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File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [‎187v] (379/616)

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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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the particulars of the ship and the license of the messenger needs be
renewed every year. Also the expenses of the messenger will be
borne by every tribe for itself.
7 rn:—If any tribe wculd not desist from plundering and Icoting them, the
conciliatory Arabs will oppose that tribe as much as they can and at
the time of happening such a plunder and loot, the English and the
conciliatory Arabs will held Conference and discussion.
8th : — To kill men after they hand ever arms will amount to outrage and not the
defined war-fare and if a trite kills Moslems or non-mcslems after
they hand over their arms, it would mean that he has transgressed
the treaty and then the conciliatory Arabs with the English will punish
them and a State of war-fare will continue wdth such a tribe until they
surrender their arms and the partaker and instigator to such an action
being counted as equal.
9tii :—To kidnap men, women or children on the Sudan Coast or elsewhere and
taking them away in boats is an outrage and plunder so the
conciliatory Arabs should not do anything like that.
10th : — The boats of the conciliatory Arabs carrying the above-mentioned ensign
will enter into all ports of the English Government and those of
their allies and may buy and sell in them and should any one prevent
them, then the English Government will look to it.
■The above-mentioned conditions will be binding to all those people
who recognise them in future as well as at present. Here the
conditions end. And this treaty was written at “ Ras-khima n
three copies on Saturday the 22nd Rabiul Avval 12J5 A. H. and
Wo,s signed and sealed on dates and places as mentioned below :—-
Signature of the Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. in his hand.
Written by Hasan Bin Rahma Guzaib Bin
Ahmed.
Signed and sealed by Shakboot at Ras-khima
on the 25th Rabial Avval 1235 A. H.
Signed and sealed by Hasan Bin AH ^
Raskhima on 29th Rabiul Avval 1235 A. H-

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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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