File 522/1922 Pt 5 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Administration: Internal Affairs: British Interference' [42r] (94/356)
The record is made up of 1 volume (174 folios). It was created in 19 Aug 1924-22 Jan 1931. It was written in English. 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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Minute Paper.
political Department.
T
3818a 5000 8/29
Please see previous submission on P. 6258/29
covering Colonel Barrett’s despatch of the 28th August
on the question of British interference in the
administration of Bahrein. The views of the
Government of India are given in their telegram of the
26th November on P. 7575/29.
'Z, Sir Denys Bray has always felt uneasy at the
extent of European representation in Bahrein, and the
present telegram shows traces of this: but on the
broad issueftie to* in general agreement with the
conclusions of the
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.
, and tne ground
is now clear. It should be remarked, however, on two
minor points, that firstly, while there are indeed foui^
British subjects employed in the administration oi
Bahrein, one only of those - 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.
- is
the servant of His Majesty’s Government, the remainder
being servants of the Sheikh, serving under contracts
with him;*secondly, the late Acting
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.
,
who has wide experience of the Arab coast, is probably
in a better position than the Government of India to
assess the Arab reactions of British interference m
the Bahrein administration. The incident regarding
the Dowasir tribesmen to which the Viceroy’s telegram
refers is not in itself of 6 reat importance; is now
nearly three years old. and is largely an illustration
of the weakness of character of Sheiith Lamad.
3 The general conclusions reached by the
Government of India and the
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.
are -
(1) that there can be no question oi relaxing
our essential hold on rtntrol, and that any reduction
of the European element and of European control must
be/
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Correspondence, minute papers, memoranda, and draft papers relating to British and European representation within the Bahrain administration. The papers discuss a number of matters, including: appointment and terms of the posts of Director of Customs, Commandant of the Levy Corps, and some medical positions; appointment of a surveyor and survey party; the question of employing Sudanese policemen instead of Indian; and the degree of interference the British should adopt in Bahrain.
The principal correspondents include officials at 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, Colonial Office, and the Government of India (Foreign and Political Department). Further correspondence, included as enclosures, comes from the 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. , 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. in Bahrain, and the Governor General of the Sudan.
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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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 171; 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.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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