File 4673/1919 Pt 3 ‘Persian Gulf: Bahrein Mission to England 1919. Political business of Mission’ [‎319r] (25/164)

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10. Mahomed bin Hamad al Qazi
11. Sulaiman bin Hamad al Bassam
12. Seyed Ahmed bin Seyed Alawwi
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13. Shaikh Abdul Latif al Dosari.
U.
Khan Sahib
Kulbuddin.
15. Mubammas Farook Akil
16. Yousuf Lutfali Khunji
17. Abdul Nabi Bushiri
Ali Kazim Bushiri.
18. Abul Kassan
A well read Nejdi merchant from Anaizeh.
Nejdi merchant of well-known Bassam family
established Basra, Mecca, Baghdad, Damascus,
etc,
Bahrein pearl merchant and broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. . The
leading Shiah inhabitant. Very British, often
goes to India. Afraid of showing his liking,
for us, for fear of persecution from the Ruler 1
of Bahrein. Has secretly applied to become
a British subject, was once imprisoned and
fined Hs. 5,000 by Shaikh ’ Isa; became bank
rupt owing failure in pearls, now gradually
looking up again. A man with greatest
influence among Bahama villagers of the
Island.
Of Buddaiya, cousin of Shaikh Abdulla al,
Dosari. Pro-British probably on account of
Shaikh Abdulla, being chief friend and adviser
of Sheikh Abdulla bin Isa al Khalifa, C.I.E.,
Shaikh 'Isa’s youngest eon. A frequent visitor
to Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and good provider of local news.
Persian*.
Muhammad Sharif A wealthy general merchant, head man of
the Persian community, pro-British and friendly
to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
A wealthy and influential general merchant with
firms in Bombay, Lingah, Debai, Henjam.
. English educated general merchant. Pro-
British, keeps up English style, subscribes
London Times, Graphic and the Near East.
He is very friendly with the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , He is
gone to Bombay where he intends establishing
a good business and will stay there five months
in a year during winter.
. YV ealthy partners in general business. Once
suspected of smuggling tea, but now friendly
towards the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . Follow Khan Sahib
Muhammad Sharif's advice. They hold no
political views.
* Ditto ditto ditto.
Black List.
Arabs.
1. Haji
Fakhru.
Yusuf bin Abdul
Rahman Formerly noted arm smuggler from Muscat
and Bahrein. Suspected strongly of being
chief smuggler of contraband goods into Persia
now. Too clever to be caught out: anti-
English chiefly because of his crooked trade
dealings.
. . Violently pro-Turk resulting
hostility to every thing British,
his political view.
3. Shaikh Rashid bin Muhammad Al] First cousins of Shaikh Isa.
father deposed by His Majesty's Government
who appointed Shaikh Isa as Shaikh of Bahrein
instead. Hostile and revengeful in conse
quence.
2. Haji Jassim Jodar
Khalifah.
4. Shaikh Ali bin Muhammad Al Kha- [
lifah. f
5. Shaikh Ibrahim bin Muhammad j
Al Khalifah. J
6. Fahad bin Abdul
in extreme
openly boasts
Intriguers—
Muharaq.
7. Ali bin
Manamah.
Rahman, Amir of Always arresting
ly from sheer
Husain Ghomri, Amir of A
British subjects apparent-
desire to cause trouble
between Shaikh Isa and His Majesty's Gov
ernment. A dangerous man.
man of loose character and crooked deal
ings. Has great influence with Shaikh Hamid
bin Isa, Violently pro-Turk.