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File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [82r] (168/616)
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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in a year would usually be considered necessary,
o. He then asked me how they were to say who were Bahama
and who were not. 1 explained that the Bahrein Government
were only issuing passes to those who had been born in Bahrein
and were in no way interested in anyone else. ' I told him
that on my return from Bushire, I had informed a deputation
of qatifis, with your authority, that they could expect
nothing from us if their claim to be Bahama was not absolute
ly genuine, and he appeared much relieved at this and question
ed me aoout it. He said that he had been obliged to report to
ain-oaud that the Bahrein Government had welcomed the '
emigrants even without passports, and that they had taken
arms with them, contrary to all laws. 1 said that it was not
correct to say that they had been welcomed, and it was certain
ly incorrect to say that they had had arms, but that Sheikh
Hamad's attitude was that Bahrein was "muftah", open to all
Arabs who chose to come there. I was about to mention that we
had raised no objection when they had sheltered the Dowasir
when they left Budaiyya, but did not do so in case he should
imagine that we were now retaliating.
ihe possioility I suggested in my letter N 0 . 4 -C of
the 15th January appears correct and we have apparently
received a very onesided account of the incidents, and I also
thinf: that the uncertainty of our attitude with regard to
Qatifs in general has undoubtedly alarmed them. I think the
Amir is now fully reassured on this point, and he clearly
realises that we may be expected to resent any injustice done
to such persons xatx as are undoubtedly Bahrein subjects. He
ceitainly went out of his way to be friendly to me and we y y-r
parted on the best of terms. I personally have little doubt
t.^at much of the trouble has been deliberately fomented by
the Qusaibis as a part of their policy of excluding Bahrein
merchants from the Qatif trade, and I shall watch their
future movements with attention.
I have etc*.,
Sd. C.G. Prior,
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.
, Bahrein.
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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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