File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [284r] (572/616)
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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i* ci.n s Iflt t i o n
fiayy of a letter from Lieut-Col. A. P. 'REVOR, 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.
, to His Highness the
Sultan of Nejd
Ho. 49, dated 14th February 1924
After compliments.
I have the honour to address Your Highness in
regard to the Dowasit Tribe who are now, I understand,
living in Your Highness* territory at Bhammam.
Your Highness will remember that during the summer
when I was on leave, His Majesty’s Government found it nec-
-essary, on account of the bad government in Bahrain, owing
to the increasing age of our honoured friend Shaikh >asa, to
take certain measures and to arrange for Shaikh Hamad to
take over the active duties of the Ruler of the Islands.
At the time it became evident that certain tribes who had
enjoyed unfettered license under the former regime, objected
to the change and declared they would leave the Islands.
Colonel Knox told them in open Majlis that he had heard this.
and that if they desired to leave; let them leave in God s
name, but they should remember that their property etc. in
Bahrain was liable to confiscation. tnder the terms
this pronouncement the Dowasir tribe left Budaiya, after the
matter oC confiscation had again been brought to heir
notice, and settled at Ihammam. his tribe, or certain
leading members of it, visited Your Highness not long ago, I
hear . X am also informed that thevrecently returned to
Bhammam where they noised abroad that Your Highness had
promised them that their property should not be confiscated
and sold, but handed back to them, and that Your Highness
would see them back to Bahrain. hey also hoisted'war
flags threatening raids. Of course I regard this as all
bluff
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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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