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Coll 30/117 'Persian Gulf. Bahrain Grievances of the Baharinah.' [87r] (173/203)
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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intended to proceed with the establishment of more schools as
soon as funds are available. There is a large element of
personalities in this question and among their spoken demands
was the appdhtment of a certain young man to be Headmaster of
the Manamah School.
8. On the 30th January the four Manamah leaders called on the
Adviser to the Bahrain Government. Two were civil but the
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other two were very rude and referred to the Shaikh’s letter in
vulgar terms. They said that none of their requests had been
granted and that as they had failed to attain their ends by
lawful means, they would use other means, and pointed out that
there was great excitement among the Baharinah all over the
Island. They compared their position to that of people in
other countries, for example, ’Iraq, but would admit no
comparison with Sa’udi Arabia where, they said, sheer oppression
reigned. They threatened that people in India would support
them and that they had friends who would write to the Press
(including ’The Times*)- They appeared to feel most strongly
about education, but chiefly on the ground that the nephew of
one of the petitioners ought to be the Headmaster of the
Manamah School. They seemed almost uninterested in the questior
of establishing more schools in the country villages, which
are entirely Shi*ah. They claimed that but for their backing
Shaikh Sir Hamad would not have become Shaikh, ana there are
(. -')(* points of resemblance between the present trouble and that
£ iv 'L/do'*)**
which arose just before the abdication of the late Shaikh Sir
’Isa bin ’Ali Al Khalifah.
9. On the 29th January His Excellency Shaikh Sir Hamad replied
in a letter to theeight petitioners in reasonable terms, but
they affected to disbelieve his good faith and resorted to
organized agitation, and he granted them an interview on the
31st January.
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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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