![Coll 30/117 'Persian Gulf. Bahrain Grievances of the Baharinah.' [‎88r] (175/203)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00019e/IOR_L_PS_12_3846_0178.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "Coll 30/117 'Persian Gulf. Bahrain Grievances of the Baharinah.' [‎88r] (175/203)")
Coll 30/117 'Persian Gulf. Bahrain Grievances of the Baharinah.' [88r] (175/203)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
A
-5-
10. either during the course of the agitation or at the
interview, the Baharinah leaders pressed their original demands
in quite unreasonable forms and also put forward a number of
further demands of an extravagant nature. They demanded that
the whole ;-ersonnel of the Committee to draw up the proposed
Code should be Baharinah; that an individual, 'Abdul Kerim son
of the late Hajji Salman, should be made head of the Police;
that they should have a majority on the Baladiyahs; that the
Majlis al Tujjarah, which forms an integral part of the Courts
and
of Justice, should be elected instead of appointedthat a
third Shi*ah Qadhi should be appointed. They claimed that the
Baharinah were not being employed by The Bahrain retroleum
Company Limited and not enough employed by the Bahrain Govern
ment. They threatened to destroy the bridges on the road to
the Oil Field and to shut up their shops, and one of the leaders
even went so far as to say he would leave the Island(this is
regarded locally as the last word in threats). Though some of
their demands were reasonable, others were extravagant and
foolish, and the leaders showed themselves ignorant, boorish
and lacking in any sense of proportion. His Excellency Shaikh
Sir Hamad, who is usually most peace-living, was angered by
their impertinence of demeanour and by their wild demands and
threats which, he considered (as was indeed true), meant handing
over the administration to them, and rebuked them sternly. The
situation was sufficiently uncertain for His Excellency Shaikh
Sir Hamad to send his family to Muharraq and to come to the
interview with armed retainers. The Armed Police were ordered
to be ready in case they were required. I should, however, make
it clear that in these matters the country Baharinah, who are
decent folk, have been led astray by certain evil townsmen.
11 . /
* Actually the question of training him was under active
consideration, but such a demand from a section of the
population is impossible to concede.
About this item
- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (100 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
Coll 30/117 'Persian Gulf. Bahrain Grievances of the Baharinah.' [88r] (175/203), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3846, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100077459321.0x0000b2> [accessed 25 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100077459321.0x0000b2
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100077459321.0x0000b2">Coll 30/117 'Persian Gulf. Bahrain Grievances of the Baharinah.' [‎88r] (175/203)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100077459321.0x0000b2"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00019e/IOR_L_PS_12_3846_0178.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00019e/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/3846
- Title
- Coll 30/117 'Persian Gulf. Bahrain Grievances of the Baharinah.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:43v, 47r:90v, 94r:101v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence