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File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [86r] (176/616)
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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that these persons were coming to see him, and I had
warned him that only in the case of persons of
undisputed Bahrain nationality should he hold out
any hopes of being able to assist them. The Political
Agent states that the first two men whom he saw were
clearly Bahrain subjecta, having been born in the
Island and having only left it in the last few years:
they stated that being known to be Bahrainis they were
not molested, which is of interest since it shows that
our interference on behalf of genuine Bahama is
pec ted by the at if authorities, otherwise they would
certainly have mads no distinction between them and
their own subjects. Of some twenty, others who came
to see the ] olitical Agent only one could make real
elaiu. to being a Bahrain subject and in the case of
these three individuals 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.
has given
them informal letters to the Amir of fcatif. The other
members of the deputation, while being members of a
community resident in Haaa nd generally known as
Bahama -nd prooably of Bahrain origin, have been
settled so long on the mainland that it seems difficult
to regard them as Bahrain ubjeota and Captain Prior
held out no hopes that the British authorities would
intervene on their behalf.
!) • The grievances of theae individuals were that
excessive taxes were being forcibly collected from them
by the xutif authorities and that they were subjected
to eve.-y forai of injustice. It would seem, however,
\l to bQ the w ar sur-tax which is now being levied that
irio brought matters to a head and has induced them to
seek refuge in Bahrain. As, however, the TJajd authoritiej
have prevented them from removing their families, and
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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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