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File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [270r] (544/616)
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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country. Will Great Britain approve of her agent treading upon the honour of
peaceful tribes which never stood but by the side of the Great Britain in a
friendly temper of mind particularly at a time when she is trying to begin
assisting Arab tribes ;—
Your Excellency :—
One of the happenings that agitated and hurt the feelings and which
took place at Bahrein is the seizure of our compatriot Ahmed bin Abdulla
Aldosari in an annoying manner by sending the man-of-war to capture him at
the Diving place. vVhen he came to know of the ship’s advent he presented
himself when at once he was imprisoned without any trial and was fined
Rs. 15 »ooo (
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
fifteen thousand) and was ordered to write admitting his
crime which he declined to do and remained in the gaol a long time under
threats to himself and to his tribe if he won’t pay up the fine and admit in
writing his crime, the man-of-war would bombard and destroy their
villages. Mhen he petitioned soliciting to know his crime or to be tried by a
legal tribunal allowed to every accused. He was given no reply. After they
XA ,
made opt his determination not to admit his crime they exacted the fine
Rs. 15,000 and set him at liberty. No doubt this is a sort of interference the
like of which wont be found in the modern history and never has been heard
a thing like that in our relations with the British Government nor in the
relations of any other people than ourselves with other Diplomatic Agents.
Your Excellency :—
We have stated all this feeling fully. We have full confidence in you
that the right will be given to the rightful and that our confidence in the justice
and equity o l . Great Britain will be renewed. Should we and
our Shaikh Isa be disappointed and what the ante British say of
the above mentioned happenings having taken place by the order of the Imperial
Government and under her knowledge then we intimate that we wont be able
to suppress the feelings of the tribes some of which have determined to
emigrate and agitation is already apparent in some of them.
We sue for justice and equity or mercy. Have mercy on us in our own
country and leave for us our honour in our own hearth and home. 16 th Rabiul
Aval 1342 A. H,
We beg to remain,
Yonr Excellency’s
Respectfully.
Sd. SHAIK ISA BIN ALL
Ruling Chief of Bahrein.
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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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- IOR/L/PS/10/1042
- Title
- File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal'
- Pages
- 265r:272v
- Author
- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī
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- Public Domain