File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [120r] (244/616)
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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with their views*
At the time of their intended departure, they were
warned that if they persisted in going, their property
v/ould he confiscated, and their Bahreini divers would he
freed from any obligations or debts t8 their Dowasir
Hakhudas. They understood the terms and they went.
The State released the divers giving each man a
certificate signed by the Sheikh and 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.
cancelling his debts and allowing him to dive for
whomsoever he wished. The State sold off the houses
and let the gardens. The ownership of the property
presumably reverted to the State.
Although the Bowasir suffered a certain amount of
oppression from the Ruler of Ifejd during their stay on
the mainland they now adopt the attitude of being
strongly supported by Ibn Saud. Sheikh Hamad is at all
times exceedingly anxious to stand well in the eyes of
Ibn Saud. This fact and the continuous pestering of the
Dowasir Sheikhs has contributed mainly to his attitude
bn the subject. Also he thinks that if the rents are
not paid to them the Dowasir will always feel sore on
the subject considering themselves rightly entitled
them. He feels that because the original confiscation
was made in his name (an action which he only took
after considerable persuasion) it is incumbent on him
to return the money and as no mention was made of
rents in the term on which the Dowasirs return, he
supposes that the return of the rents is taken for l
granted.
In my opinion being as Financial Advisor,
responsible for the finances of the.State > this large
outlay from the already overburdened revenues
State in order to buy the goodwill of the Dowasir
not
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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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