File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [‎231r] (466/616)

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Serial No. ^.—Letter to Messrs. Bhaishanker Kakca and Girdharlal
Solicitors, Albert Buildings, Bombay, No. 36-X., dated Simla the
14th May 1924.
With reference to your letter dated 13th February 1924 [Serial No 292 in
File No. 480-X.) and subsequent correspondence, I am directed to say that it' is con
trary to establish practice for the Government of India to see legal advisers in con
nection with business concerning Foreign States or the relations of the Government
of India with such States. In the ordinary course, therefore, the Government of
India would be unable to accede to your request that a hearing should be given to a
legal counsel over the case of Shaikh Sir Isa of Bahrein.
2 . In view of the fact, however, that the wording of the routine acknowledgment
dated the 23rd February last (Serial 294 ibid) of your letter is open to the reverse con
struction, I have been authorised to accord a pureiy informal interview as a matter
of courtesy to Shaikh Isa s lega adviser, shouldyou still’think that any usefu pur
pose would be thereby served. I am prepared to place at your disposal 12 noon on
any Saturday up to Saturday 7th June inclusive, if a weeks notice is oiven me
beforehand.
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Serial No. 7^— From Messrs. Bhaishanker Kanga and Girdharlal, Solicitors,
dated Bombay, the 17th (received 20th) May 1924.
We have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No. 36-X., dated the
14th instant [Serial (13)] to hand yesterday and to express our own and our clients
acknowledgments for the courtesy kindly extended to us by granting an informal
audience to our clients Counsel in support of his petition and to intimate that Mr.
M. A. Jinnah, Consul, instructed by us will attend before you on Saturday the 31st
instant at 12 noon.
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Serial No. —Express letter from the Military Secretary, Army Head
quarters, Simla, to the G. 0. C. -in-Chief, Northern Command, No. 03270-
M.S.-3, dated Simla, the 22nd May 1924.
\our 6009-6-M. S. thirtieth April. Telegraph whether Captain Windsor-
Aubrey desirous and available appointment Commandant Bahrein Levies. Dura
tion appointment one year with following emoluments. Rank pay plus Rs. 250
command allowance plus travelling allowance . Pension contribution payable by
state. Free quarters provided.
Copy forwarded to :—
The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department
Simla.
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Serial No. —Letter to Lieutenant-Colonel F. B. Prideaux, C.S.I., C.I.E.,
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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire, No. 36-X., dated
Simla, the 28th May 1924.
With reference to the correspondence ending with your letter No. 27-T., dated
the 13th March 1924 (Serial No. 1 ), I am directed to say that the Government of
1 nctia have read with interest and appreciation of the steps being taken by H. E.
Shaikh Hamad of Bahrein to effect a reform of the conditions under which the
pearling industry is carried on, and will be glad to receive within the next twelve
months a statement of the results achieved together with a more detailed account
of the system introduced and copies of the actual orders issued by Shaikh Hamad.
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Serial No. —From the Hon’ble Lieutenant-Colonel F. B. Prideaux,
C.S.I., C.I.E., 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , No. 308-S., dated
Bushire, the 22nd May (received 2nd June) 1924.
. ^ have the honour to forward herewith an extract from the “ Bombay Chronicle ”,
0| jP r ^ 23rd, 1924, containing a number of malicious and untruthful statements le-
gaiding the present condition of aff airs in Bahrain; together with a copy of amemo-
mndum from 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. , Bahrain, which deals with the various alleged
grievances set forth in the paper.