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File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [81r] (166/616)
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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and that -«e considered it our duty to see that they had it.
I also mentioned that we had to take up their case as far
away as Kuhammerah. 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.
o. Directly I mentioned the case of Ahmed bin Abbas,
he said that he had been imprisoned for smuggling and said
ms gooes were still in the customs at Saihat where he
lived. Shen 1 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 I 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 bin Haji
ibrahim, and said that he would make inquiries. He added
that he feared that ill-minded people had been trying to
create trouble and that he was very glad to have had the
opportunity of discussing the matter with me.
6# He then aske<i me what I considered should he the
rule regarding tne liability of Bahama to Jihad. Why should
tuey escape if other persons who did not render military
service had to pay. I said that apart from Customs dues to
which all persons were liable, the usual practice was that
travellers or persons visiting a country for a short time to
do ousiness did not pay full taxes, but that if they bought
houses and settled down, they would be liable just like the
others. I quoted an instance of the pearl buyers v/ho came
to Bahrein for four months every year, and said that they
would not have to pay.
He appeared relieved at this and said that that was
•vnat his instructions were. He then asked me how long a man
•*ould have to stay in a place to be considered domiciled in
it, and I said that it was difficult to say in all cases and
to lay down a definite rule, but that at least six months
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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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- Title
- File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:149v, 150v:161r, 162v:190v, 193r:197v, 199r:202v, 210r:213v, 216r:218v, 221r:223v, 226r:230r, 232v:233v, 235r:239v, 241r:263r, 264r:264v, 273r:292v, 294r:298r, 300r:305v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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