File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [117r] (238/616)
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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service under tlie Nakhudas and to load them with their
former debts should meet with a decided negative•
As regards the other matters Shaikh Hamad says it
is contrary to Arab ideas for a ruler to confiscate the
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whole of the property of a tribe leaving his dominions,
and that he only consented to this course because he con-
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sidered it was an order from Government which he was
bound to obey.
As the property of the Dowasir has been restored
to them he considers he should restore the past rents
which have been credited to the State, both because it
was a right and because he would please Bin Saud by j]
doing so.
I informed him that Bin Saud^ wishes had
nothing to do with the case. He replied that Bin Saud
was the one big Arab ruler and it was natural for all
the smaller Sheikhs such as himself to look up to him
and try to please him.
He further stated that the Dowasir had left Bahrein
not of their own volition but from fear of the
Government.
They had taken part in a murderous attack on the
village of Ali and were suspected of murdering two
Sayeds and so considered that Government intended to
give them additional punishment for these crimes. The
Dowasir having left Bahrein unlike the alhan All and
other tribes before them did nothing to disturb the
peace of the island. He considered that if the
Dowasirs are now to return they should be allowed to
return without any cause of grievance against the
State.
When Sheikh Abdulla bin Isa came to say goodbye
to me I asked him as to his opinion in this matter.
He informs me that there is no doubt whatever ohat the
Dowasir left Bahrein through fear and not through
hatred.
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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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