File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [87r] (178/616)
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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atf many of them own immoveable property it ia clear
th’tt they are in no position to migrate.
4. As regards the general question of protection
to such 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.
writes:
"If a person can show a reasonable claim to recent
3ahr tin. nationality by birth, residence or other strong
grounds, it would ap>ear impossible to deny them our
protection. The inhabitants of these islands are
oecoining increasingly critical of our somewhat half
hearted protection of their interests abroad, and
the criterion of this protection should be not the
expedience of any particular instance but the right
that the individual has to it. It ia clear from the
conversation mentioned above that the authorities at
Qatif are expecting that we shall support genuine
Bahama, and with your approval i propose to continue
doing so, confining such protection, however, to
particular instances and only then aftar careful
scrutiny of the credentials of the claimants". I
think this view is correct and that there ia no
objection to the "olitical Agant f s making representation
informally to the Amir of 3&tif, with shorn he constantly
communicates on u.inor matters of mutual interest, on
behalf of individuals of undoubted Bahrain nationality,
but that oth r so-called Bahama, who have long ago
severed their connection with Bahrain, should be
informed that they can no longer be treated as
Bahrain subjects.
I sending a copy of this letter to
His Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonias.
I have, etc.,
(Sd.) H.V.3ISC0E, Lieut-Col.
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
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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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- 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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