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File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [115r] (234/616)
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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Es. 40,000/-, but this Hs. 40,000/- was money which had
been paid into State funds and is now paid out again.
It is no loss but a gain as the properties will now once
more be developed.
I now forward a letter Ho* C-53 dated the 24th
April 1927, from 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.
Bahrein, which has
arrived today with an enclosure dated the 20th Shawal 1345
from the Financial Advisor Bahrein.
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.
^s letter will probably
necessitate my visiting Bahrein again. It is quite obvious
that where the Dowasir tribe has been punished with
expulsion for three years for offences which they have
committed, they cannot be given the rents which have
accrued to the Bahrein Government during that absence,
without undoing the result of the punishment given.
It would mean, not forgiveness, but a confession by us
(not by Sheilch Hamad) that we had been harsh.
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.
suggests that a third of the
rentals should be returned on account of repairs
necessary to the deteriorated properties and the poverty
of. the tribe. I propose that if it is found that a sum
is necessary for the rehabilitation of the property, that
that sum shall have no connection with the forfeited
rentals. I am prepared to recommend the Bahrein
Government to allow, as a separate act of Government,
such sum as may be necessary to enaole the properties to
become habitable and productive, but the principle oi the
punishment given and the forgiveness on promise of oetter
onduct for the future must be maintained.
For the same reason I propose to agree with the
olitical Agent*s recommendation that no diver snail be
orced to go back to the Dowasir with his previous debt
aintained against him. The pearl diving trade is bu^lt
p on a form of slavery dependent upon the deots of the
ivers,-and the cancellation of such debts will certainly^
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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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- File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal'
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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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