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File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [299r] (602/616)
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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further outrage occurred at Sitrah which was committed by the sons of Khalid
bin Ali ’A1 Khalifeh. We informed you of that and Your Excellency did not
fail and came to Bahrein and gave us assurances of peace and safety. The
Court caused those concerned to be brought before it, and after trial, their
guilt was proved. We were awaiting the sentence of the Court upon the
guilty, when two persons were deported to India and two to Qatar. Your
Excellency doubtless knows that there is a distance of only a few hours
between Bahrein and Qatar. Those who were sent to Bombay live in luxury
and with financial aid irora the Bahrein Government, which they enjoy and
they are well housed. If this is to be the punishment of murderers, all the
criminals will continue their crimes and be happy and obliged with such
treatment.
We informed Your Excellency before that we were prepared to send re
presentatives to London to His Majesty the King, Sultan and Emperor of the
British Empire, to obtain orders for security in our land. Your Excellency
did not fail, and came to us and verbally promised us security. We were
grateful to you and gave up the idea of sending our representatives. But
alas ! In spite of Your Excellency’s orders and the orders of the High Govern
ment, Khalid and his sons have again returned to their evil deeds and have
committed these crimes in spite of tiie Great Government. All the efforts of
the High Government have been to protect the Rulers of Bahrein and they have
retained their Government, but their subjects have been neglected. If God
forbid ! the Great Government is to fail to protect the subjects, let it be known
to us so that we may have resort to some other Government, such as that of
Persia or its like.
If the Great Government intends to protect the people and maintain order
in the land we beg firstly, for soldiers and protectors to be brought to all the
villages of Bahrein to give security and prevent the oppression of their inhabi
tants And that also is useless, except Khalid and his sons be deported and
punished openly and with severity, so that others like them may take warning.
In conclusion, we beg that Your Excellency w T ill forward this, our petition,
to His Majesty the King, before the evil-doers commit further crimes in the land.
Haste ! Haste ! and be so good as to reply to us and to issue definite orders, for
it is not possible for us to remain in the land in this condition.
5th Jamadi al Thani 1342.
Signed by persons of the Shiah Community of Bahrein.
From the Baharnah Community, Bahrein, to the Hon’ble Lieute
nant-Colonel A. P. Trevor, C.S.I., C.I.E., Political Besident,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, dated the 1st Jamadi II, 1342 (=8-1-1924).
After compliments .—q beg to bring to your notice that we have already
represented a petition to Your Honour and repeatedly asked you and the just
High Government to be kind enough to establish order in the town and to
remove oppressions from our community, the oppressed Baharneh. We informed
you several times about the plunder and murder of people w T hich became clear
to Your Honour and also 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.
, Bahrein. You were kind enough
to assure us and all our community of peace ana tranquility and completed
your kindness by your coming to Bahrein where we all expressed our thanks
to you and rest assured by the actions of the High Government. But it did
not last long and on Tuesday night 1st Jaraadi II, 13 2 (=8-1-1924), a party
of Al Khalifah attacked the village cf Sitrah, killed three men and w r eunded
two who are in danger. We informed 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.
and asked for a
Doctor to inspect the murdered and w ounded men.
As the mail steamer was present and we were in hurry to bring this
incident to Your Honour’s notice we despatched our petition to Your Honour
through our representatives.
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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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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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