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File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [119r] (242/616)
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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Advisor to the Government Bahrein to 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, dated the 20th Shawal 1345•
I have the honour to inform you of the following
facts and request that you will please make them known
to the Hon*hie the
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.
who would perhaps
give a ruling on the questions in point which have not
been specifically raised before.
The Hon’ble the
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.
informed H. E.
Sheikh Hamad that the Government of India were prepared
to sanction the return of the Dowasir to Bahrein on the
condition that they accepted certain terms. If they
agreed to these terms their property consisting of
P
houses in Manama and Budaiya, date gardens and "Doulabs* ^
were to be returned to them.
Their property has been returned to them. The
houses which had been sold by the State, were bought
back and compensation was paid to the buyers bn account
of repairs executed by them during their term of residence
the leases of all the- gardens which had been let by the
State during the three years absence of the Dowasir iiom
Bahrein, have been transferred back to the original
owners. This has cost the State Ss. 40,000/-.
But the Dowasir Shaikhs now demand that the State
should return to them all the rents which accrued from
the gardens, during the three years, amounting to
Es. 64,000/-. They evidently consider that the permission
granted them to return* and the restoration of their
property by the State, wipes out any idea tnat they
deserve punishment for their former behaviour. They
insist that the restoration of their property must also
include the repayment of the three years rents.
Unfortunately they have persuaded Shaikh Hamad to agree
with
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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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