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Coll 30/117 'Persian Gulf. Bahrain Grievances of the Baharinah.' [68v] (136/203)
The record is made up of 1 file (100 folios). It was created in 30 May 1935-11 Aug 1939. 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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4. With regard to (A) the small Cause and District
Courts at Bahrein are each presided over by one,of the
ruling family (A1 Khalifah), but for some years past in
order to meet complaints from the Baharinah that justice
was not being impartially administered by the A1 Khalifah
judge the Sheikh has placed the Adviser, MfcBelgrave, on
these Courts as Joint Judge and Magistrate with the A1
Khalifah official. It appears however that during
Mr.Belgrave*s absence on leave last year the ruler’s
son, Sheikh Salman availed himself of the opportunity
to give a number of unjust decisions against the
Baharinah. Colonel Fowle takes the view (paragraph 8
of his despatch) that the practice of using Mr.Belgrave
as Judge on these Courts, though it has ensured the
impartial administration of justice, is "definitely
undesirable", both because the Adviser already has as
much work as he can cope with without trying Court
cases and because in Colonel Fowle’s opinion the presence
of a British official as Judge, even though he is not
in British Government service, implies an undesirable
measure of interference on our part in Bahrein internal
affairs. As regards the production of a code of law
the Sheikh is appointing a Committee to codify such law
as already exists in the shape of the various
proclamations issued by the Bahrein Goverment from time
to time. When this work is completed the preparation
of Civil and Criminal Codes will be considered but
Colonel Fowle suggests that, on the assumption that
there will be a satisfactory minimum of codified law
to carry on with, an alternative to complete Civil and
Criminal Codes (or at any rate to a Civil Code since a
simple Criminal Code would be easier to draw up) would
be to add to the A1 Khalifah Judge one or two joint
judges or assessors, one of whom should be a Baharinah.
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The papers in this file relate to the grievances of the Baharnah (the native population of Bahrain). The papers include: The petition of the Baharnah to the Ruler of Bahrain Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa requesting the adoption of a Qanun (code of laws) in the courts, proportional representation in the Majalis al Tujjarah and Baladiyyah at Manama and Muharraq, and restoration of their rights on the Board of Education, 30 December 1934-21 April 1936; the reservations of the Secretary of State for India the 2nd Marquess of Zetland about providing constitutional advice to the Gulf principalities, 20-27 September 1935; the instructions from the Government of India on reforming the courts of Bahrain, proportional representation, education, and pasturage of the Ruler’s camels, 6 November 1935-22 February 1936; the growth of popular movements in Kuwait, Debai [Dubai], and Bahrain, 18 July-16 November 1938; the agitation against the Shi’a Shar’ Court, Bahraini courts, and the educational system in Bahrain, a strike on the premises of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), and a demonstration in the bazaar at Manama, 31 October-24 November 1938; a request by Shaikh Hamad for the recruitment of two Egyptian or Sudanese magistrates to compile a civil and criminal ‘Bahrain Code’ from all previously issued a’lans and to provide practical advice to current magistrates inside and outside the courts of Bahrain, 24 November 1938-5 August 1939; the report 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Lieutenant Colonel T C W Fowle to the Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department Sir Herbert Aubrey Francis Metcalfe on future policy towards popular agitation in Bahrain, 14 April-23 May 1939; and the Ruler of Dubai Shaikh Sa’id bin Maktoum Al Maktoum’s forcible dissolution of the Majlis in Dubai, 5-15 June 1939.
The correspondence in this file is primarily between the British 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; 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. at Bushire [Bushehr]; Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department; Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; Secretary of State for India; 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. ; Secretary of the Government of India in the External Affairs Department; Foreign Office; HM Ambassador to Egypt; and the Ruler of Bahrain.
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- 1 file (100 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 101; 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 between ff 76-101; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Coll 30/117 'Persian Gulf. Bahrain Grievances of the Baharinah.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:43v, 47r:90v, 94r:101v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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