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File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [‎182v] (369/616)

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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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united and required a Parliment to which Shaikh Isa agreed. Then who but
the Consul thwarted the proposal ? Did any person other than the Consul,
who hates Arabs from the bottom of his heart, come in the way then ?
Your Exellency, Bahrein has a minority of the Shia Community. The
clerk of the Consulate started dictating to them statements expressing gratitude
and support Mr. Daly and they wrote them against their will and under
pressure and some of them wrote them for self interest. Are these the
reforms, justice and organisation. Orders are signed in the name of Shaikh
Hamad whereas he himself declared before the delegates of the people the day
before yesterday that he was compelled by Major Dally to put his signatures
to them. So we seize this opportuinty to submit to your Excellency a copy
of the resolutions of the Congress of Bahrein enclosed herein which was held
on the 15 th Rabiul-avval 1342 A. H.
We have the honour to be
Your Excellency's most obedient servants.
(Sd.) Abdulvahhab bin Haji Zayyani,
Abdullatif bin Mahmood.
Abdulla bin Ebrahim Sayad.
Husein bin ali Almannaee.
Mchamed bin Rashid bin Hindi.
Ahmed bin Kasim Aljohdar.
Shahin bin Sagar Aljalahama.
Isa bin Ahmsd Addosari.
Ahmed bin Lahej.
Mohmed bin Fazal Annaeemi.
Jubar bin Mohamed Almuslim.
Mohamed bin Sabah Aalibn-e-Ali.
The delegates of the people selected unanimously by them.
The resolutions of the Bahrein Congress ' —
' name of allah the merciful, the compossionate, vve the under*
signed nobles and chiefs of the tribes, the ulema and Merchants, representing
the people of Bahrein, in view of what has happened to us in our country
touching our self repect our laws and the rights of our government and feeling
quite sure that Great Britain is just and won’t desire that insult should be
given to a peaeelul nation and would not approve of Major Daly's actions in
transgression of the treaty between herself and us and there bein* no other means

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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