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File 2908/1907 Pt 2 ‘Bahrain: quarantine arrangements’ [‎147v] (44/112)

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The record is made up of 1 item (56 folios). It was created in 1908-1911. 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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you'wl^ethe^iTwas necessary^or u^to^oHect^qwrantine'^fee^'as^ Obeli'"ve^this
course would have been distasteful to Sheikh Esa.
, 0n mv return to Bahrein before I had an opportunity to address Sheikh
(translationrcb^df P r 7 posifg”he 1 houfd bring ^aloc^or from India.
t i f QKplUh F-sa on this subiect and explained it was necessary for all
he incumbent for the post, and that the pay would probably not be less than
r! ,on or Ks 2co a month. He fully understood these points and said that
G vernm^nf should loose the man and that he should be in regard to
Quarantine matters under the control of the Assistant Surgeon m charge of the
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
3 . I cannot help thinking that with careful selection of a |" an [ or th ® p0St ;
this should be a most useful step towards progression. It is unnecessary to
add 'that the incumbent should be a Muhammadan an , d a re ' lable ,X" tf 0 liic
able to influence the Sheikh beneficially. A man with a knowledge of A ab c
would be advisable, but I hardly consider it necessary because if ‘be candidate
has his heart in his work he will certainly study the language. 1 ^ u ' d have
recommended Assistant Surgeon G. K. Monam, in whom I ploee great rehance,
but unfortunately he gets seasick if the weather is at all rough, and ’t" s “"h-
much against his will that he accepted the original proposal to take on quaran
tine work in addition to his other duties.
Provided the selection is a reliable man, I think he might work in direct
communication with the 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. Surgeon, Bushire, and the Pohtica g ,
and need not be subject to the orders of the Assistant burgeon.
4. Next week I will be able to send you the Sheikh's written reply, but in
the meantime the arrangements, if any are in progress for the appointment o a
Hospital Assistant, may be suspended, because if the Government of
approve this proposal there will be no longer any necessity for one.
S. Sheikh Esa has verbally agreed to my disbursing expenditure and
recovering monthly (not three-monthly), but I will forward his written reply next
week. I believe also that there is some doubt in your mind as to whether
Sheikh Esa is aware of the amount of the liabilities he is incurring, and i
therefore have the honour to state that he has the whole estimate in w ntin g ^
initial, recurring and miscellaneous expenditure and of the fees he will be
entitled to charge, and has agreed to this in his letter dated the 6th Shawwa
1327 (21st October 1909 ) forwarded with my letter No. 681 — 20, dated the 2yt
October 1909 .
Translation of a letter dated the 2 nd Rahi ath Thani 1 3 2 ^ { 12 th April /p/o),
from Sheikh Esa bin AH Al Khalifah, Chief of Bahrein, to Captain C. F,
Mackenzie, 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.
After compliments. —I have the honour to inform you that the quarantine
building is about to be completed and I am about to order a competent physician
from India for the superintendence of the quarantine work because his salary is
to be paid by me. I will also send for the medicine required for the machine.
You may inform me from what date the quarantine is to be put into force and
fees are to be taken. For this l shall be obliged to you.
No. 983, dated Bushire, the 24th April 1910.
From— Lieutenant-Colonel P. Z. Cox, 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—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.
With reference to your letter No. 239 , dated 16 th April 1910 , I have the
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The item consists of part two of the subject file 2908/1907 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. : Quarantine. It contains correspondence regarding proposals for improving and financing quarantine arrangements and plague prevention measures at Bahrain.

The main correspondents are as follows: 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. (Major Percy Zachariah Cox), 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. at Bahrain (Captain Francis Beville Prideaux, later Captain Charles Fraser Mackenzie), officials of the Foreign Office, and officials of 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. . It also contains input from the Treasury, representatives of the Foreign Department of the Government of India, and Shaikh Esa Bin Ali Al Khalifa [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah] – Ruler of Bahrain.

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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear (folio 181) to the front of the part (folio 126).

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