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File 522/1922 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Internal' [299v] (603/616)
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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In conclusion, we inform you that we are all in narrow circumstances
and in danger and have no shelter except God and the justice of the High
Government. We beg you to support us quickly. We hope to present a
petition to you in detail by post.
MOHSIN BEN ABDOLLAH BEN
RAJAB.
SAIYED MOHAMAD ALBALADI.
ABDOR RASUL BEN RAJAB.
ABDOL A LI BEN RAJAB.
ABDUL A LI BEN RAJAB.
MEHDI BEN AHMAD BEN SAIF.
HOSAIN BEN MADHOOB.
MATROOK BEN MOHAMAD.
HAJI ALI BEN HASAN.
SAIYID MOHAMAD BEN
SAIYID HOSAIN
From the Hon’bi.e Lieutenant-Colonel A. P. Trevor, C.S.I,
CIE
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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, to the Baharna
Community, Signatories to the two petitions dated 1st and oth
JAMADI II, THROUGH THEIR REPRESENTATIVES HaJI MEHDI BIN
AND MULLA HASSAN BIN SHEIKH, AND ANY OTHERS OF THF. bEIAH
Community of Bahkein whom it may concern, dated Hi shir ,
16th January 1924.
After compliments .—I have received your short petition, datedh
Jamadi II and also your long petition, dated 5th tdem, wi h seve^l
hundred signatures. I was exceedingly sorry to hear from the I ohtical . ,
on 2nd Jamadi II (9th January) of this second outrage at Sitrah and in
diately reported the whole case to the High Government by telegram- a
asked the Captain of a man-of-war to proceed to Bahrein, and I tried w
proceed there myself but was not able to do so as no ship was available at
moment. I am now awaiting the orders of the High Government.
1 agree that the outrage is a very serious one and hope that >t m a y
possible for the Sheikh to apprehend and punish the offenders, and assn y
that any assistance I can give to His Excellency towards doing so wi
gladly accorded. # ^
As I informed your representatives the tyrannies of generations cann
removed in a few weeks without extraordinary drastic remedies whicu_t
feasible to apply. It is only step by step that good government can
duced. , r or a
Since I came back from leave in October I have made prop 0 ^ 8
force of levies or Military l olice to be established at Ba irein
lines as has boen establ shed at. Muscat and 1 hope something o • nrovisecl
be approved. But a force of this sort even if sanctionea cannot be I
in a day. • • in the
Therefore I recommend you to possess your souls in vvr iting
hope that matters will be improved before long, and to retrain jamadi
petitions in the strain of the last part of your petition of e . i rs a nd
which is calculated to alienate the sympathies of your well v\
antagonize others.
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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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