File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [126r] (256/616)
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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that he would go on a pilgrimage to Kerhala
I recalled this statement to him and suggested it
was the best thing he could do, at the same time main-
taining good relations with Shaikh Hamad.- He finally »
agreed to do this and I again saw Shaikh Hamad, told him
of the solution and instructed him to show Shaikh Khallaf
special honour and friendship until he left. To this he
agreed.
It is now determined that after-Ramazan Shaikh
Khallaf will leave of his own accord and in all honour,
and will stop away some time.
I trust that this will remove all cause of friction.
Shaikh Khallaf is hound to intrigue hut Major Barrett
does not now anticipate that his following is so great
as to cause trouble.
The Qazi is a man of character hut is now getting
old. Of his venality there is, I fear, little doubt,
and it is not the first time he has had to leave for
similar reasons. His successor is reported to he a
religious man who takes little money. I ^ ^ear,
sceptical regarding the honesty of Shia mullahs as I
have yet to meet an honest one, hut he appears to he
good of his kind though somewhat fanatical, and to ^
respect the property of widows and orphans. He is at
any rate the choice of his sect.
f
A complication has been that the
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Interpreter
was the son-in-law of the (^azi, an undesirable s ^ ,c '^ e
affairs. From the time that Shaikh Hamad was known to
he in opposition to his father-in-law, open complaints
f bribe-taking have been brought against our
nterpreter. Regarding, these X will not at present
xpress an opinion, but numerous persons have come
orward to prove sums given by them and tneir friends
r taken by the Interpreter as commission, sums
mounting probably to some
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
bv-i tne
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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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