is fond of
using) and said that they gave even better treatment
to Bahama than to Qatif is.
5* Directly i mentioned the case of Ahmed bin
L ||
ribbas he said that he had been imprisoned for smuggling 11
and said that his goods were still in the customs at
Sciihat where he lived. When I mentioned that we had
heard that he had torn up my letter, he appeared
genuinely horrified, and said that it would be
impossible for him to do such a thing. I said that
X had of course not believed it, and had merely
mentioned it so that he might know what had been said.
He appeared to know nothing about the case of Mahsem
l.flfT
bin
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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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