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File 4673/1919 Pt 3 ‘Persian Gulf: Bahrein Mission to England 1919. Political business of Mission’ [‎383r] (153/164)

The record is made up of 1 item (83 folios). It was created in 6 Aug 1919-12 Aug 1920. 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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My father therefore would esteem it a great honour and privilege
if your Majesty would desire to accept this gift not for its
worth,which is nothingjhut as a humble token of friendship and
respect to your Majesty: and in fixm belief that we will alwayc
live in a friendship that will lead to the prosperity and
happiness of all. I therefore humbly ask your Majesty to accept
this sword from my father Sir Isa bin Ali al Khalifa,Ruler of
BahraiR ,, •
The Shaikh then presented the letter and the sword and
Captain Bray translated his address*
I attach a literal translation of the letter from Shaikh
Isa-bin-Ali Al,Khalifa,K*C*I*E*
The sword is a weapon of considerable interest* The blade
which is extremely old has been in the Khalifa family for man>
generations and is said by them to have come from Khorasan.
Personally I believe it was made in Damascus* The gold work of
the Scabbard was made by one of the most famous workmen of
Arabia,Bambari of Hassam. The pearls are from Bahrain itselx
and the leather slings come from Baghdad* It is therefore a
weapon truly representative of Arabia and oanoluBiv* ancient
and modern worlonanship*
The King thanked the Shaikh for his generous present and
asked him to tell his father that he was well aware of his
long and tried friendship and of all the support and assistance
which His Excellency had consistently rendered to the Empire
during the War,and that he looked to his Excellency for the
same friendship and loyal cooperation in future years.
His Majesty then presented Shaikh Ahdulla with a signed photograph
of himself in a large silver frame and the Deputation withdrew..
The letter of Shaikh Isa with a literal translation is attached.
I assume that the draft of a suitable reply will he forwarded
by the Department for the King's signature.

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This part contains papers relating to the visit of Mission (deputation) from Bahrein [Bahrain] to the United Kingdom in 1919. It includes correspondence regarding the reception of ‘Abdullah bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, son of Shaikh Isa of Bahrein, and Abdullah’s son Muhammad-bin-Abdulla by King George V at Buckingham Palace, London, on 6 August 1919.

Much of the correspondence also relates to the reception of ‘Abdullah bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah by Sir Arthur Hirtzel, Assistant Under-Secretary of State for India, on 1 September 1919, and a subsequent letter from Abdullah to Hirtzel, in which Abdullah states that he has been instructed by his father to make four proposals to the British Government regarding Bahrein, and the response of the British Government to these proposals.

The main correspondents include: 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. ; the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (‘Political, Baghdad’); Shaikh Sir Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain; 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. , Bahrain; the Secretary to the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; 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. ; and the Deputy 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 part includes a letter in Arabic from Sir Isa bin Ali al Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain, to King George V (folios 385 and 386), which has been translated into English.

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File 4673/1919 Pt 3 ‘Persian Gulf: Bahrein Mission to England 1919. Political business of Mission’ [‎383r] (153/164), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/850/3, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100074780349.0x0000b1> [accessed 20 April 2024]

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